The Kabuki performance was definitely an interesting experience. The actors were dressed up in amazing kimono, hair, and make-up. Although Kabuki tends to be a bit long and drawn out, it was very intriguing. Here is a picture of the side of the Kabuki theater on the left.
The manner in which Kabuki actors speak is hard, even for a Japanese person to understand. So we had headphones that translated everything into English for us. However, the translations were really bad, but helpful for plot summary. The story was basically about a man who kind of had an arranged marriage but he was really in love with another woman. On the day of the wedding, the other woman shows up at their house and confesses her love for the man. In the end, the bride to be decides to become a nun, because she knows he does not truly love her and they could never marry. It is a sad story but seems pretty realistic.
Here is a statue of a Kabuki actor who is wearing pretty cool clothes and has awesome hair! He looks pretty scary. I would not mess with him.
After the show, we got a tour of backstage. Our sensee have pretty good connections so we got to do a lot of extra, special things. Here are the actors bushing their wigs to store them for the next performance. Kabuki actors used to be men and women a long time ago. Now, there are only male Kabuki actors who dress up as women to play the female roles.I want to be a Kabuki actor because their voices are so cool. BUT I'm a female soooo, no chance for me. Logan definitely does the best Kabuki actor facial expression impressions! Maybe he has a more promising future as a Kabuki actor than I do.
