Exploring Hybridity: Kanno Yôko, Takarazuka Revue and the Subversive Dynamics of (Soft) Power in Late-Modern Japan
Exploring Hybridity: Kanno Yôko, Takarazuka Revue and the Subversive Dynamics of (Soft) Power in Late-Modern Japan
Author(s): Maria GrajdianSubject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Music, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Cultural Essay
Published by: UNIVERSITATEA »ȘTEFAN CEL MARE« SUCEAVA
Keywords: Takarazuka Revue; Japanese all-female musical theater;
Summary/Abstract: Since its inception in 1914, the extremely popular Takarazuka Revue, the Japanese all-female musical theater in Osaka‘s NorthWest, has proven throughout the decades both a faithful mirror of the Japanese society and a fine compass of its tendencies, subtly providing impulses for the future. This paper focuses on the dynamics of entertainment in the interplay of power and seduction as creatively displayed in Takarazuka Revue‘s show Silk Road: Bandits and Jewels from early 2021: its most particular feature is the music partially composed by Kanno Yôko 菅野 よう子.
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 15
- Page Range: 289-301
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
