Okura
Encyclopedia
The is, along with the Izumi school and Sagi
schools, one of a school
of kyogen
. Kyogen of Ōkura school uses an older form of Japanese language
than does Izumi. Their kyogen preserves the sarugaku
tradition.
Sagi
Sagi is one of the Indian surnames used by Kshatriya Rajus of Andhra Pradesh. Sagis were descendents of Chagis, which is an ancient ruling clan which ruled over small Kingdoms of Andhra , especially in Palanadu region...
schools, one of a school
School (discipline)
A school of thought is a collection or group of people who share common characteristics of opinion or outlook of a philosophy, discipline, belief, social movement, cultural movement, or art movement....
of kyogen
Kyogen
is a form of traditional Japanese comic theater. It developed alongside Noh, was performed along with Noh as an intermission of sorts between Noh acts, on the same Noh stage, and retains close links to Noh in the modern day; therefore, it is sometimes designated Noh-kyōgen...
. Kyogen of Ōkura school uses an older form of Japanese language
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
than does Izumi. Their kyogen preserves the sarugaku
Sarugaku
Sarugaku, literally "monkey music," was a form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries. It originated from "sangaku," a form of entertainment reminiscent of the modern-day circus, consisting mostly of acrobatics, juggling, and pantomime, sometimes combined with drum dancing...
tradition.