There\u2019s a section in Kageki called \u2018Words and Pictures\u2019 where one sienne from each troupe is chosen quarterly to write about behind-the-scenes episodes from their troupe. (It\u2019s slightly similar to Troupe Report, but longer and with more turnover.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Top Musumeyaku Maaya Kiho was the Snow Troupe writer for the first quarter of 2018. In March, her final column, she talks about her personal favorite things about the production of\u00a0Passage Through the Light\/SUPER VOYAGER!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Maaya Kiho\u2019s Listen to This \ud83d\udc96 – March 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Snow Troupe\u2019s Passage Through the Light\/SUPER VOYAGER!<\/em> has safely finished its cruise, and next the good ship Snow White \u2744 will be setting out to tour Japan!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018Maaya Kiho\u2019s Listen to This \ud83d\udc96 \u2019 has also reached its third edition in the blink of an eye \ud83d\ude0c \ud83d\ude4f This performance was full of all kinds of emotions. Did everyone who came to watch also fine various different key aspects for yourselves??!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2026So, this time, I\u2019ve changed the setup, and I\u2019ve arbitrarily chosen what to include according to my, Maaya Kiho\u2019s, biases \u2728 I\u2019m going to tell you about my favorite parts of Passage Through the Light\/SUPER VOYAGER!<\/em> \ud83d\udc96 and can\u2019t-miss things about the show \ud83d\udc49 \u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n Starting with Passage Through the Light<\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1) The theme song \u2018Passage Through the Light\u2019 2) Marie-Anne\u2019s daggers 3) In this play, Passage Through the Light,<\/em> I think it would be great if you paid attention to the pieces that were being used as background music during the acting scenes as well. For example, in the scene about the Victims of the Revolution, the BGM when Marie-Anne and Francois are dancing is \u2018Ideals and Hopes\u2019. In the scene between Maxime and Antoine, \u2018Drinking Song for Young Revolutionaries\u2019 was arranged for the background, in the scene where Marie-Anne is trying to kill Maxime \u2018Now\u2019 is playing, in the Thermidor scene the melody line of ‘Drinking Song for Young Revolutionaries\u2019 appears again, and in the final jail scene \u2018Now\u2019 and \u2018Ideals and Hopes\u2019 are playing. It\u2019s a play full of wonderful music. I wonder if you all have a favorite scene \ud83d\ude03<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next is\u00a0SUPER VOYAGER!<\/em>\u00a0I\u2019m not going to hold myself back here, so I\u2019ll just start at the beginning~! \ud83d\udd25 1<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n First, the opening curtain<\/strong>. From the moment all of the \u2018legends\u2019 come out, the dream world begins!! It\u2019s totally! Takarazuka!! And then as you\u2019re wondering what\u2019s about to start, Nozomi-san appears in the gondola. Those \u201cpower words\u201d \u2018my sea\u2019 and \u2018hold you tight\u2019 \ud83d\udc96 And then everyone in the troupe wearing such cute sailor outfits \u2728 The moment when I lift up my leg with Nozomi-san in the \u2018Song of Hope\u2019<\/strong> scene! The cute rockettes! Aya-san looking like a white daruma doll! Everyone dancing so nimbly wearing those colorful costumes in \u2018A Town with an Ocean View\u2019<\/strong>. I love Saki-san\u2019s (Ayakaze\u2019s) dynamic dancing and Hirame-san\u2019s (Asazuki\u2019s) way of using her skirt! \u2728 And then in the Provence scene<\/strong>, the moment when Nozomi-san comes up through the lift!! She has a cigar in her mouth, and the way she blows smoke is so beautiful\u2026That white coat is just too cool! Aasa-san\u2019s (Asami\u2019s) beauty as Marianne and the creases between Ayanagi-san\u2019s brows as Georges. How lovely Kari-san (Kiraha), Jun-chan, Hai-chan (Manomiya), Mame-chan (Sakuraba) were in those pair dances. \u2026I was so surprised that their names were Marianne and Georges! \ud83d\ude32 How the middle ensemble number<\/strong> rotated between everyone. The sharpness of the otokoyaku group dance, and Nozomi-san\u2019s passionate shouts! \ud83d\ude0a \ud83d\udc96 \u2728 I loved Asami-san\u2019s<\/strong> scene after that, where she was with all the cool and beautiful senior musumeyaku<\/strong>. And then in the journal scene<\/strong>, the way Nozomi-san clutched her journal to her chest \u2728 and Ayami-kun\u2019s sparkling eyes \u2728 The ‘mass games\u2019<\/strong> ensemble dance scene was so full of emotion for me, and I love it \ud83c\udfa9 \u2728 Koma-san\u2019s (Saou\u2019s) voice filled with love in SAILING DAY<\/strong> \ud83d\udc96 The intensity of The Blizzards<\/strong> \u2728 \ud83d\ude0a \ud83d\udd25 I would always look forward to that final adlib, and my favorite was \u2018I\u2019d rather have you than chocolate\u2019 \ud83d\udc96 \u2728 And then, Saki\u2019s scene with all the musumeyaku, \u2018One Night of Passion\u2019<\/strong>!! Saki-san in that matador costume and the musumeyaku in black outfits! In \u2018Longing for Andalusia\u2019<\/strong>, the way Nozomi-san rotates her shoulders while she\u2019s standing on the stairs, the relaxed way she calls out, the way she says \u2018eight thirty\u2019 while looking at her watch, and the way she shows the lining of her jacket when she says \u2018I might be a little bit late~\u2019 \u2728 Etc., etc., there\u2019s too much, I can\u2019t even take it all in!! And also, Nozomi-san is just like a prince<\/strong>\u2026 \u2728 My heart would pound every show from the start of the stand-by time \ud83d\ude0a \ud83d\udc96 I love, lo~ve the moment when we welcome her during the parade<\/strong> \u2728 \u2744 Nozomi-san\u2019s sparkling smile \ud83d\ude4f \ud83d\udc96<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s all! All I did was list out all of Maaya Kiho\u2019s favorite points, but\u2026did any of you have overlap with your own favorite points? \ud83d\ude0a SUPER VOYAGER!<\/em> Is going to go on a national tour, so by all means come to enjoy the show \u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n This third edition\u2026really did end up as \u2018Listen to This \ud83d\udc96 \u2019\u2026but I\u2019d be so happy if you agree with any of my feelings! Well then! I\u2019m looking forward to meeting with all of you again someday \u2744 \u2728 Thank you for reading this for the past three months!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n And now I\u2019m setting out from the world of Kageki\u2014Bon voyage!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 – The entire following passage was also a text block in the original magazine. I decided to respect Maaya\u2019s choice and replicate the reading experience as closely as possible, rather than adding paragraph breaks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There\u2019s a section in Kageki called \u2018Words and Pictures\u2019 where one sienne from each troupe is chosen quarterly to write about behind-the-scenes episodes from their troupe. (It\u2019s slightly similar to Troupe Report, but longer and with more turnover.) Top Musumeyaku … Continue reading
After the end of the scene of the king\u2019s execution, the stage rotates. The backdrop changes to a sky with light breaking through. And then, Robespierre appears! That moment as she comes up through the lift, with the spotlight on her face making her eyes shine with light! And then how the stage becomes more filled with light as the song continues! The way the lights progress along the Silver Bridge! I love how the stage mechanics were used perfectly to match the path Robespierre goes down in the song \u2018The Path of Light\u2019 \ud83d\ude0a If you are going to sing \u2018The Path of Light\u2019, why don\u2019t you try shutting down all of the lights in your room, and gradually turning them on again one by one \u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I asked Director Ikuta about Marie-Anne at the beginning of the rehearsals, he said \u2018She has a swordsmanship instructor\u2019 \ud83d\ude32 ! Apparently there was someone tutoring her in self-defense while she was at home\u2026 (I took the liberty of imagining Riisha (Tooma) as my tutor \ud83d\ude0a) As you all know already, Marie-Anne uses dual blades. They are in different designs \u2694 As for why she uses dual blades\u2026allow me to present my way of thinking a little bit. The first blade contains her feelings from when her blood family was killed. The second blade contains her feelings from losing the new family (or comrades) she created after coming to Paris, and so this expresses her resolution, and her love and hatred perhaps\u2026this is how I think of it. However, different people think of it in all different ways. Why do you think Marie-Anne uses dual blades\u2026I\u2019d love to hear it \u2694 \u2728 Please take a look at the difference between her two blades on the DVD!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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