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Tamagusuku Chôkun was a [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] aristocrat-bureaucrat credited with the creation of the Ryukyuan dance-drama form known as ''[[kumi odori]]''. | Tamagusuku Chôkun was a [[Kingdom of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan]] aristocrat-bureaucrat credited with the creation of the Ryukyuan dance-drama form known as ''[[kumi odori]]''. | ||
| − | Tamagusuku was born in what is today the | + | Tamagusuku was born in what is today the Gibo neighborhood of [[Shuri]]<ref name=shimpo>"[http://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/storyid-42043-storytopic-121.html Tamagusuku Chôkun]." ''Okinawa Konpakuto Jiten'' (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). Ryukyu Shimpo. 1 March 2003. Accessed 2 November 2009.</ref>. A member of the aristocrat-bureaucrat class of the Kingdom of the Ryûkyû, Tamagusuku had already journeyed to [[Edo]] and [[Kagoshima]] five times before being named ''[[udui bugyo|udui bugyô]]'' (J: ''odori bugyô''; Magistrate of Dance) in [[1715]]. The title was first held by [[Tansui Ueekata]] (1622-1683), and was a post chiefly responsible for organizing the formal entertainments of the [[Chinese investiture envoys]] to Ryukyu<ref name=foley>Foley, Kathy. "Kumi Odori's Historical Context and Performance Practice." in Ryukyu Geino: The Legacy of Kin Ryosho. Jimpu Kai USA Kin Ryosho Ryukyu Geino Kenkyusho Hawaii Shibu, 2008. pp45-56.</ref>. |
Having studied and viewed various Japanese dance and drama forms during his trips to Edo and Kagoshima, including [[Noh]], [[kabuki]] and [[kyogen|kyôgen]]<ref name=jinmei>"Tamagusuku Chôkun." ''Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten'' (沖縄歴史人名事典, "Encyclopedia of People of Okinawan History"). Naha: Okinawa Bunka-sha, 1996. p46.</ref>, after regaining the title of ''udui bugyô'' in [[1718]], Tamagusuku formulated the dance-drama form known as ''kumi udui'' in [[Okinawan language|Okinawan]], and as ''kumi odori'' in Japanese. It was then performed for the first time, before the Chinese investiture envoys, on a chrysanthemum-viewing day, the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, the following year<ref name=foley/>. | Having studied and viewed various Japanese dance and drama forms during his trips to Edo and Kagoshima, including [[Noh]], [[kabuki]] and [[kyogen|kyôgen]]<ref name=jinmei>"Tamagusuku Chôkun." ''Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten'' (沖縄歴史人名事典, "Encyclopedia of People of Okinawan History"). Naha: Okinawa Bunka-sha, 1996. p46.</ref>, after regaining the title of ''udui bugyô'' in [[1718]], Tamagusuku formulated the dance-drama form known as ''kumi udui'' in [[Okinawan language|Okinawan]], and as ''kumi odori'' in Japanese. It was then performed for the first time, before the Chinese investiture envoys, on a chrysanthemum-viewing day, the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, the following year<ref name=foley/>. | ||
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- Born: 1684
- Died: 1734
- Titles: udui bugyô (Magistrate of Dance)
- Japanese/Okinawan: 玉城朝薫 (Tamagusuku Choukun)
Tamagusuku Chôkun was a Ryukyuan aristocrat-bureaucrat credited with the creation of the Ryukyuan dance-drama form known as kumi odori.
Tamagusuku was born in what is today the Gibo neighborhood of Shuri[1]. A member of the aristocrat-bureaucrat class of the Kingdom of the Ryûkyû, Tamagusuku had already journeyed to Edo and Kagoshima five times before being named udui bugyô (J: odori bugyô; Magistrate of Dance) in 1715. The title was first held by Tansui Ueekata (1622-1683), and was a post chiefly responsible for organizing the formal entertainments of the Chinese investiture envoys to Ryukyu[2].
Having studied and viewed various Japanese dance and drama forms during his trips to Edo and Kagoshima, including Noh, kabuki and kyôgen[3], after regaining the title of udui bugyô in 1718, Tamagusuku formulated the dance-drama form known as kumi udui in Okinawan, and as kumi odori in Japanese. It was then performed for the first time, before the Chinese investiture envoys, on a chrysanthemum-viewing day, the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, the following year[2].
The two plays performed that day are called Nidô Tichiuchi (The Vendetta of the Two Sons) and Shûshin Kani'iri (Possessed by Love, Thwarted by the Bell)[2].
Though it's presumed that he wrote many more, five plays by Tamagusuku survive today, and are still performed[3]. They are known today as Chôkun no Goban ("The Chôkun Five Plays") or just Goban ("The Five Plays")[1]. The other three are: Mekarushi, Kôkô nu Maki (Filial Piety), and Unna Munu Gurui (The Madwoman)[2].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tamagusuku Chôkun." Okinawa Konpakuto Jiten (沖縄コンパクト事典, "Okinawa Compact Encyclopedia"). Ryukyu Shimpo. 1 March 2003. Accessed 2 November 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Foley, Kathy. "Kumi Odori's Historical Context and Performance Practice." in Ryukyu Geino: The Legacy of Kin Ryosho. Jimpu Kai USA Kin Ryosho Ryukyu Geino Kenkyusho Hawaii Shibu, 2008. pp45-56.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tamagusuku Chôkun." Okinawa rekishi jinmei jiten (沖縄歴史人名事典, "Encyclopedia of People of Okinawan History"). Naha: Okinawa Bunka-sha, 1996. p46.
