Urasoe City

Kumidō performance creative group dance “The Tale of the Moonlit Night Princess” New group dance “Tang no Kugutsu”

  • Traditional Performing Arts
  • Real-life event

Schedule

2026.03.14(土)

Start:14:00

Venue

National Theatre Okinawa Large Theatre 〒901-2122 4-14-1, Urasoe City, Okinawa

Charge

General-admission 3700 yen

2000 yen for University/college students

3000 yen for high school students and younger (Above the knee for 2 years and under, free)

Contents

They performed the creative group dance “The Tale of the Moonlit Night Princess” and “Tang no Kugutsu,” which received the Encouragement Award at the 4th Shinsaku Gumi Dance Drama Awards. A new group dance where you can feel the new possibilities as a new group dance drama and the attitude of boldly challenging the fusion of tradition and creation.

● Part 1: Creative Group Dance “The Tale of the Moonlit Night Princess”
Original story: Kayo Yasuo
Composition: Shimabukuro Mitsuhiro
Supervised by Shimabukuro Mitsuharu

Synopsis: Taketori's old man, who lives deep in the mountains, looks at the moon while feeling lonely. One day on August 15th, a Shuri shi came to visit. When I hear the translation, it is said that the woman I met here before cannot be forgotten and is searching for it. That woman was a daughter that Taketori no Okina found in Takeyabu and raised. However, that girl...

cast
Taketori no Okina: Michihiko Kakazu
Shuri Taxi: Miyagi Shigeo
Tsuki no Hime: Kinjo Shinji
Tsuki no Hime (childhood): Shiroma Ayaka

Ground song
Song Sanshin (Three-string guitar): NAKANDAKARI Tatsuya/Nakata Tomohiro
Koto: Lin Xingjia
Flute: Miyagi Hideo
Taiko: Kushi Daiki

● Part 2: New Group Dance “Tang no Kugutsu”
4th “New Works Group Dance Drama Awards” Encouragement Award
Written and directed by OSHIRO Takayuki Oshiro
Choreography: TAGUCHI Hiroaki

Synopsis: Maki Shirinoko, who serves the Shuri royal family, was worried that her sickly wife and little daughter, Otokaku, were feeling inconvenient while living a long life going to Tang for work. The Tang dynasty Kugutsu (toy doll) that I gave to my daughter as a souvenir of her trip eventually became a stronghold for Otsuru's heart. However, when her father was away, her mother passed away suddenly, and Otokaku lost her heart due to deep sadness and loneliness...

cast
Makishirinoko: Uehara Takahiro
Manabe barrel: TAGUCHI Hiroaki
Otsuru: Horikawa Yuki
Otsuru (childhood): Watase Masayuki
Monk: Kamiya Takeshi
Tang's Kugutsu: Takai Kentaro

Ground song
Song Sanshin (Three-string guitar): OSHIRO Takayuki Oshiro/Dai Taira /Yukio Seragaki
Koto: Hokuto Ikema
Flute: Kamei Mion
Taiko: Kazuki Miyazato
Loud sound: Toa Miyahira
Erhu: Uechi Elisa
Furukoto: Yoko Okamoto

Contact

National Theatre Okinawa

TEL:098-871-3350

MAIL:info@nt-okinawa.or.jp