しばらく日本に帰っていた。とても快適だったので、ブログを書く気にならなかった。いかにこのブログがアメリカの愚痴で成立しているか思い知った。
3月の下旬に浅草演芸ホールに行き8時間くらい入り浸って落語を聞いてきた。自分のために目当ての落語家の演目を記しておく。わからなかったものは後で調べた。ちなみに通常出番表に演目は書かれない。
春風亭一朝「牛ほめ」生で一朝懸命を拝聴。
柳家権太楼「代書屋」この日一番爆笑。
春風亭一之輔「長屋の花見」季節ネタ。この人のガヤガヤ系の話は秀逸。
五街道雲助「狸賽」一番お目当ての落語家。普段から(おそらく一番)よく聞いているので、初めて生で聞けて感激。シブい。
ちなみに落語はSpotifyで聞いている。音楽だと宣伝がウザいが落語は長いので宣伝が挟まっても許容できる。
時間の関係でトリの隅田川馬石師匠の話は聞けなかった。蜃気楼龍玉師匠もいたのに(演目は「ぞろぞろ」)、桃月庵だけ来ていなかった。いつか雲助一門会に行きたい。
I was back in Japan for a while. It was so comfortable that I didn't feel like writing a blog. I realized how much this blog relies on complaints about America.
In late March, I went to Asakusa Engei Hall and immersed myself in rakugo for about 8 hours. Here are the performances I saw, noting the titles for myself. I researched the titles I didn’t know later. By the way, the performance list usually doesn't include the titles of the acts.
Shunpuutei Iccho: "Ushihome" - Witnessing his favorite phrase “Iccho-kenmei” live.
Yanagiya Gontaro: "Daishoya" - The biggest laugh of the day.
Shunpuutei Ichinosuke: "Nagaya no Hanami" - Seasonal humor. His hustle-and-bustle storytelling is excellent.
Gokaido Kumosuke: "Tanusai" - My most anticipated rakugo performer. It was thrilling to hear him live for the first time. Quite impressive.
By the way, I listen to rakugo on Spotify. While ads can be annoying with music, they're tolerable during rakugo because it's longer.
Due to time constraints, I couldn't catch the performance by the headliner, Sumidagawa Baseki. Despite Shinkiro Ryugyoku being there (performing "Zorozoro"), Togetuan was absent. Someday, I'd like to attend a Kumosuke gathering.
