Ōkura school

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The Ōkura school is one of the principal traditional lineages of Kyōgen, preserving and transmitting classical Japanese comic theatre performance styles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese performing arts tradition
Kyōgen school
theatrical lineage
artForm comic theatre
spoken drama
associatedWith Noh theatre NERFINISHED
audience Japanese theatre-goers
international audiences interested in traditional theatre
country Japan
culturalContext Japanese classical theatre NERFINISHED
culturalSignificance intangible cultural heritage of Japan
field performing arts
traditional Japanese theatre
focusesOn classical Kyōgen plays
codified performance conventions
genre Kyōgen
goal faithful preservation of classical style
intergenerational transmission of Kyōgen knowledge
hasCharacteristic comic characterization
lineage-based transmission
use of masks in some plays
use of minimal stage props
use of stylized speech and movement
influencedBy medieval Japanese theatre
influences contemporary Kyōgen performance
languageOfPerformance Japanese
oneOf principal Kyōgen schools
organizationalStructure family-based leadership
partOf Kyōgen tradition NERFINISHED
performanceSetting Noh stage
traditional Japanese theatre venues
performs comic interludes between Noh plays
independent Kyōgen programs
region Kyoto-Osaka-Tokyo theatre circuits
role preservation of classical Kyōgen repertoire
transmission of Kyōgen performance styles
teaches Kyōgen acting techniques
Kyōgen choreography
Kyōgen vocal styles
tradition classical Japanese comic theatre
typeOf iemoto system tradition
uses classical Japanese language registers
kata (fixed forms)
traditional Kyōgen costumes

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Kyōgen theatre hasNotableSchool Ōkura school