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Vocabulary
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Track 11
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In Japan, there are two unique styles of drama: kabuki and Takarazuka Opera.
「nese two look very different because kabuki is traditional and Takarazuka Opera
IS very modern. Nevertheless, we can find a lot of similarities between them.
The greatest similarity is the performers. Both are played by performers of
In kabuki, all the performers are men.
One sex.
There are special actors who always
perform women's parts. They are called oyama. In Takarazuka Opera, all the
performers are women.
Even the strongest men's parts are played by women who
are dressed up like men.
Kabuki and Takarazuka Opera have music. In Takarazuka, actresses sing to
the music played in the theater. In kabuki, the actors do not sing themselves, but
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there are some singers and musicians on the stage.
Kabuki actors and Takarazuka Opera actresses wear very colorful costumes.
Both of them also put on beautiful make-up and act in a dramatic way. Kabuki
players' performances are powerful for men"'s parts and elegant for women's parts.
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Famous oyama are said to look more like women than real women. The Takarazuka
actresses who play men's parts look really handsome and act just like men.
Because of the actresses skills, the audience *is fascinated by the *gorgeous
shows.
Kabuki has old people as its fans, while Takarazuka Opera's fans are mostly
But all of them are very *enthusiastic. Kabuki and Takarazuka
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young women.
Opera are popular because they try to show beauty which we cannot find in our
daily lives. Why don't you go to see these plays and find more similarities?
261 words
Words & Phrases
1.17 be fascinated by …に魅せられる
.17 gorgeous 形豪華な
1.20 enthusiastic 脳熱狂的な
