"The journey of the butterfly Hatsune" - The journey of the butterfly Hatsune

...The key points to appreciate are Tadanobu's fox rokuho in "Torii-mae", the dignity, size, and tragic role of Tomomori, the change of the lady-in-waiting's wife from a servant to a wife, the difference between the Kikugoro-style performance in which Gonta is treated as an Edo native and the Danzo-style performance in which he is played as a Yamato thug, the fox Tadanobu's fox language, and the special effects that show supernatural powers. It is also considered a requirement for a great actor to play Tomomori, Gonta, and Tadanobu in one go. In Edo Kabuki, the michiyuki is often re-staged as a Bungo-style joruri, and one of the most famous is "Itsumo Kikucho Hatsune Michiyuki" (commonly known as "Tadanobu"), performed at the Nakamuraza in 1808 (Bunka 5). [Imao Tetsuya]...

*Some of the terminology used in "Ikukuchou Hatsune Doyuki" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…鑑賞の要点は，〈鳥居前〉の忠信の狐六方，品格と大きさ，悲壮感を求められる知盛の役づくり，典侍の局の世話女房から局への変化，権太を江戸っ子として扱う菊五郎系演出と，大和のごろつきとして演じる団蔵系の演出との差異，狐忠信の狐言葉や，超能力を表す特殊演出などにあり，また知盛，権太，忠信を一人で演じ分けるのが名優の条件とされている。なお，江戸歌舞伎では道行を豊後系浄瑠璃に改めて上演する場合が多く，なかでも1808年(文化5)中村座所演の《幾菊蝶初音道行（いつもきくちようはつねのみちゆき）》(通称《忠信》)が名高い。【今尾 哲也】。…

※「《幾菊蝶初音道行》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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