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Authors

Rebeca Wallin

Keywords

Outstanding, Primary, Intermediate, David Furumoto, Plays for Young Audiences, Children's Theater, Kabuki Theatre, Japanese Fairy Tales, Japan

Document Type

Play Review

Abstract

Kabuki Theatre comes to life in a child friendly way in this dramatized collection of fairy tales from Japan. The show’s opening introduces children to the elements of Kabuki; music, costumes, vocal use, stage assistants, and movement are succinctly but thoroughly explained and demonstrated. Classic fairy tales are then retold in that style. Momorato – The Peach Boy is the story of a boy born from a peach to a childless couple who then rids the village of the ogres that have been tyrannizing it. In The Story of Urashimataro, a kind fisherman is brought to the Dragon King under the sea for a four day festival but when he returns finds that 400 years have passed. Yuki Onna - The Snow Woman tells of the Snow Queen who becomes human for a short while. And finally, in Hanasaka Ji Ji – The Old Man Who Made The Trees Bloom, a couple’s loyal dog bring them honor and riches while he lives and after his death.

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