From MANSAI Kaitai Shinsho Vol. Photographed by Hideo Mori

◎What is Kaitai Shinsho?
　Mansai Nomura, the artistic director of the Setagaya Public Theater, plans and performs himself, and every time he welcomes a variety of guests for a “talk and performance”.This is a series that "deconstructs" the various fields and elements that make up the world of contemporary art, and reexamines the origins and foundations of each.

The theme this time is "Odoki/Medoki" ~Metaphor of style~
Zeami's "Fushi Kaden" contains the words "Otoki Joji".
Using these words as a starting point, I would like to touch on the "reversal of gender roles" in today's performing arts, and then consider the "stylistics" of acting that underlie it.

[Cast] Mansai Nomura/Yoka Wao/Junichi Konuma

"profile"
Mansai Nomura
Born in Tokyo in 1966.Kyogen performer.Artistic director of the Setagaya Public Theater.He is the eldest son of Living National Treasure Mansaku Nomura.General Designator of Important Intangible Cultural Property. He presides over Kyogen Gozarunoza.In addition to Noh and Kyogen performances in Japan and overseas, he has starred in the stage productions of "Meridian Ritual," "Oedipus Rex," "Hamlet," and the movie "Onmyoji." In "Machigai no Kyogen", he directed and starred in a stage that made full use of Kyogen techniques, and in "Kunitojin", a stage that tried to fuse classical performing arts and modern art.He is also active in a wide range of fields, such as appearing on NHK Educational TV "Nihongo de Asobo". In 99, he received the Agency for Cultural Affairs Art Festival Theater Division Newcomer Award, and the 2003 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Newcomer Award for Arts. In 05, he received the Kinokuniya Theater Award and the Asahi Performing Arts Award for composition and direction of Atsushi: Sangetsu-ki, Meijinden.His major works include "Mansai Degozaru", "Kyogen Cyborg", "Kyogen Sannin Sanyo Nomura Mansai Volume" and "MANSAI ◎ Kaitai Shinsho".

Youka Wao
Born in Osaka Prefecture.she is an actressShe is a former Takarazuka Revue Cosmo Troupe Otokoyaku top star. She debuted in 88 with her Takarazuka Revue.From the beginning of her stage debut, she attracted attention as a promising newcomer, and the following year she was selected to play the role of Oscar in the newcomer's performance of "The Rose of Versailles", and she suddenly came into the limelight. In 2000 she became the top star of Sora Troupe. She left the Takarazuka Revue on July 06, 7.Her major works include Rose of Versailles 2, Castel Mirage, Phantom, Gone with the Wind, and NEVER SAY GOODBYE. In 2001 she won the Kazuo Kikuta Theater Award for Excellence in "BOXMAN". In December 04, she starred in the movie "Chacha - Tengai no Kihi".She won the Best Actress Award at the Osaka Cinema Festival. She has been confirmed to play the lead role of Velma Kelly in the Broadway musical "CHICAGO" scheduled to be performed in October 07.

Junichi Konuma
Born in Tokyo in 1959.He is a professor at the Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University.He continues to create and write in various fields such as music and literary criticism, translation, and poetry.He won the XNUMXth Idemitsu Music Award (academic and research category).His main works include “The Fascinating Body: The Traveling Musician Colin McPhee and His Era”, “Toru Takemitsu: Sound, Words and Images” (Seidosha), “Poulenc in Paris” (Shunjusha), “Sound Ethics” and “Bacharach”. , Legrand, Jobim” (Heibonsha), “Bach “Goldberg Variations” World, Music, Media” (Misuzu Shobo), “Sid Charisse of Saigon” (Shoshi Yamada), translation “Man sitting in the corridor” (Marguerite Duras, Shoshi Yamada), supervised translation of "Movie Music" (Michel Sion, Misuzu Shobo), etc. 　

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