Furyu Noh

Japanese: 風流能 - ふりゅうのう

A classification of Noh. It is the opposite of "Geki-Noh". There are many types of Noh, such as "Kagetsu", in which a beautiful young man performs a variety of arts, including short songs, kusemai (a traditional Japanese dance), and katsuko (a traditional Japanese drum), "Tsuchigumo", in which a warrior defeats a demon, and "Tsuchigumo", which focuses on the dance of heavenly beings. Feather robe It refers to Noh plays such as "Senbetsu no Hakusho" (The Tale of Genji), which focuses on visual entertainment and flashy movements on stage rather than depicting human psychology or conflict, and in a broader sense also includes waki-noh (plays in which divine spirits bestow blessings). Among these, Kanze Nobumitsu's "Tamanoi," "Ryōko," and "Atago Kuya," Konparu Zenpō's "Arashiyama" and "Ikaku Sennin," and Kanze Chotoshi's "Enoshima" and "Rinzō" feature magnificently costumed gods, Buddhas, heavenly immortals, and dragon gods appearing one after another on stage, utilizing large-scale props, and the interludes (pauses) are lively and ingenious, such as the "shellfish" in "Tamanoi," the "monkey bride" in "Arashiyama," and the "dosha" in "Enoshima" (however, today these intervals are only performed on special occasions), and the whole play is unified as a spectacular pageant show.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

能の分類名。〈劇能〉と対する。美少年が小歌，曲舞（くせまい），羯鼓（かつこ）などの芸能を尽くす《花月》，武士の鬼退治をみせる《土蜘蛛》，天人の舞が中心の《羽衣》など，人間の心理や葛藤を描くよりも見た目のおもしろさや舞台上のはなやかな動きを中心とした能を指し，広い意味では脇能(神霊が祝福を与える内容)も含まれる。なかでも観世信光作《玉井（たまのい）》《竜虎（りようこ）》《愛宕空也（あたごくうや）》，金春禅鳳（こんぱるぜんぽう）作《嵐山》《一角仙人》，観世長俊作《江野島（えのしま）》《輪蔵（りんぞう）》などは，華麗な扮装の神仏，天仙，竜神などが次々と登場して舞台を動き回り，大がかりな仕掛けの作り物を活用し，アイ(間)も《玉井》の〈貝尽し〉，《嵐山》の〈猿聟〉，《江野島》の〈道者〉のように，にぎやかにくふうを凝らす(ただし，今日これらのアイは特別な場合しか上演しない)など，全体がスペクタクル･ページェント･ショーとして統一されている。

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