Wednesday 6 October 2010
Thursday 30 September 2010
VILLAGER DANCE
The villagers will perform a traditional Japanese fan dance, this is an idea for music they could dance to.
And this is an example of the kind of dance the villagers will perform
Wednesday 29 September 2010
SYNOPSIS
There are several versions of this story, as it is a folk tale and was handed down by word-of-mouth, but this is the variation I will be using.
A long time ago there lived an old man and an old woman, without any children. One day, the old man goes out to chop wood, and the woman to wash clothes in the river. Suddenly she sees a giant peach floating down the stream towards her. She takes it home to share with the old man.
Back at the house, the couple are about to slice open the peach, when they hear a baby crying. The peach splits open and Momotaro (Peach Boy) jumps out.
Years pass, Momotaro grows up big and strong. One day the village is attacked by monsters. They steal food, money and a young child. Momotaro knows he must go to Oni Island (Monster Island) and fight the monsters. The old man and woman give him a bag of rice balls for the journey.
On his way Momotaro meets a dog, a monkey and a bird. In exchange for a rice ball, they agree to accompany Momotaro on hir journey.
They reach Oni Island. The animals help Momotaro get inside the gates, and they fight the monsters. The monsters lose the battle, and to stop Momotaro killing them, they give him all their treasure, as well as the food and child Momotaro came for.
Momotaro and the animals return home, where the villagers celebrate and the village chief offers his daughter's hand in marriage.
A long time ago there lived an old man and an old woman, without any children. One day, the old man goes out to chop wood, and the woman to wash clothes in the river. Suddenly she sees a giant peach floating down the stream towards her. She takes it home to share with the old man.
Back at the house, the couple are about to slice open the peach, when they hear a baby crying. The peach splits open and Momotaro (Peach Boy) jumps out.
Years pass, Momotaro grows up big and strong. One day the village is attacked by monsters. They steal food, money and a young child. Momotaro knows he must go to Oni Island (Monster Island) and fight the monsters. The old man and woman give him a bag of rice balls for the journey.
On his way Momotaro meets a dog, a monkey and a bird. In exchange for a rice ball, they agree to accompany Momotaro on hir journey.
They reach Oni Island. The animals help Momotaro get inside the gates, and they fight the monsters. The monsters lose the battle, and to stop Momotaro killing them, they give him all their treasure, as well as the food and child Momotaro came for.
Momotaro and the animals return home, where the villagers celebrate and the village chief offers his daughter's hand in marriage.
THE SONGS
Dango San Kyoudai
Uploaded by daisu. - Classic TV and last night's shows, online.
This is the song the riceballs will sing and dance to
This is the Momotaro-san song. Momotaro and the animals will sing it on their way to Oni Island.
THE STORY
This is a version of Momotaro which I found on youtube. Although this clip is animated, and this will be very different to creating a stage production, it contains some key features to include, such as costume details.
THE PROJECT
For my Extended Project Qualification, I am directing the Japanese folk tale 'Momotaro' with a group of year 7 Japanese students. There is a lot of planning that needs to go into a production, (even one this size!) so this is where I will display all the research that will be going into the play.
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