So Delightful!

[karadinart]

A fusion of Japanese Kabuki and Chinese opera, stunningly enough, the performers only had four hours to rehearse! Based upon the Ming Dynasty story Peony Pavillion, On a fine Spring day, Du Liniang, the sixteen year old daughter of an important official, takes a walk in the garden, where she falls asleep. In Du Liniang's dream she encounters a young scholar, identified later in the play as Liu Mengmei, whom in real life she has never met. Liu's bold advances starts off a flaming romance between the two and it flourishes rapidly. Du Liniang's dream is interrupted by a flower petal falling on her.
the Japanese maiden is an onnagata, a female role specialist, men play all roles in Kabuki.