Word of the Day Noémie : Theater
Tonight we went to the National Bunraku Theatre in Osaka. Bunraku is a puppet whose repertoire of pieces is very serious and codified, then the children could not understand. Each puppet comes to life thanks to three people who manipulate. The first deals with the puppet head and right arm, left arm of the second and last legs. On the right side of the stage, there are narrators who speak the puppets. To accompany, there are players of the shamisen (Japanese three-stringed instrument). In each act, new narrators and shamisen players appear on stage. As the professor Tetsuzo Abe in his treatise The doll, dressed in the soul, the puppet is like a "soul dressed", that is to say that this is an assemblage of pieces of wood with Fixed a head and then covered with a garment. Without the genius of puppeteers, narrators and shamisen player, it can neither move nor speak, so it is a body of wood covered with fabric.
The piece that we have seen the story of a young Japanese warrior named Waton. While walking on a beach with his wife, he meets a Chinese princess who has been deported since the Ming Dynasty has been overthrown by the Tartars. Waton promises to do everything in its power to expel the Tatars and to restore the Ming dynasty. In China, it happens all sorts of misfortunes and adventures: among others, he is fighting against a ferocious tiger and he sees his half-sister to tell her that her husband refuses to cooperate in the removal of the Ming dynasty. The end of the story is very sad, but it is beautiful. Finally, I had fun and I enjoyed the piece.
Word of the Day Gabriel: Living Doll
Some people were returning home from Tan Tan Noodle Shop - Christian, Francis, Naomi, Mirka and I - and others came to be photographed by Maiko - the Marilyne. We were in the underground towards Bunraku, and Marilyn C. was still a little makeup on her face. The experience of the subway remained the same: hot bar, drowsiness or a little stress (finding its way in Japan is sometimes complicated). Arrives at National Bunraku Theater in Osaka, we finally met with Mr. Abe. I say \u0026lt;\u0026lt;enfin>>, as his text "The doll soul clothed>> especially liked me when I had read the night before: "In vain \u0026lt;On disassemble the mechanics of poupée, dynamism of his act is a germination vide.>> - Tetsuzo Abe. It was a spectacle unmatched in the West, America.
The history of this piece, worthy of the great classical tragedies, was one of two women committing suicide for the renewal of a dynasty. Sets in two dimensions, however gave a lot of depth, perspective, at the scene. The dolls came alive with the sound of the narrator's voice and guitar to three strings, the shamisen. Not everyone could enjoy this show, either because they digested the ramen of Tan-Tan, or by fatigue. These hours of Bunraku, despite the length of the work, still remain crystallized experience.
Dinner of Mr. T. :
The Japanese beef cooked on a Korean BBQ is a pure delight for the mouth of the many veins of fat give the impression, Mr. T., a meat literally liquid in the mouth.
Word of the Day Marilyne C: Flamboyant
say that this morning was the only or we could get some sleep ... But the schedule has changed quickly. Yet, nothing we do ask her out, the sky was cloudy, the weather, gray, and light rain spattered the windows. However, Marilyn and I had to leave because we had an important appointment this morning, an appointment the very heart of Japanese tradition. We go, time to take pictures, kimono coat, such as Maiko, Geisha apprentices.
C is therefore with delight that we saw the gray day turn into bright colors by seeing the variety of colorful kimonos, each more beautiful than the others, awaited us at the studio.
We had the right to complete the ritual white makeup into the back, the incredible number layers of tissue to put under the kimono without forgetting the obi, the belt, the color does not blend very well with that of the kimono and without forgetting the fun to the wig. C is simple, Marilyn and I are no longer recognized! But the result, undoubtedly, was blazing.
Flamboyant, c is the magnitude of the feeling experienced when we see this character in real famous and unbelievable what the geisha, and more when it is our face that turns white and it is us who carry one these flamboyant kimonos!
Word of the Day Marilyne L: Souvenir photo
is passing a photography store where a few photos Girls in kimono was posted that I had the idea of going to my picture. With Miyako who found a center-photography-thousand times thank you, I could, in addition to having my picture in kimono, me in Geisha makeup and learn more about this mysterious world.
That's the way I've found how to become a geisha-physically-was complex. It took about 15-20 minutes for my make-up face and neck and at least twice to get dressed. And again! This does not include preparation time before this photo shoot where I had to take a thin jacket or the time I had to choose my kimono and took the time to select and put my wig geisha. The first step
clothing was first to take himself a jacket. The rest of the dress was by an employee of the center. There was so much progress that he is a little hard to list them all here but there were at least four layers of clothes to wear before reaching the kimono and then it was obi-belt!
Word of the Day by Mirka: aesthetic
I went to Osaka to see the theater Bunraku and the piece begins at 16 hours. I was fortunate to know Mr. Abbe and he explained the operation of Bunraku. Shortly before the beginning of the play, he was generous enough to give us green tea and sushi you could eat during intermission. There were three intermissions and we ate at the second. Fortunately the story has been translated into french or I would not understand the piéece. What struck me most is the stage show of suicide and the fight with the tiger.
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