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Year 12: IB Theatre - Research Presentation

Kyōgen Farce

The short farces that are performed between the serious noh plays are called kyogen. Together, these two art forms are called nohgaku. Both forms have a lot in common. Both are performed on the same stage; in both forms all the actors are men, while they are both highly stylised in their styles of acting. However, in kyogen there is a tendency towards realism.

Other Online Resources

Video: Performance Demonstration

Summary: Three hundred years before Jonathan Swift, satire thrived in the form of kyogen, the Japanese comedic theater.

Reference

JapanSocietyNYC. (2010, March 13). Kyogen: Traditional Comic Theater of Japan Yamamoto Kyogen Company [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKfriCzdjSg