狂きょう言げん座ざ

noun

kyogen actors' waiting area on the noh stage bridge

A specific architectural feature of the noh stage: a small space on the bridge passageway (hashigakari) near the rear of the stage where kyogen interlude actors wait before their performance. Also referred to as 間狂言 (aikyōgen).

See also: 間狂言

• 狂きょう言げん座ざは、能のう舞ぶ台たいの橋はし掛がかりの後こう方ほう近ちかくにある。

  The kyōgenza is located near the rear of the hashigakari on the noh stage.