In the field of kabuki, the term aikata refers to instrumental music which is played, accompanying the movements of actors, including entrances and exits, in kuromisu (a slatted room at the stage right) (geza music).
歌舞伎における黒御覧（下座音楽）において俳優の登場や退場などにあわせて演奏する唄を伴わない音楽を合方（相方）と呼称する。