Mai-bayashi

It is a performance format in which the main highlights of the Noh song, such as the movements and dances of the Shite, are extracted and danced in a kimono decorated with one’s family crest and hakama style (sometimes in a hakama style。The Shite dances alone with about five people of Jiutai local songs and hayashi, and one of the local songs sings the lyrics of performers other than the Shite, such as Waki and Waki-tsure. They use a large fan called Shimai-fan and don’t wear a Noh mask or costumes. In principle, props are not used, but naginata halberds may be used. Because it is a simplified performance format, so it is perfect for watching the skeleton of the dance. Even in Kyogen, the dance of Kyogen “Tsuen” is also performed in the form of a mai-bayashi dance.