KŌJŌ
[Stage Announcement]
CAST:
Bandō Tamasaburō
STORY:
Bandō Tamasaburō will make a formal stage announcement to the audience at the Hakataza Theatre.
SANKYOKU ITO NO SHIRABE
[Trio of String Instruments]
CAST:
Bandō Tamasaburō
STORY:
Sankyoku is playing the koto, the shamisen and the bowed instrument called kokyū. In ‘The War Chronicles at Dannoura’, a famous play of kabuki and Bunraku, the courtesan Akoya, who is pregnant with a child of her lover Kagekiyo, plays the koto, the shamisen and the bowed kokyū to show that she is innocent, since the slightest disturbance in the sound would indicate that she is lying. This is a showpiece for an 'onnagata' who must actually play the koto, the bowed kokyū and the shamisen flawlessly as part of the drama. You will see this time Tamasaburō play these instruments.
‹video› YUMEJI BOJŌ
[Yumeji’s Love for Women]
STORY:
‘Yumeji’s Love for Women’, which was performed in 1984 at the Shinbashi Enbujō Theatre and the Chŭnichi Theatre, has been newly filmed. Tamasaburō portrays half of Yumeji’s life, enacting the women loved by Yumeji. Please enjoy the graceful world of Tamasaburō.
NAGASAKI JŪNIKEI
[Twelve Views of Nagasaki]
CAST:
Bandō Tamasaburō
Shindō Manabu
STORY:
This dance drama combines dance and music from the suite ‘Twelve Views of Nagasaki’ by Yuize Shin’ichi, and is based on a masterpiece by Takehisa Yumeji, a painter who gained popularity in the early 20th century. The first performance of this dance in 1979 was well received. It was praised for its portrayal of women who looked as if they had stepped straight out of a Yumeji painting, and it was performed again in December the following year, with more performances after that. Please enjoy this work, rich with delicate charm, poignant beauty, and a touch of melancholy.