Kaomisekyougen - Kaomisekyougen

Japanese: 顔見世狂言 - かおみせきょうげん

In the Edo period, the Kabuki performances held in November were called Kaomise. The contract between the impresario (promoter) and the actors was for a year, and was changed in November, so this month was the most important month for the New Year. The form that started in Kamigata spread to Edo, where it was held frequently along with Kamigata in December. As a way of introducing the new members of the troupe, the plays were not complicated in content, and were often very light, with a strong celebratory mood, but there were various ritual rules. In Edo, the first (jidaimono) Kyogen performance always had "Shibaraku" as the third mitateme, and other dance dramas were also performed. Today, this custom has fallen into disuse, and the term Kaomise performance is essentially meaningless. Performances in October at Nagoya's Misonoza, November at Tokyo's Kabukiza, and December at Kyoto's Minamiza are the regular events.

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Japanese:

江戸時代の歌舞伎興行の慣習で，11月の興行を顔見世という。興行主 (座元) と俳優との契約は1年ごとで，11月に切替えられたので，この月は芝居の正月として最も重視された。上方で始った形態が江戸に伝わり，12月の上方とともに盛んに催された。新しい座組の顔ぶれの披露の意味で，演目は内容の複雑なものではなく，祝儀気分の濃い，ごく軽いものが多いが，儀式的な種々の決りがある。江戸では，一番目 (時代物) 狂言の三立目 (みたてめ) に『暫 (しばらく) 』が必ず演じられ，ほかに舞踊劇の顔見世物が出された。今日ではこの慣習はすたれ，顔見世興行と称する場合にも実質的には意味がない。名古屋御園座の 10月，東京歌舞伎座の 11月，京都南座の 12月公演がそれぞれ恒例となっている。

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