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*''Japanese'': 幸若舞 ''(kouwaka mai)''
''Kôwakamai'' is a form of dance-drama which was prominent chiefly in the [[Muromachi period]]. Though still performed today in a few places, it is most visible today where it has been incorporated into [[Noh]] performances.
The form originated in the early Muromachi period, with [[Momoi Kowaka|Momoi Kôwaka]], and featured dramatic dances accompanied by chanting after the Buddhist style, and small and large hand-drums. Dancers wore ''[[eboshi]]'', and split skirts. Most dances related warrior tales, and indeed the majority of those surviving today are based on episodes from the ''[[Tale of the Heike]]''.
==References==
*''Japanese Noh Drama: Plays Selected and Translated from the Japanese'', vol. 3, Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkôkai (1960), 152n5.
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
''Kôwakamai'' is a form of dance-drama which was prominent chiefly in the [[Muromachi period]]. Though still performed today in a few places, it is most visible today where it has been incorporated into [[Noh]] performances.
The form originated in the early Muromachi period, with [[Momoi Kowaka|Momoi Kôwaka]], and featured dramatic dances accompanied by chanting after the Buddhist style, and small and large hand-drums. Dancers wore ''[[eboshi]]'', and split skirts. Most dances related warrior tales, and indeed the majority of those surviving today are based on episodes from the ''[[Tale of the Heike]]''.
==References==
*''Japanese Noh Drama: Plays Selected and Translated from the Japanese'', vol. 3, Nippon Gakujutsu Shinkôkai (1960), 152n5.
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]