In this video, we will have a look at some dances which are unique in the sense that they are rarely staged (around a couple of times every decade*) compared to the more popular works on the repertoire (which can often be seen almost every year), while being widely considered major dances of great artistic and historical value.
The main actors appearing on the brief clips are Nakamura Fukusuke IX and Nakamura Baigyoku IV (Chō no Michiyuki), Ichikawa Ennosuke IV (Kurozuka), Onoe Shōroku II (Ukare Bōzu), Nakamura Utaemon VI (Ibaraki) and Bandō Tamasaburō V and Onoe Shōroku IV (Masakado).
* Masakado, for example, was last performed in 2017 and 2013. Ibaraki, in 2016 and 2011. Chō no Michiyuki was last performed in 2012, 11 years ago!
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