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

For the first section of the dance, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q1MPwD7zCI
Tamasaburo performed his signature dance "Sagi Musume (Heron Maiden)" at the Kabuki-za, Tokyo. This is the last part of the dance. Here, on the stage, Tamasaburo morphed from a maiden into a heron spirit by means of a quick change of costumes. Tamasaburo also performed an 'ebizori mie' - the "prawn bend (backbend) pose".

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• 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

[suiseki1]

How unfair. Why should a girl whose love is betrayed go to hell and go through such endless torment? I feel this deep in my soul. Not in so beautiful and artistic a fashion, but, the same impending sorrow. My sister was deeply taken with Japanese art and ways. She fell in love with her yoga teacher. She bought a beautiful white kimomo she planned to wear when they married.  He married a japanese girl instead. My sister eventually went to a cliff folded her clothes and jumped off.

[bluepome]

Beatiful!

But why is it that she must go to hell she only had her heart broken (beatiful dance by him, i was speechless)

[95m26]

Superb!!

[TheAtem01]

very well done axcellent,sorry to hear about your siser suiseki1

[sadakokimono]

@Louchan2 The prostitution led to Kabuki, not the other way around. lol

The origins of Kabuki were in 'working women' advertising their services by performing amusing plays in the city with an all-female cast. When they were banned from performing in the city, they moved their stage to the outskirts of town. When women were banned from the stage outright, the tradition of onnagata started (but, predictably, it did little to curb prostitution).

[okan1141]

この、曲の題名は何て言うんですか？

[AVDPhoenix]

Beautiful!

[delight046]

@suiseki1 I'm so sorry that your sister did that. :( </3

[MsSukapadla]

There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.

[jasonyhnung13]

@KunoichiGuitarist382 This is indeed the dance that Sayuri did in the movie...a hollywood adaptation though of course :)

[Deidara188]

@suiseki1 omg thats horrible!

[katieperez777]

i love his facial expression