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:: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 ::
Takarazuka!
What is that you ask? The short answer is theatre that's performed entirely by girls--they do the guy parts, too. They've done Broadway shows as well as plays adapted from novels like Gone with the Wind and The Great Gatsby. I actually don't have too many pictures from the show (can't take any during it), so here are some pictures from their website to give you an idea of the aesthetic:
This is the show I saw--it's actually a play (Palermo Shines in the Setting Sun) and a song and dance revue (Asian Winds).
The stars of the show are really the male players. In fact, only those who play males can become "top stars", or headliners. The Takarazuka theatre has five troupes--star, moon, wind, cosmos, and flower, each with its own top star. After two years that star is required to retire, letting the next top star rise to the top.
...having a hard time finding decent pics online, sorry about that. But trust me, it was really cool. ^_^ And I bought a program to bring home--sorry I can't scan those in. It was a fun time though ^_^Labels: Japan, Photos
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