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Takemoto-za
The Takemoto-za (竹本座) was a ''bunraku'' theatre in Osaka, founded in 1684 by Takemoto Gidayū. Plays by many famous playwrights were performed there, including works by Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Namiki Sōsuke, and Takeda Izumo I. Many of the playwrights working at the Takemoto-za worked together, as a committee, as was the custom at the time. The Takemoto-za had a fierce rival in the Toyotake-za, built by one of Takemoto Gidayū's former disciples. Though ''bunraku'' remained exceptionally popular through 1764, at that time it began to be eclipsed by kabuki and to fall into decline. The Takemoto-za was forced to close in 1767, and though it opened once more after that, it soon afterwards closed again. References *Frederic, Louis (2002). "Japan Encyclopedia." Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.Kabuki Glossary at Kabuki21.com Accessed 14 September 2006. {{coord missing, Osaka Prefecture Buildings and structures completed in 1684 1767 disestablishments Bunrak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takemoto Gidayū
was a ''jōruri (music), jōruri''Though Japan's puppet theatre is more commonly known as "bunraku" in English, that term refers to a specific school of performance established nearly 200 years after Gidayū's time. chanter and the creator of a style of chanted narration for Japan's bunraku, puppet theatre which has been used ever since. The name "''gidayū''" has since become the term for all ''jōruri'' chanters. He was a close colleague of the famous playwright Chikamatsu Monzaemon, and founder and manager of the Takemoto-za puppet theatre. Originally known as Kiyomizu Gorōbei, he took on the name Takemoto Gidayū no Jō in 1701. Life and career Gidayū was originally from the Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Tennōji neighborhood of Osaka, performed originally in Kyoto, as apprentice to Uji Kaganojō. In 1684, he left Kaganojō and Kyoto, returning to Osaka and founding the Takemoto-za, Takemoto-za theatre. The year after his arrival saw a competition between Gidayū and Kaganojō for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |