Kyogen originated around 650 years ago and the Sengoro family has been performing it for the last 400 years. Initially, it ...

Kyogen master Nomura Manzo IX performs his craft which he learned from his father and grandfather. In Japanese theater, it is often thought that there are three main genres: Noh, Kabuki and Bunraku.

For hundreds of years, the Japanese theater form of Kyogen solely existed as comic relief entertainment during the intermissions of dramatic Noh performances. However, the 600 year-old Kyogen practice ...

The three generations of the Nomura family - Mansaku, Mansai and Yuki - who carry the 650-year history of Kyogen and pass it on to the future, perform the ultimate difficult piece, Sanbaso ...

Is it its capacity to transcend cultural specificities? Or the use of stock characters and themes that are universal? Kyogen, a classical form of comedy that originated in 14th-century Japan, ...

Konnichiwa, comedy connoisseurs! Get ready to dive headfirst into the zany realm of Kyogen, where ancient Japanese tales meet ...

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and kyogen theatrical forms to contemporary international plays. Today, the museum is also using the latest imaging technology to digitize materials and artifacts, including kabuki scripts and ...

Noh-Kyogen is allegedly the most ancient existing form of theater. Among its repertories, "Okina-Sanbaso" is performed only on special occasions, such as the new year. Unlike other Noh and Kyogen ...

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Tomoko Inotsume, the protagonist of “Tora ni Tsubasa” (The Tiger and Her Wings) is modeled on one of the first three female ...

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