Imakumano Sarugaku

...Thanks to this, Kan'ami gained fame throughout the country, and Kanze Dayu came to occupy a position similar to that of a Shogun's personal actor. Kan'ami played the role of "Okina," which had previously been performed by an elder member of Okina Sarugaku, setting a precedent for a Noh actor to play the role, and it was the first time since Imakumano Sarugaku that the separation between the original group of Okina Sarugaku performers and Noh actors progressed, making this event a groundbreaking event in the history of Japanese performing arts. It was also at this event that Sarugaku Noh gained equal recognition as Dengaku Noh, and from then on Sarugaku Noh gradually came to surpass Dengaku Noh. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Imakumano Sarugaku" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…そのおかげで，観阿弥は天下に名声を挙げ，観世大夫が将軍のお抱え役者的地位を占めるに至ったのである。それまでは翁猿楽専門の長老が演じる定めだった《翁》を観阿弥が演じ，能役者が《翁》を演じる先例を開いて，本来の座衆たる翁猿楽専門の芸人と能役者の分離が進んだのも今熊野猿楽以来で，この催しは日本芸能史上の画期的なできごとであった。猿楽能が田楽能と対等の評価を獲得したのもこの催しで，以後は漸次猿楽能が田楽能を凌駕するに至る。…

※「今熊野猿楽」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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