先週

日本協会にメデイアを見ました。この劇のディレクターは宮城聰さんです。I am utterly shocked by this impeccable production of Euripede's Medea. It interpreted a Greek tragedy with an almost Kabuki-like way. The music, movements, costumes and facial make-ups all have a Kabuki touch to it. The actors were divided into speakers and movers; speakers (those black-clad men in the back) didn't move and movers didn't speak, sort of like 人形浄瑠璃.The most interesting thing was movers were all female and speakers were all male. So we audience would see women playing Creon and Jason, and the gorgeous Medea (the lady on this still, actress's name is Micari) speaking with a man's voice. It must be really hard work for the actors, but the entire play was carried out wonderfully. Oh and it was livestreamed to Japanese Literature students at UIUC. I think it was a shame that Columbia, with all these Lit Hum students, didn't know anything about this production.

そして、ぼくはきものが大好きです。この美しい小紋を買いました。パターンは竹の葉らしいです。ビンテージきものですから、とてもおもしろいですね。前のしょゆうしゃはどなたですか。。。