Kyōgen theatre
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Kyōgen theatre is a traditional Japanese comic stage art known for its humorous dialogue, stock characters, and performance alongside the more solemn Noh drama.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kyōgen theatre canonical | 2 |
| Kyogen | 1 |
| Kyogen interludes | 1 |
| Kyōgen | 1 |
| ai-kyogen | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
performing art
ⓘ
theatrical genre ⓘ traditional Japanese comic theatre ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Noh theatre in tone ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| developedFrom | comic interludes in sarugaku ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
everyday life situations
ⓘ
misunderstandings and farce ⓘ social satire ⓘ wordplay ⓘ |
| hasAudienceAppeal | accessible humor across social classes ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
exaggerated gestures
ⓘ
humorous dialogue ⓘ minimal stage props ⓘ spoken dialogue ⓘ stock characters ⓘ stylized movement ⓘ use of masks in some plays ⓘ use of traditional costumes ⓘ |
| hasCostumeType | kamishimo ⓘ |
| hasEducationalUse | teaching traditional Japanese language and etiquette ⓘ |
| hasGenre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| hasMaskType | okina mask in some pieces ⓘ |
| hasMusicalAccompaniment | minimal compared to Noh ⓘ |
| hasNotableSchool |
Izumi school
ⓘ
Ōkura school ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceStyle |
broad physical comedy
ⓘ
realistic speech compared to Noh chanting ⓘ |
| hasRoleType |
daimyo
ⓘ
demons and supernatural beings ⓘ master (shujin) ⓘ priests and monks ⓘ servant (tarōkaja) ⓘ |
| hasTrainingSystem | iemoto family school system ⓘ |
| hasTypicalLength | short one-act pieces ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfDevelopment | Muromachi period ⓘ |
| influenced | modern Japanese comedy and theatre ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Japanese classical theatre
ⓘ
Japanese intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| isPerformedAlongside | Noh theatre ⓘ |
| isRecognizedAs | classical Japanese comic art ⓘ |
| sharesStageTraditionWith | Noh theatre ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
independent short plays
ⓘ
interludes between Noh plays ⓘ |
| usesPerformanceSpace | Noh stage ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
kata (fixed patterns of movement)
ⓘ
mimed actions with minimal props ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kyōgen
this entity surface form:
ai-kyogen
this entity surface form:
Kyogen
this entity surface form:
Kyogen interludes