Asumi Rio receives Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival’s newcomer award: first for Takarazuka since Yuzuki Reon

This article was published by Nikkan Sports on December 25, 2015.

Asumi Rio receives Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival’s newcomer award: first for Takarazuka since Yuzuki Reon

On the 25th the Takarazuka Revue announced that Asumi Rio, Top Star of Flower Troupe, was awarded the Newcomer Award for Theatre at the Heisei 27 Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival.

She received the award for her performance in New Tale of Genji, which was performed at the Takarazuka Grand Theatre in Hyogo and elsewhere starting in October of this year. Asumi’s performance in the restaging, 26 years after the last time it was performed, was praised for her embodiment of the elegant setting of the work.

The presentation ceremony takes place January 21st of next year in the city of Osaka.

According to the Revue, it is the first time a member has received the Rookie Award since former Top Star Yuzuki Reon in 2010.

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