坂東玉三郎 "大蛇" Tamasaburo "Orochi" (Great Serpent) part 2

[Kievlana]

sugoi.. :D

[karp31]

Cudo!!!! Beautiful!!!

[ibbie1031]

It must take a LONG time to memorize that dance!!

[cynicsfaith]

so the dancer is portraying both Inada AND Orochi?

[FadedSilkandGhosts]

@cynicsfaith

That is correct.

[VTPPGLVR]

"Before she knows it, she feels gloriously drunk."

X-D

[RamenXBaka]

Kinda reminds me of the story of the video game "Okami"

[KitsuneSongs]

@RamenXBaka the game Okami is based off of many of Japanese legends, this is one of them :D

[teamshintaichi]

look @ the position of kimono on the ground @ 5:30 . next to the jar near the tree or cloud next to large tree trunks. look @ 5:40 . Same jar of wine but no kimono on the floor. Stage helper under stage with opening in jar to help with hikinuki? Opinions?

[banzaileah]

@teamshintaichi wow your right i wonder how that happened maybe it was filming or some onetook it off the stage afterwards

[banzaileah]

@teamshintaichi wow your right i wonder how that happened maybe it was filming or someone took it off the stage afterwards. who knows

[TheQue0711]

What is the name of the pattern for the repetitive triangles?

[yohtan]

Uroko

[alincielo]

@TheQue0711 uroko

[hrryzdlr]

so a single performer plays all the roles?

[sailormoonjoo]

Did he... do a one-handed hikinuki? D: D: D:?!

[RRRage]

It sure looks like it!

[haramou]

Does anyone knows where this is performed? name of theatre, city, play? merci xxx

[RaruphoElfei]

probably kabuki theater ? google it and you will found all the answers to your questions.

[madenkind]

bandō tamasaburō, an onnagata, is performing - so it's indeed a man.

[madenkind]

bandō tamasaburō V, the actor, is an onnagata - so it's a man performing.

you could get some information on wikipedia. ;o)

[AyAtSuMi07]

for everyone's information, only men is allowed to play certain characters onstage. so obviously, its a man dancing.

[Zirak]

is this a man or a woman dancing here?

[nintaitora]

a man

[shilysian]

it a man :)

[kurts1978]

c est magnifique!

[Arikisei]

god bless eternal nippon

[dmagickal]

what dvd is this?

[MyUndergroundfloor]

Someone can watch that for hours, that is really WOW!! The voice over guy really does his job, thank you!

[Wodanaz]

@MyUndergroundfloor Yes the voice-over guy has a nice complementary voice. I do wish I can see this without the explanation soon, but he is good I must admit.

[PrincessaGianna]

Is there a part 3?

[Hedwiga]

its sooo beautyful!!!its perfect!

[thelittleoneruns]

the performer's movements are absolutely perfect! he is the epitome of grace...

[romanovskii]

assuredly one of the greatest arts known to humanity, and this bando is a gift to all that is gradceful

[Cervallon]

Wow wowee wow

Aiee!

So much for verbal expression of how I feel.

Thank you!

[azrulhakim]

amazing performances, the costume changes was genius

[thelittleoneruns]

omgosh i know! i didn't even notice he switched fans til he held up the second one!

[osbourn15]

The on-stage costume change is called "Hikinuki". It is usually performed by a stage assistant called a "Koken", which also brings fans and many other props to the dancers.

The on-stage assistant pulls out a few basting threads to reveal other underneath. And with the obi they have to have quick hands. Lots of practice!! ^_^

[Sarcasmhime]

That costume change blows my mind. HOW do they do it? The obi too! o_o

[osbourn15]

one of my favorite kabuki performances thank you. and I love Bando Tamasaburo.