Thank you so much for these beautifully informative videos! I've always been fascinated by kabuki theatre ever since I saw it as a child, and right now I am writing a novel in which the character is a being sent from the Heavens to entertain the Gods, and upon arriving in the equivalent of Japan in this story, begins his new life and becomes a kabuki actor... And a warrior, mixing the elements of acting in to fighting (mostly the mie poses). These videos are very helpful in bridging the gaps in my knowledge! I feel I can write and keep researching more confidently now, thank you so much!
I wonder how much different keren cost to put on, especially the honmizu. Rain is a somewhat common special effect in Western theatre, and it is incredibly expensive, taking up a large part of the budget for shows that use it. Honmizu uses much more water, so the logistics and cost must be mind-boggling.
I'm only 58 seconds in but I had to comment. The fact that you're showing us these stage secrets of Kabuki is too exciting to not say something about how excited I am asap. The clips you chose for the intro were so effective at getting me interested in the promise of know _how,_ I'm fully invested in this video. I love this channel, I keep finding things to praise, and every single video is interesting. I really think Kabuki is neat. I think every right minded person should appreciate it as a very old, and advanced art form.
Brother, I didn't know that Kabuki theater has so many tricks. What caught my attention the most were those involving hengemono (or "transformation dances"), especially bukkaeri, since as I mentioned previously, I'm a big fan of Tachiyaku acting. Speaking of hengemono, I need your opinion: if you were to make a top 5 of the most difficult hengemono, what would they be and for what reason?
There's sadly few hengemono left in the repertoire. The greatest example, and probably the most challenging, is Rokkasen, due to the length and difficulty of some sections (Bun'ya and Kisen in particular). Another difficult one is Kumo no Ito, in that case due to the many stage tricks involved. I hope to make a video in more detail about transformation dances in the future, since it is an incredibly fascinating topic.
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Im always in awe how you present these topics so effectively. Thank you
I'd love a sequel, where we go even more in-depth. Yes, he's held up by wires, but tell me more about the rigging. I wanna know more.
I love the end scene with the violence carefully covered by umbrella and little bits of drama peeking around it!
Thank you so much for these beautifully informative videos! I've always been fascinated by kabuki theatre ever since I saw it as a child, and right now I am writing a novel in which the character is a being sent from the Heavens to entertain the Gods, and upon arriving in the equivalent of Japan in this story, begins his new life and becomes a kabuki actor... And a warrior, mixing the elements of acting in to fighting (mostly the mie poses). These videos are very helpful in bridging the gaps in my knowledge! I feel I can write and keep researching more confidently now, thank you so much!
I love these stage effects!
Thank you for sharing all the information about kabuki and showing us beauty of kabuki.
This is so interesting and detailed. I enjoyed the magic tricks.
Amazing tricks
I wonder how much different keren cost to put on, especially the honmizu. Rain is a somewhat common special effect in Western theatre, and it is incredibly expensive, taking up a large part of the budget for shows that use it. Honmizu uses much more water, so the logistics and cost must be mind-boggling.
I'm only 58 seconds in but I had to comment. The fact that you're showing us these stage secrets of Kabuki is too exciting to not say something about how excited I am asap. The clips you chose for the intro were so effective at getting me interested in the promise of know _how,_ I'm fully invested in this video. I love this channel, I keep finding things to praise, and every single video is interesting. I really think Kabuki is neat. I think every right minded person should appreciate it as a very old, and advanced art form.
Thank you these helped me enjoy my first performance viewing so much!!!! 😻
The stage engineering necessary to pull off those water tricks and not flood the theater or create a mold problem must be crazy.
disney cant do it with 50 years of experience, these engineers are true professionals.
Very nice presentation!
Disfrutando de sus explicaciones. Excelente 😊
加賀見山再岩藤での宙のりは昔人力でやっていたためふわふわと呼んでいたそうです
Brother, I didn't know that Kabuki theater has so many tricks. What caught my attention the most were those involving hengemono (or "transformation dances"), especially bukkaeri, since as I mentioned previously, I'm a big fan of Tachiyaku acting. Speaking of hengemono, I need your opinion: if you were to make a top 5 of the most difficult hengemono, what would they be and for what reason?
There's sadly few hengemono left in the repertoire. The greatest example, and probably the most challenging, is Rokkasen, due to the length and difficulty of some sections (Bun'ya and Kisen in particular). Another difficult one is Kumo no Ito, in that case due to the many stage tricks involved. I hope to make a video in more detail about transformation dances in the future, since it is an incredibly fascinating topic.
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Актер в Еситсун, играющий лиса превосходен. Настоящий лис😂
Wikipediaで調べると、引き抜きやぶっ返りまでケレンになってるけど、助六の水入りや道成寺をケレン芝居とは誰も言わないし、四谷怪談の戸板返しもしかりである。勘三郎が岩藤の宙乗りを復活させたのが話題になったが、それを売りにする役者ではない。その後延若が五右衛門の葛籠抜けを見せ、それを真似して売り出したのが猿之助のケレン芝居である。それがメインになったので、邪道と呼ばれるようになったのだが、今やそれを目当てに来る観客がふえたのは、芝居も末というべきだろう。
日華満協調天下太平(にっかまんきょうちょうてんかたいへい)
日本、中華、満州が和合して助け合えば、土地全体が大きく平安になる。