６月１日（木曜日）２０２３
今日から三日間クラウン・ロネ＆ジージのライブが東京の青山で始まったのでトンボ返りで観に行ってきました。声を掛けた東京周辺の方が何人も会場に来てくださり、それぞれ出会った時も場所も違っていましたが嬉しい再会でした。
さて、会場での私の席は最前列の真正面。もっと端でよかったのに....と思いながらも飲み放題のワインで早速友達と乾杯して観劇モード全開。公演途中で予感的中。私と後ろから連れてこられたイケメンのお兄さんがステージに上がるハメになり、ジージが回したお皿をロネが受け取り、それを私とケッコン相手(?!)の持つ棒の先へ。クルクル回るお皿を落としてはなるまいとしっかり棒を握りしめていました。
ライブはそれぞれの場面でロネとジージの持ち味を生かした技の展開で見応えがあり大いに笑い楽しませてくれました。一つだけ、今か今かと待っていたジャグリングが今回はなかったのが個人的にはちょっと残念。でも隣にいた友人は終始笑ってばかりだったのでほっとしました。
終わった後でロネジジの額の汗を見て、一心に楽しいショーを観せてくれたロネとジージ、その他の出演者と手話通訳の方、スタッフに感謝。大きな大きな拍手と声援を送ります。
For three days from Jun 1st, the clown Rone & Gigi Live Stage performance has started at Aoyama in Tokyo. I made a quick trip to see the live show. Many friends around the Tokyo area whom I invited to the show came and I was very happy to see them after a few years of not seeing them.
Well, my seat was assigned in the center of the first row. I preferred one in more rear and off center, but anyhow I took my glass with wine which I could order as much as I wanted, and I was ready to watch the show after cheers with my friend. In the middle of the show, a young man who was taken from the back seat and I were invited to the stage by clown Rone. I would rather not go, but there was no choice. On the stage, the young man and I were supposed to be a couple to marry and at the end of the celemony we were handed a stick and Gigi turned two plates and after Rone received them, started some tricky movement, then put the one on both our sticks. I was concentrating on keeping my stick straight so as not to make the plate fall.
Both Rone and Gigi showed us their clownings and techniques which were amazing and amusing. Only one thing which was unfortunate was juggling. I was waiting to see their amazing juggling but it wasn't on this live performance. My friend was next to me and it was the first time for her to watch the clown live. She was laughing all the time which made me glad.
I could introduce all my friends to sweaty Rone & Gigi at the lobby after the show. I would like to send applause and cheer to the Clown Rone & Gigi, other performers, sign-language interpreter and all staff for giving us such a wonderful show.
