"New Year's Horse Departure" - Kadoide Shinharukoma

...This piece incorporates the folk art of Harukoma and was performed in the New Year's Soga Kyogen. As far back as March 1758 (8th year of the Horeki era) at the Edo Ichimura-za Theatre in Shichihenge (Seven Transformations), Hinamatsuri Kamiji no Momo, was performed by Nakamura Tomijuro I, and March 1787 (7th year of the Tenmei era) at the Kiri-za Theatre in Kadoide Shinharukoma, was performed by Iwai Hanshiro IV. During the Genroku era (1688-1704), it was also performed in Sankai Nagoya. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Departing New Year's Horse" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…民俗芸能の春駒をとり入れたもので正月の曾我狂言の中で演じられた。古くは1758年(宝暦8)3月江戸市村座の七変化（しちへんげ）《雛祭神路桃（ひなまつりかみじのもも）》で初世中村富十郎が，87年(天明7)3月桐座の《門出新春駒（かどいでしんはるこま）》で4世岩井半四郎が演じた。元禄年間(1688‐1704)には《参会名護屋（さんかいなごや）》でも踊られた。…

※「《門出新春駒》」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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