Notes on Viewing "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami"
手習鑑見物記
Tenaraikan Kenbutsu-ki
Author: Orikuchi Shinobu
#Japanese Classic#Showa#Kabuki#Theatre Criticism
- Original language
- Japanese
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A theatrical essay by the folklorist and poet Shinobu Orikuchi, recording his experience of watching a performance of the classic bunraku and kabuki play Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami. With his characteristic sensitivity, Orikuchi attends to gesture, chant, and the individual style of each performer, then reaches beyond the stage into the ritual and folk origins that underlie Japan's classical performing arts. More than a review, it is a meditation on how ancient religious memory continues to move within traditional theatre.
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Orikuchi Shinobu
1887 – 1953 · Japan
Folklorist, classical literature scholar, and poet (pen name Shaku Chōkū). Along with Yanagita Kunio, a founder of Japanese folklore studies.
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| Territory | Language | Format | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WW | en | translation | available |