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The form originated in the early Muromachi period, with [[Momoi Kowaka|Momoi Kôwaka]], and featured dramatic dances accompanied by chanting after

...n, in a variety of forms, including medieval storytelling performance, ''[[kowaka mai|kôwaka mai]]'', illustrated books, [[Noh]], [[kabuki]], and [[bunraku]

...sen, combined elements of Noh and Kabuki to form a new, superb form of ''[[kowaka|kôwaka]]'' dance. This was very popular in the Tenpô era in Kyoto & [[Osa

...es from the ''Heike'' are also the protagonists in 33 of the 50 extant ''[[kowaka-mai|kôwaka-mai]]''.<ref>Helen McCullough trans., ''The Tale of the Heike''