2010年12月9日、
文楽鑑賞教室へ行きました。
文楽鑑賞教室の感想をアンドルー(カナダ)さんが書いてくれました。
アンドルーさんは中国語のみならず英語も分かるので、三言語で書いてもらいました。
アンドルー
December 9th, as it had always been on the other winter days, the weather was cloudy and frosty. In the lobby of a ten-storied building near JR Itabashi station, there stood around ten foreigners. They are, including myself, the students of JET Academy’s students, and this is our first contact with Bunraku.
Arriving at the National Theatre, it took only a little time for the starting bell to chime after we took our seat. With the darkening of the lights the noise of the audience sank into dead silent. In the darkness, as if the aurora of the arctic, a flash of light shined the stage, with the voice of the soprano Daifu started to tell the tale.
Whether it is the pale face of the doll that specially stood out from the dark background or the delicate movement that were unable to see from over ten metres, both of them drilled deeply into my memory. The slow tempo and the not very impressing story however became one of the most precious memories in my times in Japan.
Leaving the theater, once again surrounded by the low temperature, the harsh breath from the north echoed in my ear. Nothing special to be happy about but just somehow, felt relaxed. This might also be one of the attracting points of Bunraku. To those who yet Japanese isn’t very fluent, Bunraku isn’t a recommendation, but since studying in Japan, Bunraku is one thing you can’t miss.
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