Ai no mono - Ai no mono

…(1) In Noh, it refers to the part in which the kyogen actors perform after the shite's intermission, but not only in Noh's ai (interlude kyogen), but in other performing arts in the early modern period, various miscellaneous arts were performed in between the tatemono performances. These are called ai no kyogen or ai no mono. Between the various performing arts such as Kabuki dance, Joruri puppetry, Kōwakamai, Hōka, and Kumomai, interlude kyogen was also performed, with impersonation kyogen, songs, acrobatics, and boyish singing and dancing. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ai no Mono" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…(1)能では，シテの中入のあと狂言方が出て演じる部分をいうが，能のアイ(間狂言)のみならず近世初頭の諸芸能では，たて物の芸能の間々に，種々の雑芸が併せて演じられた。それを〈アイの狂言〉または〈アイの物〉と呼ぶ。歌舞伎踊や浄瑠璃操り，幸若舞，放下（ほうか），蜘（くも）舞などの諸芸能の間でも，それぞれ間狂言がはさまれ，物真似（ものまね）狂言，歌謡，軽業，少年の歌舞などが演じられた。…

※「アイの物」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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