The Aragoto Masterpiece EXPLAINED・Shibaraku 1697

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The kabuki play Shibaraku ( Wait a Moment! ) was first staged by Ichikawa Danjūrō I at the Nakamura-za theatre in Edo, and represents the greatest surviving example of aragoto drama. Let's have a look at its plot and some of the main elements! • Since the beginning of the Heisei period in 1989, there has been only 14 performances of Shibaraku, 4 by Ichikawa Danjūrō XII, 6 by his son, Ichikawa Ebizō XI, 2 by Onoe Shōroku IV (as part of productions of Gohiiki Kanjinchō), 1 by Ichikawa Uzaemon XVII (in 1993) and 1 by Matsumoto Kōshirō IX (in 1991). • You can read an english translation of this play in the book Kabuki Plays on Stage Vol 1: Brilliance and Bravado , and find more information in kabuki21: https://www.kabuki21.com/shibaraku.php • If you have any question, correction or suggestion you can contact me at: [email protected] • #kabuki #theatre #japan

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