noun
informal noh in light clothes (summer)
A type of noh performance held in summer where actors wear lightweight hakama instead of full formal costumes. Contrasts with 装束能 (shōzoku nō), the formal costumed noh.
See also: 装束能
夏の間、神社では袴能が催される。
During the summer, informal noh in light clothes is held at the shrine.