Editing Performing arts (section)

===Americas===
In the [[Pre-Columbian era]], indigenous civilizations of the Americas had established performing arts traditions, before the arrival of Europeans. These included [[Aztec]] and [[Maya civilization|Maya]] rituals and ceremonies, which often involved elaborate dances, music, and theatrical performances.<ref>Kurath, Gertrude P. "Dance and Song Rituals of Six Nations Reserve, Ontario." Ethnomusicology 3, no. 1 (1959): 1-24.</ref> The [[Incan]] rituals and festivals also featured music, dances, and theatrical representations of myths and legends.<ref>Salomon, Frank, and George L. Urioste, eds. The Huarochiri Manuscript: A Testament of Ancient and Colonial Andean Religion. University of Texas Press, 2015.</ref> Northwest Coast cultures, such as the [[Haida people|Haida]], [[Tlingit]], and [[Kwakwaka'wakw]], had traditions of storytelling, mask carving, and ceremonial dances.<ref>Jonaitis, Aldona. "Dances with Masks." In Native Art of the Northwest Coast: A Traveling Exhibition, edited by Aldona Jonaitis, 57-73. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1995.</ref>

====Colonial Era====
The colonial period brought a fusion of European and indigenous cultural influences. Spanish, French, and British colonizers introduced European theatrical traditions, including plays, operas, and ballets. Indigenous peoples incorporated elements of their traditional performing arts into colonial-era productions.<ref>Matos Moctezuma, Eduardo. Life and Death in the Templo Mayor. University Press of Colorado, 2018.</ref>