After 1-month interval, Mei-Shun saw Master Mei-Shu today. What would be on stage next year? We talked about it, mentioning a few candidates, and then started a short piece of dance anyway. Such ones are called “ha–uta” or “ko–uta” to mean short and light songs.
Month: December 2014
Interview to Master: 6
StandardMei-Shu II lived in Tokyo when Kikunoe-Ryu was established by her eldest sister. After moving to Tsuchiura, she continued giving lessons at a community center nearby her ex-home for 7 years. Taking 6:00 bus to the nearest train station, changing trains twice, she reached Machida, Tokyo around 10:00.
Interview to Master: 5
StandardMei-Shu II gives lessons at her home in Tsuchiura, while visiting Tokushima once a month to instruct Kikunoe masters. Our current head Sen-Sha, a popular kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke V, took office in 2012. This spring, we held a long-expected stage in Tokushima honoring late Mei-Shu I.
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