Piece

Stücktitel Ryūsei
Alternativer Stücktitel Ryusei (Transliteration) ,
Shooting Star (Translation)
Schaffungsdatum [ 1859] September 1859
Erschaffer Kawatake Mokuami Lyricist
Assoziierte darstellende Künste Dance, Japanese, Kabuki
Originalsprache [Japanische] Japanese
Handlung Ryūsei depicts a shooting star in the sky on the evening of Tanabata, the star festival on the 7th day of the 7th month. Above the clouds the shooting star appears and reports to two other starts, Altair and Vega, what he has seen below: the comical quarrel between a thunder (kaminari) couple.
Referenzen Nihon buyō meikyoku jiten (313-317)
Anmerkungen A fantastical and humorous dance story.
Stück veröffentlicht in Nihon buyō meikyoku jiten(313)

Associated Items

Assoziierte Produktionen 2010Oct06, Barnes Lecture Hall, Sanbasō
Performances of the piece 1007210, 1007226, 1007227, 1007228, 1007229, 1007230, 1007231, 1007232, 1007233, 1007234
Components associated with piece 1007242, 1007243, 1007244, 1007245, 1007247, 1007248, 1007249, 1007250