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Trapping the Heron: The Curious Case of Sagi School Kyōgen

Trapping the Heron: The Curious Case of Sagi School Kyōgen <p>Abstract:</p><p>This article examines the transformation of Sagi, the third school of the traditional comedic performing art <i>kyōgen</i>, from a recognized professional form in the Edo era (1600–1868) to a community-based practice during the Meiji period (1868–1912). Through field and archival research, I will consider the challenges Sagi <i>kyōgen</i> faces operating outside the professional model of the institutionalized iemoto (school grandmaster) system and demonstrate how regionalization plays a key role in interpreting Sagi <i>kyōgen&apos;s</i> unique contemporary practice.</p> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Theatre Journal University of Hawai'I Press

Trapping the Heron: The Curious Case of Sagi School Kyōgen

Rogals, Alex
Asian Theatre Journal , Volume 36 (1) – Mar 13, 2019
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<p>Abstract:</p><p>This article examines the transformation of Sagi, the third school of the traditional comedic performing art <i>kyōgen</i>, from a recognized professional form in the Edo era (1600–1868) to a community-based practice during the Meiji period (1868–1912). Through field and archival research, I will consider the challenges Sagi <i>kyōgen</i> faces operating outside the professional model of the institutionalized iemoto (school grandmaster) system and demonstrate how regionalization plays a key role in interpreting Sagi <i>kyōgen&apos;s</i> unique contemporary practice.</p>

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Asian Theatre Journal – University of Hawai'I Press

Published: Mar 13, 2019

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