Do you know Kabuki (歌舞伎)? It is a traditional Japanese form of dance drama with roots tracing back to the Edo Period (the 17th century). It is recognized as one of Japan's three major classical dance drama along with noh and bunraku, and has been named as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Kabuki actors are all male even for female roles. They wear elaborately designed costumes with eye-catching make-up and outlandish wigs, and arguably most importantly, the exaggerated actions performed by the actors. An old-fashioned form of Japanese is tipically used for the performance, which is difficult even for Japanese people like me to fully understand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67-bgSFJiKc
Today, I enjoyed ”Kabuki” perforemance by Ebizo Ichikawa XI, scion of Japan’s oldest kabuki family, in Singapore.
He played 3 dramas, "Uwanari 嫐(うわなり)"、" and "Mimasu Kuruwa no Kasauri 三升曲輪傘売（みますくるわのかさうり）" and the other. While the latter is a brand new piece createdspecially for the Singaporean performance, Uwanari has not been performed in a hundred years, andits debut on the 17th October in Singapore marks a significant moment in kabuki history.
Although I worried if I could understand, but all stories were very easy to understand even for foreigners who don't understand Japanese.
No comments:
Post a Comment