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The Monkey Dance

(うつぼ猿) (Utsubozaru)

First Staged: 1705 or 1706
Reference: Bunraku February 1986, November 1989 Performance Programs

Written By: Chikamatsu Monzaemon (近松門左衛門)

Performances:

• July 1996: The Monkey Dance

Kashira:

• Sanmaime (三枚目)
• Matahei (又平)
• Saru (猿)

Characters:

• Feudal lord (大名)
• Retainer (太郎冠者)
• Monkey trainer (猿曳)
• Monkey (猿)