new school; new movement
Refers to a new school of thought, artistic movement, or faction, often contrasted with an older, established school (旧派).
new drama; Shinpa
Specifically refers to Shinpa, a form of Japanese theater that emerged in the late 19th century as a modernized alternative to traditional kabuki.
He started a new school of literature.
He is known as a representative painter of the new school.
In the literary world, the conflict between the old school and the new school continued.
Shinpa performances gained popularity in the Meiji period.
My grandmother often went to see Shinpa plays.
新派 is the melodramatic, kabuki-descended theater style that arose in the late 19th century, while 新劇 is the later, Western-influenced realistic drama movement that reacted against 新派's conventions.
Compound of 新 (new) and 派 (school, faction). The theatrical sense is a specific historical application of the general meaning.