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The Dances of the Four Seasons

(花競四季寿) (Hanakurabe shiki no kotobuki)

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First Staged: 1809
Reference: Kokuritsu Gekijō jōen shiryōshū, edited by Kokuritsu Gekijō Geinō Chōsashitsu, vol. 154, August 1978; Bunraku January 1994 Performance Program

Written By: Nozawa Kichibei, III (野沢吉兵衛)

Performances:

• February 1971: The Dances of the Four Seasons
• July 1976: The Dances of the Four Seasons
• August 1978: The Dances of the Four Seasons
• July 1980: The Dances of the Four Seasons
• July 1983: The Dances of the Four Seasons
• January 1987: The Dances of the Four Seasons
• January 1992: The Dances of the Four Seasons
• December 1980: The Dances of the Four Seasons
• January 1994: The Dances of the Four Seasons

Kashira:

• Yūsen (祐仙)
• Musume (娘)
• Baba (婆)
• Genta (源太)
• Baba (jidai) (婆（時代）)

Characters:

• Tayu (太夫)
• Saizo (才蔵)
• Fisherwoman (海女)
• Sekidera Komachi (関寺小町)
• Sagimusume (鷺娘)
• Tayu (太夫)
• Saizo (才蔵)
• Manzai (万才)
• Fisherman (海士)

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