TOP MANIA! was a 2017 Kageki feature where Top Stars and Top Musumeyaku talked about their work routine during performances. Tamaki\u2019s was published in the November issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
TOP MANIA! – Tamaki Ryou<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Pre-show schedule:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I arrive at the dressing room 2 hours and 15 minutes before curtain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Warmup<\/em> Meal<\/em> Stage makeup<\/em> My schedule after arriving at the green room changes depending on if I am in Takarazuka or Tokyo. In the Tokyo theatre, the order of the stage makeup and the meal is reversed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Important makeup points<\/em> During the show:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Vital items for performing<\/em> Showtime beverages<\/em> Focus during quick changes<\/em> Favorite on-stage moments<\/em> How far can you see into the audience?<\/em> After the show<\/strong>:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n First thing I do after a performance<\/em> Does the role you are replaying have any reflection in your daily life?<\/em> Other:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Times you most feel that you\u2019re really an otokoyaku<\/em> TOP MANIA! was a 2017 Kageki feature where Top Stars and Top Musumeyaku talked about their work routine during performances. Tamaki\u2019s was published in the November issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[13,360,42,22],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826"}],"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=826"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":827,"href":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826\/revisions\/827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zukalations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
For my warmup, I always bring 5 things: the sheet music, my keyboard, my StretchPole, a thermos full of herbal tea, and a blanket. The blanket is one that everyone in the troupe made as a birthday present for me. First, I\u2019ll stretch while vocalizing to wake up my body. I always drink the herbal tea at this time to help warm myself up. After that, I sing through the songs of the show, using the sheet music to confirm the melodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Generally, I eat an onigiri and a banana, or other things that like that which will give me a lot of energy right away. On days with two shows, that wouldn\u2019t be enough to get me through both, so during the break I make sure to eat at least something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I take a while time to do the initial foundation for the makeup. The foundation is the most important part, so a long time ago Asumi-san taught me how to do it. At first I was really slow doing my makeup, so even the foundation would take 15 minutes, but recently I\u2019ve become a bit faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I always arrange the makeup brushes, powder puffs, sprays, and everything on the makeup table so I can reach whatever I want to use easily. I hate it when things get jumbled up, so I have specific times when I\u2019ll make sure I tidy it up; I at least try to keep it feeling clean (laughs). Also, I always place a plush toy Yuri-san (Shimon) gave me where I\u2019ll be able to see it. A while back, I gave Yuri-san a plush toy of a character she really liked, so she gave me another one from the same series in return, and when I see it it just makes me feel better somehow (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perfume, maybe\u2026aromas are pretty important to me. Depending on the role I\u2019m playing, sometime I\u2019ll think \u2018I can\u2019t really get into the spirit of it with this scent\u2026\u2019, so I\u2019ll change my perfume according to each role. Also, I always use a mint spray to keep my throat clear and a muscle roller to loosen up my calves during performances. Wearing boots for a long time really makes my legs ache, and they say that your calves are your \u2018second heart\u2019, so those things are really important to have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don\u2019t like the feeling of having something remaining in my throat, so generally I just have water. However, during summer, if I just drank water I wouldn\u2019t be able to keep up the right level of salt and other things my body needs, so I\u2019ll have sports drinks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Letting the dresser do their job. Besides that, I just try to do the parts I can do calmly. However, I have had times during dress rehearsals where I think \u2018Oh, I have this little time!?\u2019 and get confused. I don\u2019t really like quick changes so much\u2026basically, I don\u2019t like having to hurry (laughs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Times when the audience and stage feel fully united. At times where the audience is really focused on a dramatic play, or when we\u2019re all getting excited together with the audience during a revue scene, it feels like the theatre has really become one unit. It makes me feel so happy to be able to perform in that space\u2026 It feels like the audience also helps create the shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During a revue show, I can see to about Row 20, and during parades or when I am addressing the audience at times like opening or last performances, I can see the people sitting in the very back and the second floor seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I take off my false eyelashes and lipstick, and if it\u2019s summer I\u2019ll put an icepack on my head so I don\u2019t get overheated. I\u2019m the type that prefers to get home and rest as quickly as possible, so I don\u2019t really linger at my dressing table or anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think I\u2019m not the type who\u2019s really affected by that. When I\u2019m on stage, I turn on my internal switch and become really focused, but if I stayed that way for too long it would be really tiring, so at other times I\u2019m just me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I get really excited when I wear tailcoats and suits or other otokoyaku type costumes. At those times I do feel \u2018I\u2019m really an otokoyaku\u2019. Also, when I go see external stage performances, I\u2019ll really watch the male actors. It\u2019s not that I\u2019m watching them so I can learn from them, but when I\u2019m watching them I\u2019ll think \u2018his gestures are so cool\u2019 or something, and later I\u2019ll think \u2018I can really use that thing I saw in my own performances\u2019 and such.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"