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*''Japanese'': 曲舞 ''(kusemai)''
''Kusemai'' was a medieval Japanese art-form believed to consist chiefly of dance (''mai'') accompanied by narrative chanting (''kuse'') in the third-person.
Though originally a separate performance art, ''kusemai'' was incorporated by [[Kan'ami]] in the late 14th century into [[Yamato province|Yamato]] ''[[sarugaku]]'', the art form which would later develop into [[Noh]] theatre. In doing so, Kan'ami not only introduced specific stylistic elements of chant and dance from ''kusemai'' into ''sarugaku'', but also set the stage for the development of more extended narratives in ''sarugaku'', which had previously focused on simpler plot set-ups and dances.
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==References==
*Shelley Fenno Quinn, ''Developing Zeami'', University of Hawaii Press (2005), 133-134.
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
''Kusemai'' was a medieval Japanese art-form believed to consist chiefly of dance (''mai'') accompanied by narrative chanting (''kuse'') in the third-person.
Though originally a separate performance art, ''kusemai'' was incorporated by [[Kan'ami]] in the late 14th century into [[Yamato province|Yamato]] ''[[sarugaku]]'', the art form which would later develop into [[Noh]] theatre. In doing so, Kan'ami not only introduced specific stylistic elements of chant and dance from ''kusemai'' into ''sarugaku'', but also set the stage for the development of more extended narratives in ''sarugaku'', which had previously focused on simpler plot set-ups and dances.
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==References==
*Shelley Fenno Quinn, ''Developing Zeami'', University of Hawaii Press (2005), 133-134.
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
