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[[Image:Izumookuni.JPG|right|thumb|320px|Statue of Okuni at Shijô-Kawaramachi, in Kyoto.]]

[[Image:Izumookuni.JPG|right|thumb|320px|Statue of Okuni at Shijô-Kawaramachi, in Kyoto.]]

*''Japanese'': 出雲阿国 ''(Izumo no Okuni)''

*''Japanese'': [[出雲]]阿国 ''(Izumo no Okuni)''

Izumo no Okuni is said to be the founder of [[kabuki]] theatre. Very little is known about her. The kabuki form is said to have evolved out of song-dance performances she organized on temporary stages on the shores or dry riverbed of the [[Kamo River]] in [[Kyoto]].

Izumo no Okuni is said to be the founder of [[kabuki]] theatre. Very little is known about her. The kabuki form is said to have evolved out of song-dance performances she organized on temporary stages on the shores or dry riverbed of the [[Kamo River]] in [[Kyoto]].