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
The kyōgenza is located near the rear of the hashigakari on the noh stage.
Compound of 狂言 (kyōgen, a traditional comic theater often performed as an interlude in noh) and 座 (za, seat or place), literally 'kyogen seat/place'.