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Some backstory and information about the theater troupe featured in "The Brilliant Diamond Stage" and some upcoming stories...
What is the Tawame style of theater?
The Tawame style of theater is a larger than life ancient theater that was (and still is) popular across Waku (the super-region that Kanto, Johto, Houen, and Shinou are a part of in my imagined Pokeworld). It is characterized by epic plots (many of which prove that plotlines seen in The Legend of Zelda and similar games actually have ancient origins in this Pokeworld), martial arts with flowery names that border on magic, elaborate sets and costumes, music, dance, stage combat, and acrobatics galore, and even aquatic acts and live Pokemon (though most Pokemon are portrayed as gijinkas by live actors, or puppets)
While many places across Waku have at least one troupe in residence (which may have several subtroupes), many more travel around the world.
The Tawame theater also has a devoted following in other parts of the world, with many of the thousands of known plays translated into English, Kalosian, and other languages every year. There is a growing demand for them to be performed in other languages, but most troupes across Waku will perform them in English.
A Tawame play often runs for much longer than a typical Western musical, so fans should be prepared for a three to four hour experience. Many plays often run longer than that, but many of the longer plays often have abridged versions that cut unimportant or irrelevant parts of the story. Many plays also have school appropriate versions for school Tawame troupes to perform
High adventure, excitement, and happy endings are the order of the day in the Tawame theater--it is very bad luck to portray tragic endings on the Tawame stage.
What is the Tawame style of theater?
The Tawame style of theater is a larger than life ancient theater that was (and still is) popular across Waku (the super-region that Kanto, Johto, Houen, and Shinou are a part of in my imagined Pokeworld). It is characterized by epic plots (many of which prove that plotlines seen in The Legend of Zelda and similar games actually have ancient origins in this Pokeworld), martial arts with flowery names that border on magic, elaborate sets and costumes, music, dance, stage combat, and acrobatics galore, and even aquatic acts and live Pokemon (though most Pokemon are portrayed as gijinkas by live actors, or puppets)
While many places across Waku have at least one troupe in residence (which may have several subtroupes), many more travel around the world.
The Tawame theater also has a devoted following in other parts of the world, with many of the thousands of known plays translated into English, Kalosian, and other languages every year. There is a growing demand for them to be performed in other languages, but most troupes across Waku will perform them in English.
A Tawame play often runs for much longer than a typical Western musical, so fans should be prepared for a three to four hour experience. Many plays often run longer than that, but many of the longer plays often have abridged versions that cut unimportant or irrelevant parts of the story. Many plays also have school appropriate versions for school Tawame troupes to perform
High adventure, excitement, and happy endings are the order of the day in the Tawame theater--it is very bad luck to portray tragic endings on the Tawame stage.