 Event |
Kabuki
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| Venue |
Regent Theatre, Sydney, NSW |
| First Date |
26 February 1978 |
| Opening Date |
26 February 1978 |
| Last Date |
3 March 1978 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
"Dating back more than 400 years, the stories of the Kabuki correspond to a kind of Restoration pantomime. Elaborate legends (often about revenge) are told in a formalised framework of movement, sham battles and spectacle." |
| Description Source |
Other |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Kabuki
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| Organisations |
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| Text Nationality |
Japan
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| Production Nationality |
Japan
|
| Further Information |
Five performances. it was definitely Sumidagawa and the star of the tour was Nakamura Utaemon VI as the Madwoman.
Sumidagawa as a Kabuki play was premiered in September 1919 at the Kabukiza.
Yamazaki Shikô (lyrics)
Kiyomoto Umekichi II (music)
Based on the Noh Play by Kanze Motomasa ( 1394? - August 26, 1432 - Son of Zeami)
Nakamura Utaemon VI was AD of the Kabukiza in the '70s
|
| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
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| Brochure |
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| Contact / Friend |
Aubrey Mellor (audience) |
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| Event Identifier |
124483 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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