鬼太鼓について

佐渡の鬼太鼓は、魔よけや五穀豊穣を祈り鬼が太鼓の音に合わせて舞い踊る佐渡の郷土芸能です。新潟県佐渡市泉地区で継承されている鬼太鼓は国中系鬼太鼓に分類され、オス鬼とメス鬼がそれぞれ舞います。迫力ある太鼓のリズムと能の所作を取り入れた優雅な鬼の舞、途中で２匹の獅子が絡む様をお楽しみください。

団体について

和泉青年会は、佐渡島の中央部に位置し、佐渡配流となった順徳上皇の行在所であった黒木御所跡や、能の大成者である世阿弥ゆかりの正法寺、国指定重要有形文化財の木造聖観音立像や北條家住宅などの古い歴史が残る泉地区で活動しています。和泉というのは、明治19年に合併して泉村となる以前の和泉村が由来となっています。

About Ondeko

Ondeko of Sado is a folk entertainment of Sado in which demons dance along with the beat of taiko drums to ward off evil and pray for a successful harvest. The ondeko style carried on in the Izumi district of Sado City, Niigata, is categorized as Kuninaka-style Ondeko, which features dancing male and female demons.
They dance elegantly, in a style that incorporates movements from noh, along with the powerful taiko rhythm. Don’t miss the part where two lions join in partway through the performance.

About the Group

The Izumi Seinen-kai is located in the Izumi district of central Sado Island. This district contains many historic sites including the Hojo Residence, a wooden statue of Kannon that is a nationally designated tangible cultural property, the Kuroki Palace ruins where Retired Emperor Juntoku lived after being exiled to Sado, and Shoboji Temple which is connected to noh master Zeami. The association gets its name from Izumi Village, which was called Izumi Village until a merger in 1886.