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Kagamijishi : = [Lion dances] ; Kanaya Tanzen ; Kosu no To = [The Reed Screen]

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Tamasaburō Bandō, Kabuki's famous performer of female roles, appears in three Kabuki dance stories. Kagami Jishi features a young castle maid who is ordered to perform with a wooden lion head that ...

Tamasaburō Bandō, Kabuki's famous performer of female roles, appears in three Kabuki dance stories. Kagami Jishi features a young castle maid who is ordered to perform with a wooden lion head that she holds in one hand. As she does so, the spirit of the lion comes alive and possesses her, eventually dragging her off the stage. In the final scene the lion spirit re-enters in its true form and dances with a pair of butterflies. Kanaya Tanzen is one of the oldest in the repertoire of the Ogie-bushi School. The word Tanzen refers to the custom of handsome young city men, dressed in their best clothes, who would compete with each other in looks and style on their way to visiting their favorite courtesan. Kosu no To is one of the most famous songs of Juita, a kind of music evolved in the Kyoto/Osaka pleasure quarters.

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