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A scene (act 4) from the kabuki play 'Yoshitsune senbon zakura' performed at the Kawarasaki theatre in the autumn of 1847. The fourth act begins with a michiyuki dance scene, which follows Shizuka as she seeks to catch up with Yoshitsune and his party. The journey is narrated by an offstage narrator, in the bunraku style, and there is very ...
While kabuki is technically theater and not dance, the movements, for example, of the sword-fighting termed tachimawari in kabuki are gymnastic to the point even of employing somersaults, and elaborate fight scenes are so deliberate and stylized that they provide at least an area of overlap between theater and dance. [36]
Kagura (神楽 (かぐら), "god-entertainment") is a type of Shinto ritual ceremonial dance. The term is a contraction of the phrase kami no kura ("seat of god"), indicating the presence of gods in the practice. One major function of kagura is chinkon (purifying and shaking the spirit), involving a procession-trance process.
The demon-princess is given the name Sarashina-hime; the deity warning the warrior is now a Yamagami ("mountain god") sent by Hachiman; [12] and the divine sword given to the warrior Koremochi is identified as the Kogarasumaru. [10] [11] The demon employs a maple branch to parry Koremochi's sword, until the branch is knocked out of its hand. It ...
Professional swordsman Dave Rawlings reacts to 10 fight scenes featuring longswords and daggers and rates them based on their accuracy. ... 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Moreška / m oʊ ˈ r ɛ ʃ k ə / is a traditional sword dance [1] [2] from the town of Korčula, on the Croatian island of the same name in the Adriatic. Dating back hundreds of years, the Moreška is an elaborate production involving two groups of dancers, engaging in a mock battle over the fate of a veiled young woman.
While Indiana Jones' most iconic weapon is the archaeologist's handy whip, it's Harrison Ford's "gun vs. sword" scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark that's considered by most fans to be the funniest ...
Sword dance has been one of the most original Aryan dances, or the Great Sistan and Khorasan, and has been preserved in this region for a long time. What is known today as Choub bazi is the continuation of the sword dance, which the ancient Iranians used to strengthen their morale and defensive readiness with this sword dance to continue their ...