I'm glad that at least these two traditional venues for professional Kabuki still exist. I think there is a unique charm in being so close to the stage and actors, and I hope I'm able to see a performance in one of these venues someday. I have been doing a little bit of research on Ji-kabuki too, and I was really surprised that there are some traditional theatres being used for amateur performances also. Sometimes the Kabuki world feels like it's just a small club of actors from famous families monopolized by Shochiku, but there are actually more amateur performances that I expected. This would be a good topic for a video I think!
Very rare to see videos of Somegoro online performing Kabuki, there are more videos of him being a model! I didn't catch if the Kakegoe culture is back - there was one very loud 'mattemashita' in the performance of Hagoromo, but no other instances. I hope the Kakegoe are back?
Fantastic. 'Other-Worldly' indeed!
I'm glad that at least these two traditional venues for professional Kabuki still exist. I think there is a unique charm in being so close to the stage and actors, and I hope I'm able to see a performance in one of these venues someday. I have been doing a little bit of research on Ji-kabuki too, and I was really surprised that there are some traditional theatres being used for amateur performances also. Sometimes the Kabuki world feels like it's just a small club of actors from famous families monopolized by Shochiku, but there are actually more amateur performances that I expected. This would be a good topic for a video I think!
How wonderful and how sad the dance of the two birds with the bird catcher. Their costumes so innocent and touching.
Very rare to see videos of Somegoro online performing Kabuki, there are more videos of him being a model!
I didn't catch if the Kakegoe culture is back - there was one very loud 'mattemashita' in the performance of Hagoromo, but no other instances. I hope the Kakegoe are back?
It is back. At the Kabuki-za in September I heard a lot, but at other theatres there was not as much but still some.
where can i watch a complete performance? thnk u
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