Yuzuru's Ice Shows are being shown on Japanese TV
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So here's the peak moment of Notte Stellata 2025 as shown on TV on Sunday, the majestic Mansai's Bolero, this masterpiece of traditional Japanese Noh and Kyogen theatre created originally by Mansai Nomura in 2012 as a requiem to the Great East Japan Earthquake victims, a majestic treaty on the repetitive cycle of seasons, human life, death and rebirth, and then life again, and the emotional cycle of happiness and loss, grief and acceptance. Ravel Bolero's monotony and repetitiveness, seen by some as boring and unattractive, here is put to the best use ever as a musical illustration to this ever lasting repetition of cycles in nature and in human life. Again, so much in harmony with traditional Japanese culture, values and philosophy.
For Notte Stellata it was brought to ice combining the symbolic expressive tools of the traditional Japanese theatre with exquisite skating choreographed by Shae Lynn Bourne, once again taking the challenge of translating Mansai Nomura art to ice, as she had done with Seimei years ago. Apart from Shea Lynn herself, Nomura-san is accompanied by Akiko Suzuki, Satoko Miyahara, Keiji Tanaka, Takahito Mura, and, of course, Yuzuru Hanyu.
Enjoy while it lasts on YouTube as it rarely lasts long.
For Notte Stellata it was brought to ice combining the symbolic expressive tools of the traditional Japanese theatre with exquisite skating choreographed by Shae Lynn Bourne, once again taking the challenge of translating Mansai Nomura art to ice, as she had done with Seimei years ago. Apart from Shea Lynn herself, Nomura-san is accompanied by Akiko Suzuki, Satoko Miyahara, Keiji Tanaka, Takahito Mura, and, of course, Yuzuru Hanyu.
Enjoy while it lasts on YouTube as it rarely lasts long.
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A totally unique piece of theatre and no one else could have done it but these two icons of Japan.
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It needs to be reminded, I think, that Mansai Bolero is based on the Sanbaso dance, a traditional ritual considered to be a prayer and an act of meditative motion purifying the space. Hence it is treated very differently to just a "performance".
Here's some more on the Sanbaso dance as performed by Mansai Nomura, from the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
Here's some more on the Sanbaso dance as performed by Mansai Nomura, from the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
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Rewatching the vid from Guggenheim I just noticed that one of the ice mapping projection elements in the Fleeting Dream in Prologue actually reminds me a lot of the symbol Mansai Nomura put on the back of his costume and on the stage decor at the Guggenheim for the Sanbaso dance (1'33-1'36 at the vide above) which is all about ritual and prayer. Knowing how much of a Mansai fanboy Yuzuru has always been and how deeply immersed in the Japanese culture they both are I wonder it it is a mere coincidence... interesting!!!
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So Yuzuru festival on TV Asahi is coming back this time with Re_Pray, this rare gem, not yet available on DVD, not on Telasa anymore. A great opportunity to see some of the best skating of the decade, whether on competitive or show ice alike. Great programmes, wonderful music, a great plot, and of course some important questions being asked.
Plus Yuzuru at his best!!!
Sunday October 26, 6 pm JST, TV Ashai CS 2.
Make time!!!
Plus Yuzuru at his best!!!
Sunday October 26, 6 pm JST, TV Ashai CS 2.
Make time!!!
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So, not to limit ourselves to words alone, here's a great teaser - the first scene is awesome!!!!! Oh, Yuzuru
There's also, on Yuzuru Hanyu's Youtube channel, the credits video projected at the end of the show; for the Youtune version, he added extracts of the show, which makes of it a sort of super-teaser:
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With all the RE_PRAY and other news these days (Cf Yuzuru Hanyu Fan Fest), CS Asahi reminds us the broadcast of RE_PRAY in Miyagi this Sunday:
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Well, yes!! Re_Pray is having a great comeback these days!!! I think it is a splendid marketing decision to have it all piled up together: The DVD/BR announced just days before the TV broadcast tomorrow and then the cinema screenings across Japan on November 11, close to home but with all the joy of the big screen, which have always been so popular for Yuzuru shows!!! And just reminding the viewers how awesome this show is and why they really want to have it preserved on their DVD shelf forever 
Yuzu has such a great team, both artistic and marketing wise!!!
https://repray-icestory.jp/
Yuzu has such a great team, both artistic and marketing wise!!!
https://repray-icestory.jp/
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Well, yes!! Re_Pray is having a great comeback these days!!! I think it is a splendid marketing decision to have it all piled up together: The DVD/BR announced just days before the TV broadcast tomorrow and then the cinema screenings across Japan on November 11, close to home but with all the joy of the big screen, which have always been so popular for Yuzuru shows!!! And just reminding the viewers how awesome this show is and why they really want to have it preserved on their DVD shelf forever
Yuzu has such a great team, both artistic and marketing wise!!!
https://repray-icestory.jp/
Do you think that it was a common marketing decision? Isn't it more a common reasoning, a visibility window and the availability of this fantastic show? (No, I'm not going to call you a conspiracy theorist.
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I'm not sure they have a joint teamDo you think that it was a common marketing decision? Isn't it more a common reasoning, a visibility window and the availability of this fantastic show? (No, I'm not going to call you a conspiracy theorist.
but I think they exchange information and synchronize a bit. After all they have a joint product which they distribute on different channels and such synchronicities benefit them all. It just does not look like a mere coincidence to me. After all Yuzu said something like he had made preparations and "looked into it" that we can see him and have fun while he's away on his break, didn't he?
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Of course it would benefit to all but I have sometimes found release/announcement timings eclipsing others too.I'm not sure they have a joint team
After all Yuzu said something like he had made preparations and "looked into it" that we can see him and have fun while he's away on his break, didn't he?
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Magazines? This he has no control of and they are too many for anyone to control anyway, lol. DVD release is a different beast, I think.
Besides, as I said they exchange info. Y planning their schedule keeping in mind that X does A on D date
so that they can profit from the synchronized effect. But this way they are also adding to the profit of X. That's the way it works I think.
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