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    sometimes designated Noh-kyōgen. Its contents are nevertheless not at all similar to the formal, symbolic, and solemn Noh theater; kyōgen is a comic form, and...
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  • Kyōgen (狂言, lit. "mad words" or "wild speech") is the debut studio album by Japanese singer Ado, released January 26, 2022, by Virgin Music. A J-pop and...
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    Noh (redirect from Noh, Kyogen)
    nōgaku encompasses both Noh and kyōgen. Traditionally, a full nōgaku program included several Noh plays with comedic kyōgen plays in between; an abbreviated...
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    Japan. Noh and kyōgen theatre traditions are among the oldest continuous theatre traditions in the world. The earliest existing kyōgen scripts date from...
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    Kabuki (redirect from Zashiki kyōgen)
    lettering style invented to advertise kabuki and other theatrical performances Kyōgen, a traditional form of Japanese comic theatre that influenced the development...
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    Nihon-buyō (section Kyōgen)
    Even before the Meiji period, there were already kyōgen-origin kabuki dance plays, but, like Noh, kyōgen was much adapted after the Meiji period, and this...
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    drama noh, and the comic theater kyōgen (狂言). Traditionally, both types of theatre are performed together, the kyōgen being interposed between the pieces...
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    significant cultural activity. The four traditional theaters from Japan are noh, kyōgen, kabuki, and bunraku. Noh is one of the oldest continuous theater traditions...
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    is purported to be the fried mouse/rat, according to the scenario in the kyōgen-play Tsurigitsune [ja] and other works. A scholar has surmised that whether...
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    sometimes performing themselves. It is still performed in Japan today. Kyōgen is the comic counterpart to Nō drama. It concentrates more on dialogue and...
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    (道化の花, "Flowers of Buffoonery", 1935), Gyakkō (逆行, "Losing Ground", 1935), Kyōgen no kami (狂言の神, "The God of Farce", 1936), an epistolary novel called Kyokō...
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    theatre used for political propaganda. Japanese forms of Kabuki, Nō, and Kyōgen developed in the 17th century CE. Cantonese shadow puppets were the larger...
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  • Redimeido) is a song by Japanese singer Ado from her debut studio album Kyōgen (2022). It was released as a single on December 24, 2020, through Virgin...
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  • with the single "Otomodachi". Japanese pronunciation: [ado], as in the kyōgen term. Closest English approximation would be /ˈɑːdoʊ/ (AH-doh) or /ˈɑːdɔː/...
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  • theatres. The traditional word for comedy is 'kigeki' 喜劇. It was applied to Kyōgen, short comic plays performed in theatres. The word 'kigeki' is also used...
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    buildings date from the Meiji and Taishō era and are protected. Nō and Kyōgen theatre date back to the feudal times of the Owari Tokugawa lords. The Nagoya...
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  • (head) of the Izumi school of kyōgen. Motoya's father, Izumi Motohide, 19th-generation head of their family's school of kyōgen, died in 1995. Shortly before...
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    between the first and second halves of a performance, during which time kyōgen actors sum up the plot or otherwise further the action through performances...
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    Manzai Comics – manga series about a young manzai duo Double act Nininbaori Kyōgen Rakugo Owarai Xiangsheng – the Chinese analogue to manzai. Spark (火花) –...
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    The Great Persuader, and The Heavenly Alarming Female. She is depicted in kyōgen farce as Okame, a woman who revels in her sensuality.[citation needed] Amaterasu's...
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  • "Usseewa" Single by Ado from the album Kyōgen Language Japanese Released October 23, 2020 Genre J-pop Length 3:24 Label Virgin Songwriter(s) Syudou Producer(s)...
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    in alternation with the ones of kyōgen, traditionally in numbers of five, but currently in groups of three. The kyōgen, of a humorous character, had an...
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    Closely related to noh, and performed alongside it, was kyōgen (also called noh-kyōgen). Kyōgen was likely a development of sarugaku, but placed more emphasis...
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    Akane-banashi Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju Fallen Words Kyōgen Manzai Stand-up comedy Tanaka, Sakurako (1993). Talking through the text :...
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  • season 2 of Spy × Family. In 2022, Ado released her debut studio album, Kyōgen, which went to debut atop both the Oricon Albums Chart and the Billboard...
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  • August 20–22, and again in Tokyo from August 27–31, 2021. A traditional Noh-Kyōgen stage play was announced at the Jump Festa '22 in December 2021. It ran...
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  • deal with Geffen Records. Ado previously released her debut studio album, Kyōgen, in January 2022. The album broke previously set records in Japan, most...
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    Noh is a traditional, spare dramatic form that developed in tandem with kyōgen farce. In stark contrast to the restrained refinement of noh, kabuki, an...
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    attempt. Naga-bakama are now only worn particularly in Noh plays (including kyōgen), kabuki plays, and Shinto rituals. Some hakama during the Sengoku period...
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  • Their kyogen preserves the sarugaku tradition. Ōkuraryū Wakate Kyōgen / SHIN (in Japanese) Kyōgen Ōkuraryū Zenchiku Tadaaki (in Japanese) v t e v t e...
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