"Dance Centerstage" - with Tamasaburo interview

[Bootlegization]

He is 40? he look like he is in his 20s.

[migencluz]

@Bootlegization nope... he's 60 (61 actually)..

[hotarub]

Thank you so much!

Dojyoji is the masterpiece of Onnagata dance, expressing every aspect of woman's heart.

The original Kyokanoko-musume-dojyoji 京鹿子娘道成寺 is danced by one Onnagata. There are a couple of versions, such as Ninin-doujyoji 二人道成寺 by two Onnagata. This is Meoto-doujyoji　男女道成寺 by a man and an Onnagata.

[hayathologist]

The duet dance is so breathtakingly nice .

Bravo to Tamasaburo and Takao!

[mizpeth]

he's liquid dancing at 4:25

[Kievest]

Dance is the art of illustion. Tomasaburo

is the grand wizard of its mysterious

alchemy. Fascinating hands. Thank you

for showing dance's power in the hands

of a master.

[Joneses65]

one interesting fact...he seems so graceful and whatnot because he uses a disability to his advantage...he has a bad leg...and that allows his actions to not be to robust...absoloutly amazing

[Persphonefallen]

I did not know that, it would have killed his line of work in the west. He is my favorite kabuki dancer.

[lovelyirene2001]

彼は今までで最も偉大な歌舞伎役者です!

[birdonet]

La expresión del feminismo de Tamasaburo es teatral, no vital, una mujer no interpretaría, sería. This is a great diference.

[cheng1LA]

In this role Tamasaburo manages to convey femininity with superb perfection! Never tired to watch his dances. Again, thank you so much.

[JPandCo]

why the actors dance with those kind of circular discs? what do they mean?

[JPandCo]

it is so nice when we can watch so many actors on stage...and tamasaburo looks sooo nice at the end on the bell

[wolifgang]

mr.tamasaburo do ballet? i looked at his fingers when he talks and dance incredibly talent in his body

[tiffenakou]

heatherleaves, you can ask your local library to do an inter-library loan perhaps? Many public libraries seem to carry this tape.

[heatherleaves]

I taped this when it was on tv. I lost that tape over the years and was sad not to see Tamasaburo's lovely dancing anymore. I'm so happy to have found this again! Thank you! He has more grace than probably any woman I've seen.

[sadamitsu]

thank you very much!

[JadeKiss]

Thanks so much for posting.