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For the first section of the dance, see http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=4q1MPwD7z CI
Tamasaburo performed his signature dance "Sagi Musume (Heron Maiden)" at the Kabuki-za, Tokyo. This is the middle part of the dance, in which Tamasaburo portraited a machi musume (town girl).
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Tamasaburo performed his signature dance "Sagi Musume (Heron Maiden)" at the Kabuki-za, Tokyo. This is the first part of the dance. Here, on the stage, Tamasaburo morphed from a heron to a machi musume (town girl) by means of a quick change of costumes. For the last section of the dance, see http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=Q6O7KFCCE dU
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The dance "Yokihi" is based on the Chinese historical figure Princess Yang Kwei-Fei, who was the beloved concubine of the Tang Dynasty emperor Hsuan Tsung (Genso in Japanese). For more information on this story, see http://www.taleofgen ji.org/yang_kwei-fei .html
For the last part of the dance, see http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=V_mgamVag 68
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For the first part of the dance, see http://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=LMW8E-5Ug so
The dance "Yokihi" is based on the Chinese historical figure Princess Yang Kwei-Fei, who was the beloved concubine of the Tang Dynasty emperor Hsuan Tsung (Genso in Japanese). For more information on this story, see http://www.taleofgen ji.org/yang_kwei-fei .html
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This is the story of Kiyohime, who met a travelling priest Anchin. Kiyohime fell for Anchin but the priest left for the Dojoji temple. Kiyohime was furious and transformed into a serpent to pursue him. This video shows Kiyohime crossing the Hidakagawa river as a serpent to pursue her lover.
This is a very famous bunraku (puppet) play, and here, Tamasaburo's movements were those of a puppet.