my little thoughts ~ Yumeno-san in Snow

somehow I have failed to notice the fact that Yumeno Seika had transferred to Snow. and... and... and I don't know

'tis not  as if I liked her very much, but she was nice sometimes, in some performances. and in general

'tis not as if I really hate Snow with all my might. in the end, I have never seen its usual performances

but... Yumeno-san is certainly aiming for the Top, is she not? imagining her as the future Top of Snow is kind of disappointing. of course, she might change the Troupe. but 'tis more likely that the Troupe will change her more. am I wrong?

a discovery ~ Yumeno-san in Shinkansen PR campaign

I thought Takarasiennes only support Hankyu, and Mitsui Sumitomo sometimes, but they do participate in PR campaigns and ads of other companies as well... o___O

here is Yumeno-san in a PR campaign of the Shinkansen Shintosu station in Tosu city, Saga prefecture, which was to open on March 12th last year. According to the description, she became a symbol of interaction between Kansai region and Saga prefecture (interaction exactly because of the new station opening) as a person who was born there, together with Asaka Manato-san, and they were named as Kyushu Shinkansen Tosu station Missionaire 'Saga Sakurasienne'

unfortunately the sound of the video is not very good, so I cannot write down what they say right now, but I do not feel there is something really important or interesting among those phrases I have heard

here is the address itself. they are not saying anything really deserving a translation. the words are trite, they only congratulate everyone with the new Shinkansen line and invite Saga citizens to visit Takarazuka, promising that they would do their best both in Takarazuka and in the PR campaign

p. s. and judging by the eye movement, they pronounced the text written for them and with the help of a teleprompter

my humble opinion on 'The Tale of Coimbra'

the reason why I chose this performance to watch was... Aono-sama of course. the more I think about her, the more I love her. still I cannot make myself watch any Bow Hall or shinjinkouen if she has another 'partner'. this time, somehow I felt - if 'tis Todoroki-sama, 'tis ok. she is from Senka, and she is not a young actress 'in training'

acting

a strange thing, the more I watch, the more I realize that every actress has her own successful roles and those which do not impress much. therefore, if an actress seems to be a good one but gives an awkward image of a bad one, there is something wrong with the role itself. or so I thought while looking on some siennes in this play

Yumeno-san was the first in this row of siennes who changed their image for me. her character was completely different from what I saw before, and this particular fact made me think I was completely right when I thought she is a capable one, and 'twas me who could not appreciate her 'full capacities'. she was cute and funny, and I loved her

Suzumi-san was... erm... strange... o___O well, to be honest, she was strange before, too. somehow, none of the roles so far seemed to be 'her', or maybe, she never looked natural to me in any of her roles. this does not mean she acted bad, but she simply gave an impression of good acting, not living on stage. I wonder what kind of image would suit her best? this it yet to discover (and also, brown hair....... even black looked more natural on her ^^`)

well, Aono-sama herself was no less strange. while showing clearly that she is such a wonderful actress already, she was completely not herself with that speaking in high voice, uttering overly polite words and pretending to be such a usual affected girl from a typical European love story. ohhhh no I am not against such things, I love this kind of stories in books and movies, and I would love it in Takarazuka version, and I am willing to watch more of them... with another musumeyaku-san playing the main part

buuuuuut when she same out as Miranda... heeeey! that was nice! ^____^ but short T___T

Yuuka Riko-san. erm... well I hope she is a nice girl with a talent... which was not very visible this time, though. she simply overacted, or so I think

and Todoroki-sama herself. her previous appearances always savoured of coldness, and I was kind of persuaded that this cool attitude was a part of her elegant but distant image. I cannot say this image changes a lot this time, but her tragic, sad and deeply hurt character was if not unexpected than at least more thoroughly portrayed than I would expect her to
Miya-san. the only exception in this row. I did not like her at all. though her character could be a greatly portrayed young man, her acting was very weak. very, very, very weak. as if she had never been trained as an actress... >___<

vocals

I thought there would be nothing particular to pay attention to. and suddenly... O____O

the duet of Pedro and Pimenta... O_____O

the duet of Constanza and her mother... O_____O

the song of Antonio and his band... O_____O

ohhhh everything so ideal...

and also

music

itself was a masterpiece. the orchestra theme and the song for the Antonio-band, the aria of Ines when in the convent, the song of the ship crew, and a lot of other pieces impresses me much as they could be performed even separately from the play

plot

weeeell I honestly dislike when there happens any kind of tragedy because of misunderstanding (RomiJuri being the example) so this is not a story I would love to watch for real or rewatch ever

revue part
well, I was not expecting much from it, but it DID surprise me as well. the dances were very beautiful and though I thought they would be plain and a bit boring, they weren't. the part I liked especially was the one performed to an oriental melody and the moment when Aono-sama was raised by several otokoyaku was simply *______*
again, I saw how much she tends to adjust her movements to that of her partner(s), and her eyes also followed everyone she was dancing with. 'twas beautiful, almost impossible... and at the same time, she retained her style, soft and firm, swaying and rigid. the style which cannot be confused with someone else
my dear, dear, dear future Moon Top Musumeyaku.....

to sum it up
a great performance to enjoy, but does not climb even close to my Top list ^^`

my humble opinion: ’Passion: Jose and Carmen’ by Star Troupe (2010)

love triangles... love squares... erm... love pentagons?

what I recall in such moments is the line from 'You're Not All Alone' song (ending theme from Sol Bianca the legacy) - 'it's all right, I'm aware, life is fair'. 'tis really so. there are such things. many of them. 'tis ok. should be, at least...

'tis I who is not ok at all. having started with 'saikai' with its wonderful funny story and a (silly?) happy ending I ended up watching tragic stories also. sorry, but I am not a masochist... I cannot find any pleasure in watching sad and intricate stories which begin with nothing and end in nothing. was I mistaken in the Star Troupe?

BTW, is it only me who feels that the meeting of Jose and Carmen in the bar is a little bit overly... how shall I put it... well, at least it doth not suit the music, which seemeth to have more deep feelings than that plain passion shown. oh, that meaneth - the name of the musical is quite right - 'tis about passion, not love

'twas some 20 or 30 minutes from the beginning when I realized I am no more interested in watching it, though I was quite happy with the plenty of love scenes, as I was longing very much to watch something romantic. however, the rest (which was about an hour) flew beyond my mind, and I was only waiting for it to end, as I am not used to dropping what I have begun

who was 'lighting the way' is Michaela, a nice girl destined to suffer for nothing, the type I always feel sorry for and this sympathy seemeth to be greater than feelings towards other characters. I only wanted to ask if it is ok to ask a former girlfriend to look after thy mother

unlike the doubtful Gerard, Jose was firm in his choice when he was offered to stay with Carmen abandoning his previous life. this kind of decisiveness is much better than that tragic parting of 'Too Short a Time'. and the same firmness he showed when killing Garcia. impressive. not in the positive sense, however >___<

and Carmen herself... I was always interested in the kind of people who 'respect freedom' and say that they do not want to belong to someone, as I cannot understand them, being a completely opposite type. well, if they want to have fun in such a manner, I have no right to restrict them...

with the plot progressing, the misunderstanding progresses as well. I cannot see any reason why a person who loves cannot wait for a response, and I can see no reason why not to response, when loving and being loved. I could not even understand the feeling of being grateful to the mother for being born, as no one asks to be born actually...

and of course, the bombast of killing thy beloved because of a 'small misunderstanding' is very, very touching...... or so they thought? o___O

the more I watch, the lesser I understand. in the end, all that was left is... 'wha?'

my applause when the performance ended was as loud as that of the audience. as I was happy to see this nonsense stopping

siennas on the stage

Hisaki Seara-san. with both a cute face and a nice voice (which is again of the type I envy so much, with the 'high speed vibrating') she could be a really outstanding sienna, if not for her retirement. hath she got married? for example...

Nene-chan playing such a strong and dangerous woman was also an attractive thing. not that I like a person who can easily stab a woman with a knife, but looking onto a different Nene was fun. BTW, it took me a long time to understand that a Japanese is not a gypsy. oh, that's not what I wanted to say. are we not quite used to siennas being really great on the stage and having thousands of manifestations? this time Nene-chan was really as close to a real gypsy as she could be, and I consider it a really hard thing to do. we already know lolitas dressing in french clothes, we also admire otokoyaku in suits, but a Japanese girl wearing a long big skirt in flowers, and what's more important - behaving like a real gypsy - this should not have been so natural for me, as I have payed no attention to this fact when watching 'Passion' for the first time. this meaneth, Nene-chan is cool. well, a negative thing - on the other hand, I only conrmed my conclusion that this type of character is not for Nene-chan... better to say, for me watching Nene-chan. the problem is not her being a product of a completely another society, but 'tis just that this role doth not suit Nene-chan's personality, as fas as I imagine her

Yumeno Seika-san... I feel so sorry for not being able to appreciate her on the stage... she obviously is talented and she plays quite good, I am truly fascinated by the scene of her looking onto Carmen dancing - such a trifle, but portrayed so nicely... and still, I feel as if I dislike her, without any obvious reason. well, the only thing, she was breathing while portraying the dead Escamillio and it was very uncovered... ^.^ but that's not a thing to reproach a sienna, eh? after such an energy requiring dancing, she could not help breathing, which is quite natural. what is more important, I am not very delighted with her voice..... >___<

Yuzuki-sama portraying a bull. nice

well, though I did not like the characters, at least I should state the artistic skills of the main siennnas are perfect. such a strong passion is n their voices when they shout or cry, and in their movements, and the way they look onto each other...

another thing which bothers me is that while Ouki-san is absent, I cannot find any interesting siennas to look on, apart from Top Combi and Suzumi-san

the last question of mine. why such dresses??? the men outfit is completely ok, but both in 'Passion' and in 'Gypsy Baron' gypsy girl are dressed in idk what... I am not saying I am specialists in gypsy clothing, but I daresay I have an image of it, and meseemes, the Zuka costumes leave... well, leave something to be desired...