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Kabuki dance. Tokiwazu. Original title: Kagura Utakumoi no Kyokumari. Lyrics by Sakurada Jisuke III. Music by Kishizawa Shikisa V. Choreography by Nishikawa Minosuke. It was first performed in January 1846 (Koka 3) at the Ichimuraza in Edo by Nakamura Utaemon IV's Dontsuku and Ichimura Uzaemon 12's Daikagura master. It is a work that depicts the customs of Daikagura, a miscellaneous art form that celebrates the beginning of spring, but the main character is a country boy called "Dontsuku," and various characters appear, including the master, the flute player, the husband who is making the New Year's visit, a geisha, and a sake seller. The performance starts with the master dancing with a basket ball, followed by the dances of the geisha and the master, then Dontsuku wearing a Okame mask joins in, followed by a bell dance, a dance with the master dressed in all black and red, and ends with a group dance. The original story was taken from the first volume, "The Extermination of the Nue."

[Toshiaki Matsui]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

歌舞伎(かぶき)舞踊。常磐津(ときわず)。本名題(なだい)『神楽諷雲井曲毬(かぐらうたくもいのきょくまり)』。3世桜田治助(じすけ)作詞。5世岸沢式佐(しきさ)作曲。西川巳之助(みのすけ)振付け。1846年（弘化3）1月江戸・市村座で、4世中村歌右衛門(うたえもん)のどんつく、12世市村羽左衛門の太神楽(だいかぐら)の親方などにより初演。初春を祝福する雑芸(ぞうげい)太神楽の風俗を描いた作だが、「どんつく」とよばれる田舎(いなか)者の下男が主役で、親方、笛吹きの男のほか、年礼の旦那(だんな)、芸者、白酒売りなど、いろいろな人物が登場する。親方の籠毬(かごまり)の振(ふり)から、芸者と旦那の振、そこへどんつくがおかめの面をかぶって割り込み、鈴の踊り、親方との黒赤尽くしの踊りなどがあって、総踊りで終わる。初演は上の巻「鵺(ぬえ)退治」から引き抜く趣向だった。

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