Obsessive Lion

Kabuki dance. Nagauta. Original title: "Hanabusa Shujaku no Shishi." Lyricist unknown. Music composed by Kineya Yasaburo I, choreography by Ichikawa Kunigoro. First performed by Nakamura Tomijuro I at the Nakamuraza in Edo in March 1754 (4th year of the Horeki era). Of the "Ishibashimono" (stone bridge pieces) based on the Noh play "Ishibashi" (stone bridge), this is a classic piece created by female actors, and ranks alongside "Aioi Shishi" and "Makura Shishi." All pieces are performed in three steps. The dance, which had been discontinued, has been revived in recent years. The performers dress up as courtesans or princesses and perform a dance using gold butterfly decorations, a hand dance, a dance with a hand lion, a dance with a drum, and a Kudoki dance featuring cherry blossoms, after which the shite ends by performing a Kurui dance in a costume complete with a fan lion.

[Toshiaki Matsui]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

歌舞伎(かぶき)舞踊。長唄(ながうた)。本名題(ほんなだい)『英執着獅子(はなぶさしゅうじゃくのしし)』。作詞者不詳。初世杵屋弥三郎(きねややさぶろう)作曲、市川国五郎振付け。1754年（宝暦4）3月、江戸・中村座で初世中村富十郎が初演。能『石橋(しゃっきょう)』に取材した「石橋物」のうち、女方(おんながた)創演の古典作品として『相生(あいおい)獅子』『枕(まくら)獅子』と並ぶ代表曲。全曲三下がり。中絶していた振(ふり)は近年復活された。遊女または姫の扮装(ふんそう)で、差金(さしがね)の蝶(ちょう)を使った踊、手踊、手獅子を持った踊、振鼓(ふりつづみ)の踊、桜尽くしのクドキなどを経て、後シテは扇獅子をつけた扮装でクルイをみせて終わる。

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