Scenery - Keigoto

Japanese: 景事 - けいごと

Also called "keiji." Short for "keigoto." In Ningyo Joruri, it refers to the part that is mainly music and dance, and the type of performance and acting that is performed there. When limited to the music (joruri) aspect, it is also called fushigoto. In the 5-stage Jidai Joruri, the representative keigoto is usually placed at the beginning of the 4th stage, and in Sewa Joruri, the double suicide scene is set. In addition, there are often keigoto scenes called "...tsukushi" or "...monogurui" to intoxicate the audience with musical and dance expressions and relieve dramatic tension. Famous examples are "Michiyuki Hatsune Tabi" in "Yoshitsune Senbonzakura," "Nagare no Hashi Tsukushi" in "Shinju Ten no Amijima," and "Kosode Monogurui" in "Ashiya Doman Ouchi Kagami." In Kamigata, Kabuki Shosagoto was also called keigoto.

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Japanese:

「けいじ」ともいう。「景色事」の略。人形浄瑠璃のなかで，音楽，舞踊を主とする部分，およびそこで演じられる演奏，演技の種類をいう。音楽 (浄瑠璃) 面に限る場合は，節 (ふし) 事ともいう。5段組織の時代浄瑠璃には，通常4段目の初めに，景事の代表である道行の場がおかれ，世話浄瑠璃では心中道行などが設けられる。ほかにも音楽的，舞踊的表現によって観客を陶酔させ，劇的緊張をやわらげるために，「…尽し」「…物狂い」などと呼ばれる景事場面が設けられることが多く，『義経千本桜』の「道行初音旅」，『心中天の網島』の「名残の橋尽し」，『芦屋道満大内鑑』の「小袖物狂い」などが有名。なお上方では，歌舞伎の所作事も景事と呼んだ。

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