Kyō no kai: Granted Natori
Natori: Natori is equivalent to a Master’s Degree in Japanese Classical dance. The head instructor, Bandō Hirohichirō, will recommend students who are accomplished in the mastery of Japanese Classical dance to the Bandō School in Tokyo, Japan. Hirohichirō then instructs his recommended students to master Nagauta “Matsu no Midori”, the exam piece that will be performed in Tokyo in front of the headmaster (oiemoto) and five designated testing teachers of the Bandō School. When the student passes the exam, the student is bestowed a professional stage name and officially becomes a member of the Bandō School of Japanese Classical Dance.
Bandō Hiroyukiya 坂東拡雪弥
Nagauta “Shōchikubai” 長唄 「松竹梅」
bandō kyōsuzu 坂東京寿々
Yamato gaku “Hana” 大和楽 「花」
bandō kyōsuma 坂東京須磨
Nagauta “Kochō” 長唄 「胡蝶」
bandō kyōharumi 坂東京春三
Tokiwazu “Matsu no Hagoromo” 常磐津 「松廼羽衣」
bandō hōjūkyō 坂東保寿京
Kiyomoto “Sakura” 清元 「さくら」
Bandō Kyōmisuzu 坂東京三鈴
Nagauta “Gankyō Shōchikubai” 長唄「鴈京松竹梅」
Bandō Kyōmisabushi 坂東京三佐武士
Kiyomoto “Sakura” 清元「さくら」
