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Gender Gymnastics

By Leonie Stickland

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Gender Gymnastics

By Leonie Stickland

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The artifice of gender performance - sometimes playful, mostly conscientious - has enthralled and entertained audiences of Japan's all-female Takarazuka Revue for more than 90 years. The dashing male-role players in its musical theatre productions enjoy the adulation of a predominantly female audience for whom these handsome idols represent ideal masculinity, while, at the same time, these 'men' in turn are reflected and magnified by the overwrought femininity of their female-role counterparts. This volume resounds with the voices of those closest to Takarazuka, the girls and women who have danced, sung, and acted in its limelight. Using exclusive interviews, historical records, autobiographies, and years of close-hand observations, former Revue translator and voice actor Leonie Stickland extensively explores the aspirations, endeavors, and experiences of Takarazuka's creators, performers, and adoring fans. Stickland's book simultaneously elucidates gender issues which have impacted upon the life-stages of women in Japan throughout the past century.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
292
Release Date:
2008-09-01
Publication Date:
2008-09-01
Publisher:
Trans Pacific Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1876843519
ISBN13:
9781876843519
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
371 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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