Habit of being there

Japanese: 居グセ - いぐせ
Habit of being there

...Most of the stories are told by the shite, and may involve personal experiences such as love stories or war stories, or hearsay such as the origins of temples and shrines or historical events. Most of these chants are sung by the jiutai, and the shite may sit still in the center of the stage (called "i-guse") or stand and dance (called "mai-guse"). Mai-guse has a set pattern of movements, and the dances in each piece can be considered to be variations of that pattern....

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Iguse" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…多くはシテ役の物語りで,恋物語や軍(いくさ)語りなどの自己の体験を語る場合と,寺社の縁起や故事来歴などの伝聞を語る場合とがある。この謡事はその大部分が地謡によって謡われ,シテは舞台中央にじっと座っている場合(〈居グセ〉と呼ぶ)と,立って舞う場合(〈舞グセ〉と呼ぶ)とがある。舞グセには定型的な所作があり,各曲の舞い方はみなその変型とみなしうる。…

※「居グセ」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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