Remi is popping up here and there since retirement, though I have to search for it.

2012

August 24th, Remi and Toyoko go see Tsukigumi's R&J! Many complaints that Toyoko did not put up a photo follow. ^^ (They were spotted again in January--this is apparently going to be a regular thing.)

October 17th, she goes to Disneyland with Hanagumi ( Read more... )

I've heard ad-lib is a big thing for a senshuraku performance, but if anything was ad-libbed for Danza, I didn't notice it.

Celebrity was a different story. ^_^

( For a start, there was lots of Toyoko-hugging. )

Standby was 7:15 AM by the theater; we got cards telling us what to say, rehearsed, and lined up. Which took awhile because everything was unusual. Rima Club (10 people) and Remi Club (about 40) lined up first, even before upperclassmen clubs ( Read more... )

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How many times is Masatsuka-sensei gonna write this play? Dancing couple working at a club (Buenos Aires no Kaze, La Esperanza), female with family in dangerous political revolution (Mariposa no Hana, Romance du Paris), mouthy number-two woman who pushes around her timid would-be love interest (Romance du Paris, La Esperanza) and has feelings for ( Read more... )

I saw Dancer Serenata/Celebrity yesterday. Review forthcoming, but I thought I'd start with some pics. This post is public because all of it is shots I took outside: Zuka girl's faces are everywhere. ^^

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MY REMI IS CHIE'S FORMER LOVER.AND CURRENT DANCE PARTNER ( Read more... )

Yes, part 2 is posting before part 1 (which will be the play review). It's taking me longer than I expected to finish my review and report of Remi's ochakai, so I'm typing the easiest bit here: random notes about demachi. :D ( Read more... )

Saw recordings of Hoshigumi's 2010 Romeo et Juliette:
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In all the (understandable) hubub about who's out sick, I almost missed the new LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENTS on the Takarazuka main page!

Hoshigumi is doing Jose and Carmen! Yes, the Jose and Carmen last done by Zunko and O-Hana a decade ago! I'm thrilled, it's a perfect play for the leads. Nene isn't a great singer, but I really like her acting and ( Read more... )