Yasugibushi Performing Arts Center

Yasugibushi is a popular style of folk dance that emerged in the Yasugi area during the Meiji era (1868–1912). The dances were initially performed at home, at parties, during festivals, and at other celebrations, but Yasugibushi spread throughout the region, eventually becoming well-known nationwide. To celebrate its popularity, the Yasugibushi Performing Arts Center opened in 2006 in a tile-roofed wooden building, featuring a 160-seat traditional theater. The audience sits on comfortable low seats set on tiers of tatami-mat floors, or on wooden balconies on either side. A hanamichi runway that leads from the stage to the back of the house, like that in a kabuki theater, allows the performers to mingle with the audience. Performances are held four times daily, and the repertoire includes both solo and ensemble dances as well as musical performances. The finale is a slapstick mime called Dojo Sukui (Scooping up loaches), in which a hapless peasant has a hard time trying to catch loaches with a large wicker scoop. The loach motif is used humorously throughout the Performing Arts Center.

Regular performances on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays

There are also temporary performances so please see the performances planning page.

安来節演芸館

安来節（やすぎぶし）は、明治時代（1868–1912）に安来地方で生まれた民間舞踊です。当初は家庭や宴会、祭りなどの祝い事の場で踊られていましたが、安来節は地域一帯に広がり、やがて全国的に知られるようになりました。その人気を記念して2006年にオープンしたのが、瓦屋根木造建築で160席ある伝統的な劇場「安来節演芸館」です。観客は、畳を敷き詰めた快適な低い客席か、両側の木製バルコニーに座ることができます。歌舞伎の舞台のような花道が舞台から客席の後ろまで続き、出演者と観客との間で交流ができます。公演は1日2回行われ、1人が踊るものから複数人が踊るもの、ミュージカルものなどがあります。フィナーレは「ドジョウすくい」というドタバタ喜劇で、ドジョウを拾うのに苦労している農民の姿が描かれます。ドジョウのモチーフは演芸館のいたるところでユーモラスに使われています。

土曜日、日曜日、祭日に定期公演です

臨時公演もありますので公演企画のページをご覧ください