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The cruelty of beauty, nonbroadcast version

Title
The cruelty of beauty, nonbroadcast version [videorecording] / conceived and edited by Muriel Balash ; produced and directed by Merrill Brockway.
Publication
c1981.

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Additional Authors
  • Balash, Muriel.
  • Nakamura, Kichiemon, 1944-2021
  • Nakamura, Kichiemon, 1886-1954
  • Ichikawa, Danshirō, 1909-
  • Onoe, Baikō, 1915-1995
  • Nakamura, Kanzaburō, XVIII, 1955-2012
  • Bowers, Faubion, 1917-1999
  • Nakamura, Utaemon, 1917-2001
  • Matsumoto, Hakuō, Shodai, 1910-1982
  • Nakamura, Shikan, VII, 1921-2011
  • Kataoka, Nizaemon, 1903-1994
  • Ichikawa, Yaozo
  • Takeda, Izumo, 1691-1756
  • Brockway, Merrill.
  • Kabukiza, Kabushiki Kaisha.
  • Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.
Description
2 videodiscs (NTSC) (91 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
The cruelty of beauty [part I] comprises substantial excerpts from Takeda Izumo's play The temple school filmed in performance at the Kabuki-za, Tokyo with voiceover English translation by Faubion Bowers. Cast includes Nakamura Utaemon VI (Chiyo), Matsumoto Koshiro VIII (Matsuo), Nakamura Shikan VII (Tonami), Kataoka Nizaemon XIII (Genzo), Ichikawa Yaozo IX (Gema), Kataoka Takataro (Kunshusai), and Onoe Otomaru (Kotaro). The past as present: Kabuki [part II] is an introduction to the Japanese art of Kabuki stressing its spectacular and violent aspects especially the cult of the sword, the Samurai warrior's code of bushido, the ritual of hari-kiri, and even filicide, and how cruelty is transmuted into beauty through the alchemy of stagecraft. Included are filmed excerpts featuring Ichikawa Ennosuke III, Nakamura Kichiemon II, Onoe Baiko VII, and Nakamura Kanzaburo XVIII.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Merrill Brockway.
Alternative Title
Temple school.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
Note
  • Nonbroadcast version.
  • Film sequences from NHK, Tokyo ; still photographs from Waseda University ; produced in cooperation with the Eugene O'Neill Memorial Theatre Center.
Credits (note)
  • Executive producer and narrator, Faubion Bowers.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
  • Disc 1 (62 min.). The cruelty of beauty (beginning).
  • Disc 2 (16 min.). The cruelty of beauty (conclusion) (ca. 13 min.) -- The past as present: Kabuki (ca. 16 min.).
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-2854
OCLC
144571589
Title
The cruelty of beauty, nonbroadcast version [videorecording] / conceived and edited by Muriel Balash ; produced and directed by Merrill Brockway.
Imprint
c1981.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
System Details
DVD.
Credits
Executive producer and narrator, Faubion Bowers.
Local Subject
Dancers en travesti.
Added Author
Balash, Muriel. Conceptor
Balash, Muriel. Editor
Nakamura, Kichiemon, 1944-2021, performer.
Nakamura, Kichiemon, 1886-1954, performer.
Ichikawa, Danshirō, 1909- performer.
Onoe, Baikō, 1915-1995, performer.
Nakamura, Kanzaburō, XVIII, 1955-2012, performer.
Bowers, Faubion, 1917-1999, narrator.
Nakamura, Utaemon, 1917-2001, performer.
Matsumoto, Hakuō, Shodai, 1910-1982, performer.
Nakamura, Shikan, VII, 1921-2011, performer.
Kataoka, Nizaemon, 1903-1994, performer.
Ichikawa, Yaozo, performer.
Takeda, Izumo, 1691-1756, author.
Brockway, Merrill. Director
Brockway, Merrill. Producer
Kabukiza, Kabushiki Kaisha.
Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.
Added Title
Temple school.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-2854
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