Rose of Versailles Rerelease
In honour of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Marie Antoinette, 1979 shoujo anime The Rose of Versailles (Beirusaiyu no Bara) will be seeing a rerelease on R2 DVD as well as a reenactment of the famous Takarazuka stage production. In fact, it will be seeing multiple performances, as reported by Anime News Network:
From November 11 to November 13 they will present The Rose of Versailles at the Kyung Hee University in South Korea. They will also present a “The Soul of Shiva” a play about Shiva, the God who invented dancing, reborn in New York City. The performances are in commemoration of the Korea-Japan Friendship Year.
In addition to the Korean performances, Takarazuka is also simultaneously performing two different versions of The Rose of Versailles in Japan.
Takarazuka Star Troupe toured Japan from September 24 to October 21 performing the “Fersen and Marie Antoinette version.” From January to February they will perform at the Takarazuka Grand Theater, and then from February to April at the Toyko Takarazuka Theater.
Meanwhile, the Snow Troupe will be performing the “Oscar” version from February to March at the Takarazuka Grand Theater, and from April to May at the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater.”
To read more on Rose of Versailles, check out this article from a few months back.
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