{"id":288,"date":"2016-01-29T00:27:26","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T07:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/?p=288"},"modified":"2021-01-09T23:03:03","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T06:03:03","slug":"takarazuka-revue-snow-troupes-new-top-combis-introductory-performance-is-the-counts-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/29\/takarazuka-revue-snow-troupes-new-top-combis-introductory-performance-is-the-counts-daughter\/","title":{"rendered":"Takarazuka Revue Snow Troupe\u2019s new Top Combi\u2019s introductory performance is The Count\u2019s Daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This article about Sagiri Seina and Sakihi Miyu’s first show as Top Stars was written by Harada Junko [approximate reading] and published by Ticket Pia on August 26, 2014.<\/a> (Archived link here.<\/a>) Some paragraph breaks have been inserted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Takarazuka Revue Snow Troupe\u2019s new Top Combi\u2019s introductory performance is \u201cThe Count\u2019s Daughter\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snow Troupe\u2019s new Top Combi, Sagiri Seina and Sakihi Miyu, take their position on September 1. Their introductory production The Count\u2019s Daughter – Je T’aime; I can\u2019t live without your love<\/em> begins performances at the Nissay Theatre in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is based on the popular manga of the same title by Hosokawa Chieko. The story is set in Paris at the end of the 19th century, and is about the young heir of a Duke, Alain, who is also called ‘The King of Journalism’, and an innocent young girl named Corinne, who was raised in an orphanage. They overcome many barriers in order to be together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sagiri Seina plays Alain, who has a strong sense of justice but will sometimes use force to get what he wants. \u201cI haven\u2019t had a part like this before, so I have a bit of inner turmoil at taking on such a formidable role,\u201d she said. \u201cBut because of that, the process of getting into character is a lot more interesting, and due to my struggles I feel attached to him. It\u2019s a performance where I will try to show different aspects of my appeal as an otokoyaku.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ever since the first promotional performance, Sakihi has turned completely into the adorable Corinne. \u201cI want to make a fully fleshed-out character based on the original work,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m still inexperienced but I want to take on this role as an actress. Corinne is a wonderful girl, so I think the most important thing is that I understand her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As this work is set in the lovely time period in Paris called “La Belle Epoque\u201d, the visuals such as costumes and sets are made with all the splendour Takarazuka can provide. Furthermore, the finale will be reminescent of a Parisian revue, with a French can-can number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sagiri said \u201cit\u2019s a work that incorporates so much of the charm of Takarazuka, isn\u2019t it? Since Flower Troupe is in the middle of performing Elisabeth <\/em>at the Tokyo Takarazuka Theatre next door, it\u2019s a great chance to see two really different Takarazuka shows both in Hibiya District.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the Takarazuka version, Alain, played by Chigi-san [Sagiri] becomes the main character, so I\u2019m really looking forward to it,\u201d Sakihi said hopefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new Top Combi charmed the audience excellent acting and beautiful appearance onstage, proving themselves worthy inheritors to \u201cDrama\u2019s Snow Troupe\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sagiri said \u201clike those who said \u2018we want you do to this kind of show, we want to see Snow Troupe put it on\u2019 I want to keep looking ahead and work together with everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sakihi also declared that \u201cas a member of Snow Troupe I want to give it my all as I follow Chigi-san\u2019s lead.\u201d Her attitude is already perfect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This article about Sagiri Seina and Sakihi Miyu’s first show as Top Stars was written by Harada Junko [approximate reading] and published by Ticket Pia on August 26, 2014. (Archived link here.) Some paragraph breaks have been inserted. Takarazuka Revue … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[13,360,14,32],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":289,"href":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/288\/revisions\/289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}