I thought that today I might focus on my feelings towards
that modern day clip we saw of the Japanese Broadway show. I will admit that at
first it disturbed me quite a lot. I wasn’t expecting something so very Western
after so much Asian influenced pieces that we have been watching throughout the
semester and I believe that’s why I instantly hated it. But, after I went home
and mulled it over in my brain I found that it was actually not all that bad. It’s
not like they are trying to mock the culture or anything. It’s just a different
interpretation of it in a way that isn’t all that traditional. They still had
the accents that are clearly Asian such as the narrator and the costumes and
the technical effects that are common to a Kabuki show. So, after countless
circles running around in my head I have come to the conclusion that some faith
in Western culture has been restored. I think this is a step in the right
direction to incorporating Asian theatres into Broadway as much as any other
culture that premieres on its stage.
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