'in brief' is, of course, 'in brief' in comparison with simply watching all the performances of ms Kiriya through the 18 years, but this 'brief' was no less than an hour and a half. to be precise, 1-40, as far as I remember
another hour and a half are allotted for the Farewell Show. which is, again, a compilation of famous songs and numbers from different shows
part 1. collection of recollection
well, literally the first part is called 'collection of performances of the memories'. or something like this. ms Kiriya talks about her past and describes every period in her Takarazuka life. the earliest periods are all Greek to me (something sounds wrong here...) and this is why watching scenes from 90s was so interesting
part 2. Sayonara
Farewell Show starts with the ceremony of entrance - 'twas surprising to see that name plates of retiring siennes were decorated with spangles, bows, fur etc.
the show was nothing new to those who are acquainted with the performances of Kiriya Top period
the last number was conducted with the help of 'light sea' - the audience who waved special light pens
conclusion
mostly I feel surprised when I hear about people who watch performances and other Takarazuka videos without knowing Japanese. in my mind, they lose so much. well, I cannot imagine loving a particular culture without knowing its language, and plan to learn a few other languages I like. this time, 'tis important to understand what ms Kiriya says. her stage presence may be whatever, her own image is different. if you are ok with simply recollecting ms Kiriya's important steps in Takarazuka and watching the final performance, then you can simply skip all the parts where she talks. if you like ms Kiriya as I do and know enough Japanese to understand her, those parts will help you to understand her as a person and will, I hope, become an indispensable treasure to you
yeah, Treasure
well, literally the first part is called 'collection of performances of the memories'. or something like this. ms Kiriya talks about her past and describes every period in her Takarazuka life. the earliest periods are all Greek to me (something sounds wrong here...) and this is why watching scenes from 90s was so interesting
watching scenes from early performances is also fun because you get to see many other familiar faces...
after watching these short excerpts I cannot help searching for the full performances. just a few days ago we talked with +Арагорн Араторнович about the 90s and agreed that we both would be happy to have been born 5-7 years earlier. there is something in the 90s that is lost nowadays. 90s were tough and harsh, but they were cool
you also get to see how wonderful were the relationships with the Tops and hear stories about old times - when everything was different
part 2. Sayonara
Farewell Show starts with the ceremony of entrance - 'twas surprising to see that name plates of retiring siennes were decorated with spangles, bows, fur etc.
the last number was conducted with the help of 'light sea' - the audience who waved special light pens
conclusion
mostly I feel surprised when I hear about people who watch performances and other Takarazuka videos without knowing Japanese. in my mind, they lose so much. well, I cannot imagine loving a particular culture without knowing its language, and plan to learn a few other languages I like. this time, 'tis important to understand what ms Kiriya says. her stage presence may be whatever, her own image is different. if you are ok with simply recollecting ms Kiriya's important steps in Takarazuka and watching the final performance, then you can simply skip all the parts where she talks. if you like ms Kiriya as I do and know enough Japanese to understand her, those parts will help you to understand her as a person and will, I hope, become an indispensable treasure to you
yeah, Treasure
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