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	Japan - Kyogen
		One of the main founders of Noh, Kwanami, named the comic element of plays kyogen, or "mad words." His son, Zeami, refined the concept by noting that the comedy should not be of a vulgar nature, and should be subtle in character.
		The oldest kyogen robe that exists is from the 16th century.
		Kyogen masks are simpler than Noh masks and are less numerous in their variety.
	www.bookmice.net /darkchilde/japan/jkyogen.html (507 words)

	Kyogen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kyogen is thought to derive from a form of Chinese entertainment that was brought to Japan around the 8th century.
		Kyogen plays are invariably brief, and often contain only two or three roles, which are often stock characters.
		Actors in kyogen, unlike those in noh, typically do not wear masks, unless the role is that of an animal (such as a tanuki or kitsune), or that of a god.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kyogen (572 words)

	Hiroshima Arts: Kyogen
		Kyogen usually refers to the farcical interludes which alternate with Noh plays in a full-day programme.
		Kyogen adopts the costume and language of this period - both are maintained until the present day.
		Kyogen tabi are always yellow, as are those worn by Waki in Noh plays.
	www.geocities.com /dm032/kyogen.html (538 words)

	Kyogen presented in Culture section
		Kyogen is a form of comedy that originated during the upheavals in medieval (14th century) Japan.
		Kyogen as well as Noh were created and passed on not by the social elite literati, but by town people and villagers.
		As the ages passed, even in the Edo period (17th - 19th centuries), Noh and Kyogen that had the good fortune to be patronized in as Buke Shikigaku (cultural accomplishments for samurai elite), trained artistic skills and techniques, and came to be ranked as the first of the performance techniques of modern drama.
	www.newsfinder.org /site/more/kyogen (562 words)

	People Like Me Viewer's Guide
		Kyogen is performed on a simple, open stage with a polished wooden floor that enhances the gliding motion of its footwork.
		Kyogen appeared in the period of the Northern and Southern Courts, but came to the fore with the rise of the commoner classes.
		Kyogen is the opposite of elite Noh in that it is a robust comic genre.
	www.worldartswest.org /main/discipline.asp?i=33 (488 words)

	ARTA Theatre/Kyogen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Based on the humourous verve of words and situations, the sense of the comic is derived equally from the striking contrast between the trivialities of the situations and the somewhat emphatic, even hieratic stylisation of the most grotesque gestures.
		Kyogen is played often with the face exposed although masks are sometimes utilised, particularly in the parodies of No, or when fantastic or supernatural characters are in question.
		Famous actor of Kyogen, Shimé Shigeyama was born in Kyto on the Kyoto on the 30th of August 1947.
	assoc.wanadoo.fr /arta/kyogen2a.htm (314 words)

	Theatre of Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kyogen was used as an intermission between Noh acts - it linked the theme of the Noh play with the modern world by means of farce and slapstick.
		Unlike Noh, the performers of Kyogen do not wear masks, unless their role calls for physical transformation.
		Both men and women were allowed to perform Kyogen until the 450.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Theatre_of_Japan (963 words)

	The World of Antiques & Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Kyogen is a form of comedic drama that developed in tandem with noh, but its historical roots may go back further to the eighth century.
		The formalisation of kyogen theatre as a whole was accompanied by the development of distinctive costume forms, textiles, and patterns.
		Kyogen costumes are made primarily of plain-weave hemp fabric and decorated with paste-resist dyeing techniques.
	www.antiquesandart.com.au /article.cfm?article=23 (1276 words)

	Brudirect.com - Local News
		Kyogen is a comic interlude performed between two Noh plays and is an integral part of a Noh play.
		Kyogen and Noh have developed together and are inseparable.
		The Kyogen and Buyo performance is the concluding event in these series of 20th Anniversary activities.
	www.brudirect.com /DailyInfo/News/Archive/Dec04/041204/nite08.htm (715 words)

	Kyogen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Kyogen is the comic compliment to Noh, although the word "kyogen", which expresses the idea of "the madness of language", is also used to refer to theatrical perfomances in general, such as "kabuki kyogen" etc.
		Both Kyogen and Noh originate from an eclectic style of performance called Sangaku, which, like everything else, was introduced to Japan from China and came to be known as Sarugaku ("monkey business"?).
		In Kyogen the parameters of everyday life and its petty conflicts are turned into comedy.
	www.hirohurl.net /kyogen.html (796 words)

	KYOGEN TSUEN
		That is why their graves are both in the Byodoin and why they are buried close together.
		In the "Tsuen" Kyogen, the actor makes tea for travelers with tea utensils and also holds services for the spirits of dead people.
		Not many people can play the lead part in the "Tsuen" Kyogen because most of the action takes place on a chair so movement of the character is demanding and very intricate.
	www.tsuentea.com /kyogenTSUEN.htm (546 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Kyogen
		Kyogen (Japanese: 狂言; Kyōgen, literally "mad words" or "wild speech") is a form of traditional Japanese theater.
		By the 14th century, these forms of saragaku had become known as noh and kyogen, respectively.
		Actors in kyogen, like noh performers, typically wear masks, though these are less numerous in variety than noh masks.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Kyogen (676 words)

	AsianWeek.com: A&E: Theater of Yugen Tackles Comedy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Kyogen was developed in Japan and was originally a mixture of folklore and performing techniques.
		Kyogen was the first social comedy that emerged after the feudal era in Japan.
		Kyogen satirizes the motives of the clueless servant, frustrated master and mountain priest, all of whom would have rigid roles in a feudal society.
	www.asianweek.com /2002_11_15/arts_yugen.html (775 words)

	People
		In this case, Gyokuko was Doshi (led the sesshin) while Kyogen was Ino (led the chanting).
		Kyogen with Sallie Jiko Tisdale, a lay disciple of his who is taking on teaching duties and has received lay transmission from him.
		Kyogen in front of the Center House in 1989, sporting a beard that didn't make it into the 90s.
	www.dharma-rain.org /people.htm (453 words)

	Gion Corner:kyogen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Kyogen is a kind of comic play performed as an interlude for Noh plays and spoken in the everyday language of the time.
		It may be regarded as a form of art consisting of a primitive dance including acrobatic stunts performed at the time of rice planting or in supplication to the Gods for a rich harvest at shrine festivals.
		After the 16th century, Kyogen became exclusive among the people especially in the warrior class as one of their accomplishments under the patronage of the Shogunate at that time.
	www.kyotoguide.com /gion_corner/kyogen/index.html (175 words)

	Kyogen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Kyogen is a performance study group started in 1978.
		The purpose of this club is to study and perform traditional Japanese comedy, i.e., kyogen.
		Kyogen is taught by professional instructors once a week from January until the public performance day in March.
	www.asij.ac.jp /highschool/clubact/kyogen/0102/Index.htm (116 words)

	LACMA: Press Release
		Kyogen, a form of comic drama shares its origins with noh in the various entertainments of the 11th and 12th centuries, and has been performed since the fourteenth century with the noh on a noh stage.
		Kyogen costumes did not emerge until early in the Edo period (1615–1868), and even then was probably very much like everyday wear of the period.
		This transition of Kyogen theater as a whole was accompanied by the development of distinctive costume forms, textiles, and patterns.
	www.lacma.org /press/releases/miraclesNohPR.htm (1679 words)

	Mansaku-no-kai Review from Ballet.co
		We were treated to three generations of kyogen artists in the cast: Mansai Nomura, his uncle and nephew Mannosuke Nomura and Ryota Nomura.
		Kyogen as a theatrical form served the noh as a respite in the same manner comedy accomplished relief for Greek tragedy.
		Adding to the familial longevity the youthful members in the cast are further reassurance that the fate of kyogen is safe for at least another three decades.
	www.ballet.co.uk /magazines/yr_05/jul05/rr_rev_mansaku-no-kai_0605.htm (716 words)

	Kyogen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		kyogen brief farce or comic interlude played during a Japanese Nō (lyric drama) cycle, expressed in the vernacular of the second half of the 16th century.
		Kyogen is thought to derive from a form of China entertainment that was brought to Japan around the...
		Kyogen is thought to have its roots in entertainment brought to Japan from China in the eighth...
	politicalmasks.scrypolitical.com /kyogen (878 words)

	NOH & KYOGEN -An Introduction to the World of Noh & Kyogen-
		There are four types of performers who portray the roles in Noh and Kyogen: the shite (main actor), the waki (supporting actor[s]), the hayashi (musicians), and the kyogen (Kyogen actor[s]).
		Within a Noh play, however, an ai-kyogen actor ("Kyogen actor who performs during the interval") appears after the shite of Act 1 has exited, and serves to relate to the waki the story of the place, telling the tale in great detail.
		Within a Kyogen play, the main role is called the shite, and the supporting role is called the ado.
	www2.ntj.jac.go.jp /unesco/noh/en/roles.html (282 words)

	RED Archives
		If Noh and Kyogen came out of the aristocracy and warrior classes, then Kabuki is the drama of the common people.
		Kyogen and Noh completed their repertoire about 600 years ago, meaning traditional, modern actors perform essentially the same things their counterparts did half a millenium ago.
		Kyogen and Noh completed their repertoire about 600 years ago, meaning traditional, modern actors perform essentially the same things their counterparts did half a millennium ago.
	www.red-mag.com /RED/mar6/cover.html (1337 words)

	Ordinary Mind Zendo
		Kyogen's own life story is quite dramatic and is usually included in the commentaries on this case.
		Isan's question posed an insoluble problem for him, and he realized that the thing he was most proud of, that he identified himself most completely with, his scholarship, had completely failed him.
		But one day, his broom swept up a little stone that flew up in the air and hit the fence with a loud "tock," and hearing that sound, all of a sudden Kyogen's original face was immediately apparent to him, and he wrote this poem to express what he saw.
	www.ordinarymind.com /koan_kyogen.html (802 words)

	eZ Systems -
		Compton had viewed, performed and studied Kyogen for over ten years, and had developed an appreciation for its pure comic genius, the appeal of which was universal.
		Among the elements of the early miko dances that were passed first to the kagura and then to Noh and Kyogen are the rhythmical stamping of the feet and the lifting of both hands in invitation to the deity to take possession.
		She herself had come from a family of lacquer merchants, but her mother had wanted her to have more than the basic six years of compulsory education, so she had enrolled in a four-year course in household management, and had mastered mathematics and the abacus.
	www.asjapan.org /Lectures/2000/Lecture/lecture-2000-06.htm (1697 words)

	Kyogen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Kyogen was first developed and performed as a form of comic relief between Noh plays.
		Kyogen became prominent and was essentially perfected in the Muromachi Period (1380-1466), under the patronage of the first Ashikaga shogun and samurai culture.
		Kyogen is not sublime or bound up with mystery.
	www.shrewsbury-ma.gov /schools/SHS/academics/visual_arts/Fried/Kyogen.html (73 words)

	Consulate General of Japan in New York (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Led by Mansaku Nomura, who is widely known as the most distinguished Kyogen actor in Japan, Mansaku no Kai Kyogen Company is known for its captivating interpretations of classical music theater and for the distinguished performances of the Nomura family.
		Kyogen and Noh developed together into their present forms during the 14th and 15th centuries.
		Kyogen was among the nineteen cultural spaces and forms of expression to which UNESCO gave the title "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Hurnanity" in 2001.
	www.cgj.org /en/c/vol_11-4/title_05.html (539 words)

	IWE'96 Kyoto Pavilion-library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Kyogen is a classical form of comedy, with its origins in the 14th century, which has kept the same form since the early 16th century.
		Having the same history as Kyogen and played on the stage, Noh is musical drama with dancing like opera or musicals, whereas Kyogen is a drama with dialogue and realistic acting.
		With no stage props, Kyogen depends solely on action for all types of expression including changes of scenery and time, influencing modern drama despite its tradition of 600 years.
	park.org /Japan/Kyoto/lib/kyogen1.htm (120 words)

	Edinburgh Festivals - Kyogen- Raw and Uncooked (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Kyogen, it transpires, is a mystery to some Japanese people too, and Ishida is here to enlighten us on the finer points of the art form.
		Although Kyogen is traditionally performed by three actors, Ishida goes it alone, apologising for the absence of his two colleagues, who have been at the sake all night.
		From a "happy mushroom, mucking about" to mountain monks, dukes and mosquitoes, Kyogen is a theatre style committed to the lighter side of life.
	www.edinburgh-festivals.com /reviews.cfm?id=1237672006 (431 words)

	History of Kyogen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Kyogen is thought to have its roots in entertainment brought to Japan from China in the eighth century or earlier.
		As a component of noh, kyogen received the patronage of the military aristocracy up until the time of the Meiji Restoration (1868).
		Since then, kyogen has been kept alive by family groups, primarily from the Izumi and Okura schools.
	web-japan.org /factsheet/noh/kyogen_h.html (126 words)

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