Tamasaburo "Sagi Musume" 坂東玉三郎 「鷺娘」 - beginning section

Tamasaburo performed his signature dance "Sagi Musume (Heron Maiden)" at the Kabuki-za, Tokyo. This is the first part of the dance. Here, on the stage, Tamasaburo morphed from a heron to a machi musume (town girl) by means of a quick change of costumes. For the last section of the dance, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6O7KFCCEdU

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• bando
• tamasaburo
• sagi
• musume
• kabuki
• japanese
• dance
• 坂東玉三郎
• 鷺娘
• 歌舞伎
• 日本
• 舞踊
• nihon
• buyo
• heron
• maiden
• kabukiza
• 歌舞伎座

[blackwinterweddings]

wow the actor is a man!

He is so elegant and beautiful!

I love the story!

[NASTYK1LL3R]

WONDERFULL CULTURE

from spain

[AliBanana1493]

Amazing.

[Classified978]

Bandō Tamasaburō

[campcasey62]

Beautiful.



[101winkme]

Just gorgeous!! Very beautiful and I love it!

Japanese culture is very good and interesting to me!

[rhapsody710]

As a woman, and as someone who performs in theatre herself, I am in awe of this man. =)

[lavender0507]

tanasaburo is one of the most celebrated artists in japan.

only males are allowed to lay these roles.

[acerb45666555]

the white face makeup reminds me of the great Farinelli of one of the old Italian city states,(Florence?),. 1736. he was not a female impersonator, but if you study him youll see what i mean. his voice can only be copied by the finest counter tenors!

[joyestel]

02:38 is... just... perfect.

[Fanpire16]

this is like the third time ive watched this performance, and every time i absolutely love it more than the previous time, its just so enchanting, and his performance tells the story itself, i dont even need the narrator~ (eventhough it is very helpful :D) i may be japanese, but i can't understand it (not very well at least >.<)

[skulduggerous]

@blackwinterweddings Kabuki is an all-male theatre.