Kyogen
| 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. In particular, Kyogen was part of a samurai warrior training. Where Noh examines the mysteries of the spirit, Kyogen is an outright celebration of everything human. Kyogen is not sublime or bound up with mystery. It is simple, and easy to understand. |
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