ブログ

2013年6月30日

KOJIKI episode 1


<Director’s Profile>
Satoshi MIYAGI
Born in Tokyo in 1959. Director. General Artistic Director of SPAC – Shizuoka Performing Arts Center. Studied aesthetics from Yuushi ODASHIMA, Moriaki WATANABE, and Hachiro HIDAKA at Tokyo University, and founded the new theater company KU NA’UKA in 1990. Being active in the international industry, his directing, which fuses contemporary textual interpretations with physical techniques and patterns of Asian theater, receives high acclaims both domestically and abroad. He was appointed as the General Artistic Director of SPAC in April of 2007. Along with presentations of his own works, he invites pieces that sharply cut away at modern society from regions all over the world. Furthermore, he has started a new project aimed at the youth of Shizuoka, putting efforts into presenting theater as “a window to the world”. He is best known for such pieces as Medea, Mahabharata, Peer Gynt etc. In 2004 he received The 3rd Asahi Performing Arts Award. In 2005 he received The 2nd Asahi Beer Art Award.
“General Artistic Director”

Open-air Performing Arts Festival under Mt. Fuji

From the most ancient historical document in Japan, Kojiki, we have chosen the story The Sword of Kusanagi, a piece with deep ties to Shizuoka as well, for SPAC’s actors to perform, along side live musical instruments. A gorgeously woven piece Directed by Satoshi MIYAGI.

First Performance: EPISODE 1 of Kojiki, Special presentation on the observation deck of Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport.


 Information

30 June at 15:50

■FUJISAN HONGU SENGENTAISHA Shrine garden


 Staff

Directed by MIYAGI Satoshi
Music by TANAKAWA Hiroko

Presented by Shizuoka Prefecture and SPAC
Assisted by Fujinomiyashi

Open-air Performing Arts Festival under Mt. Fuji
In addition to the beautiful look out points that behold the surrounding scenery, the grandeur of Mt. Fuji has been subject to religious beliefs since ancient times and has continually stood as a womb that gives birth to countless works of art. The cities, towns and villages of both Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefectures, in order to hand down to following generations the beautiful landscape as inheritance to share among humanity, have begun taking the proper measures in registering Mt. Fuji as a Cultural World Heritage. And now, the long awaited deliberation as to whether it will be registered as one will be held at the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee in Cambodia in June of 2013. This time, at the World Theater Festival Shizuoka under Mt. Fuji 2013, during the Performing Arts Festival under Mt. Fuji being held at the same time, we will be broadcasting to the world the allure of Mt. Fuji through the arts at several locations such as Fujisan Miyamoto Sengen Grand Shrine Main Shrine (Fujinomiya City), as well as Shimizu Port (Shizuoka City) and Granship Square (Shizuoka City) with the beautiful Mt. Fuji standing tall in the back ground.


2013年6月29日

New Age Short Spectacle!



<KADEN Theatrical Art Company>


Started in 2006 by Producer and Director Okada Madoka. They present numerous small to mid-scale plays in Tokyo, using a unique method of fusing physical expressions stemming from ancient Japanese performance methods (Noh, Kabuki, Kagura), with those from western regions (Mime, Masquerade, Contemporary dance), while focusing on concepts like “Tokoyo” (timelessness), “Utsushiyo” (this transient world), and “Mugen” (dream-like visions). They have relocated to Kimitsu City in Chiba Prefecture and are currently actively creating domestically and overseas, presenting pieces created with international cooperation.

<Gekidan Watanabe>


Formed in 2004. Their center is Theater “Atelier Mirume” in Shizuoka City of Shizuoka Prefecture and besides their studio’s performances and on-road performances, they do production planning for outdoor theater, theater cafes and stage directing for festivals. Their repertoire contains pieces that use things like the plays of Ionesco or Brecht and modern Japanese literature as subject matter.
Made up of core members in their 30’s that take theater as their nourishment for living, they are diligently active in Shizuoka at the moment.


<KAMAGAYA Art Guild>


They are a theater group that bases their production on a pear farm of Kamagaya City in Chiba Prefecture and the direct sales stand on the same land. On the last day of December, 2002, they formed in the basement of the Tokyo University of Agriculture, and started by putting Seishi Yokomizo’s novel into a stage piece. They aim at creating such an “occurrence in front of your eyes” that you forget to blink. They ambitiously tackle a variety of dramas from classic to modern. Their stage, full of profound art and acting physiques that overflow with vigor, has gained wide praise.

Open-air Performing Arts Festival under Mt. Fuji

We will be presenting back-to-back outdoor performances by 3 domestic theater groups in Granship Square.
Please enjoy the spectacle of well-spirited theatrical performers jumping off the stage.


KADEN Theatrical Art Company
Okada Madoka

Gekidan Watanabe
Watanabe Akifumi

KAMAGAYA Art Guild
Ishii Kouichi

Information

29 June
12:00-12:30 KADEN Theatrical Art Company 『Kamusabi [kamu:sabi]』
12:30-13:00 Gekidan Watanabe 『hagoromo』
16:00-16:30 KAMAGAYA Art Guild 『M78』

30 June
12:30-13:00 KAMAGAYA Art Guild 『M78』
16:30-17:00 KADEN Theatrical Art Company 『Kamusabi [kamu:sabi]』
17:00-17:30 Gekidan Watanabe 『hagoromo』

■Grandship Square
The square interlocked with a beautiful lawn is a place for recreation and relaxation for those who visit Granship.
(On the West side of Granship, a two minute walk from JR East Shizuoka Station South Exit)


Presented by Shizuoka Prefecture and SPAC

Open-air Performing Arts Festival under Mt. Fuji
In addition to the beautiful look out points that behold the surrounding scenery, the grandeur of Mt. Fuji has been subject to religious beliefs since ancient times and has continually stood as a womb that gives birth to countless works of art. The cities, towns and villages of both Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefectures, in order to hand down to following generations the beautiful landscape as inheritance to share among humanity, have begun taking the proper measures in registering Mt. Fuji as a Cultural World Heritage. And now, the long awaited deliberation as to whether it will be registered as one will be held at the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee in Cambodia in June of 2013. This time, at the World Theater Festival Shizuoka under Mt. Fuji 2013, during the Performing Arts Festival under Mt. Fuji being held at the same time, we will be broadcasting to the world the allure of Mt. Fuji through the arts at several locations such as Fujisan Miyamoto Sengen Grand Shrine Main Shrine (Fujinomiya City), as well as Shimizu Port (Shizuoka City) and Granship Square (Shizuoka City) with the beautiful Mt. Fuji standing tall in the back ground.







2013年6月28日

Open-air Performing Arts Festival under Mt. Fuji 2013


In addition to the beautiful look out points that behold the surrounding scenery, the grandeur of Mt. Fuji has been subject to religious beliefs since ancient times and has continually stood as a womb that gives birth to countless works of art. The cities, towns and villages of both Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefectures, in order to hand down to following generations the beautiful landscape as inheritance to share among humanity, has begun taking the proper measures in registering Mt. Fuji as a Cultural World Heritage. And now, the long awaited deliberation as to whether it will be registered as one will be held at the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee in Cambodia in June of 2013. This time, at the World Theater Festival Shizuoka under Mt. Fuji 2013, during the Performing Arts Festival under Mt. Fuji being held at the same time, we will be broadcasting to the world the allure of Mt. Fuji through the arts at several locations such as Fujisan Miyamoto Sengen Grand Shrine Main Shrine (Fujinomiya City), as well as Shimizu Port (Shizuoka City) and Granship Square (Shizuoka City) with the beautiful Mt. Fuji standing tall in the back ground.

2013年6月28日

Vietnamese Water Puppetry Theatre





Open-air Performing Arts Festival under Mt. Fuji

This Water Puppetry is an ethnic art form of Vietnam and is said to have a history of over a thousand years. Of all of the theater groups, The Thang Long Water Puppetry Theater group of Hanoi City, since its founding in 1969, has continued to develop over the years and is now the top of its class. They are highly acclaimed, both domestically and overseas, and have performed in over 40 countries including Japan. Above the water, which has been transformed into a stage, stories portraying the lifestyles of local farming villages, phoenixes and dragons, dances performed by fairies, as well as old legends and mythologies come to life one by one, both splendidly and comically, to the sound of traditional wind and string instruments.

 Information

Puppetry Theatre/Vietnam

28 June at 17:30 ■29 June at 14:00 / 17:30
Shimizu marine park Event Square

Presented by Shizuoka Prefecture and SPAC
Sponsored by Suzuyo and Verkehr Shimizu Port Terminal Musium
Cooperation and Support: Shizuoka City

■ 30 June at 15:00 / 16:30
FUJISAN HONGU SENGENTAISHA Shrine garden

Presented by Shizuoka Prefecture and SPAC
Assisted by Fujinomiyashi

Duration: 45 minutes (expected time)


 Staff/Cast

Performed by Nhà hát múa rôí Thang Long (Hanoi Thang Long Water Puppetry Theatre)

Open-air Performing Arts Festival under Mt. Fuji
In addition to the beautiful look out points that behold the surrounding scenery, the grandeur of Mt. Fuji has been subject to religious beliefs since ancient times and has continually stood as a womb that gives birth to countless works of art. The cities, towns and villages of both Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefectures, in order to hand down to following generations the beautiful landscape as inheritance to share among humanity, have begun taking the proper measures in registering Mt. Fuji as a Cultural World Heritage. And now, the long awaited deliberation as to whether it will be registered as one will be held at the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee in Cambodia in June of 2013. This time, at the World Theater Festival Shizuoka under Mt. Fuji 2013, during the Performing Arts Festival under Mt. Fuji being held at the same time, we will be broadcasting to the world the allure of Mt. Fuji through the arts at several locations such as Fujisan Miyamoto Sengen Grand Shrine Main Shrine (Fujinomiya City), as well as Shimizu Port (Shizuoka City) and Granship Square (Shizuoka City) with the beautiful Mt. Fuji standing tall in the back ground.


2013年6月28日

Water Fools








<Director Profile>
Bruno SCHNEBELIN 

Born in Paris in 1949. From 1968 to 1980, strongly influenced by the French critic Roland Barthes and the Sociologist Jean Baudrillard, SCHNEBELIN studied psychoanalysis, sociology and architecture and started work as a stage technical director, contemporary dance lighting designer and musical theater art designer. In 1978, he came across a small island in Camargue, a triangular region in the Rhône River delta. Since starting Ilotopie, he has done performances in over 45 different countries all over the world as the General Arts Co-director along with Françoise Léger.

Open-air Performing Arts Festival under Mt. Fuji

A grand poetic maritime performance decorated in music and fireworks
It is the night ocean. A man stops his car on the water and gets out. He turns on a street light, takes a seat and starts to read the newspaper. A custodian walks by sweeping the street. A bicycle zooms by, kicking water up. It is a completely normal everyday scene… if you don’t include the fact that it is on water. A strange life form eventually intrudes upon this common scene as it comes out of the dark ocean depths. This water-color-like world of everyday scenes gradually becomes engulfed in flames as characters who seem to have escaped from folk tales unravel Baroque-like festivities…

 Information

Performance/FRANCE

28, 29 June at 20:00

Duration: 50 minutes

■Shimizu marine park Event Square

 Staff/Cast

Directed by Bruno SCHNEBELIN
Produced by Ilotopie

Presented by Shizuoka Prefecture and SPAC
Sponsored by Suzuyo and Verkehr Shimizu Port Terminal Musium
Cooperation and Support: Shizuoka City
Under the auspice of Embassy of France in Japan, Institut français du Japon
   


Open-air Performing Arts Festival under Mt. Fuji
In addition to the beautiful look out points that behold the surrounding scenery, the grandeur of Mt. Fuji has been subject to religious beliefs since ancient times and has continually stood as a womb that gives birth to countless works of art. The cities, towns and villages of both Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefectures, in order to hand down to following generations the beautiful landscape as inheritance to share among humanity, have begun taking the proper measures in registering Mt. Fuji as a Cultural World Heritage. And now, the long awaited deliberation as to whether it will be registered as one will be held at the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee in Cambodia in June of 2013. This time, at the World Theater Festival Shizuoka under Mt. Fuji 2013, during the Performing Arts Festival under Mt. Fuji being held at the same time, we will be broadcasting to the world the allure of Mt. Fuji through the arts at several locations such as Fujisan Miyamoto Sengen Grand Shrine Main Shrine (Fujinomiya City), as well as Shimizu Port (Shizuoka City) and Granship Square (Shizuoka City) with the beautiful Mt. Fuji standing tall in the back ground.


2013年6月1日

The Golden Coach







<Director’s Profile>
Satoshi MIYAGI
Born in Tokyo in 1959. Director. General Artistic Director of SPAC – Shizuoka Performing Arts Center. Studied aesthetics from Yuushi ODASHIMA, Moriaki WATANABE, and Hachiro HIDAKA at Tokyo University, and founded the new theater company KU NA’UKA in 1990. Being active in the international industry, his directing, which fuses contemporary textual interpretations with physical techniques and patterns of Asian theater, receives high acclaims both domestically and abroad. He was appointed as the General Artistic Director of SPAC in April of 2007. Along with presentations of his own works, he invites pieces that sharply cut away at modern society from regions all over the world. Furthermore, he has started a new project aimed at the youth of Shizuoka, putting efforts into presenting theater as “a window to the world”. He is best known for such pieces as Medea, Mahabharata, Peer Gynt etc. In 2004 he received The 3rd Asahi Performing Arts Award. In 2005 he received The 2nd Asahi Beer Art Award.
“General Artistic Director”



<Original Creator’s Profile>
Prosper MÉRIMÉE
(1803〜1870)
A French writer, archeologist, and politician. He is most well known for the novel Carmen (1845), the original of the musical with the same name. Skilled at Spanish as well, one of his debut pieces Le Théâtre de Clara Gazul (1825), was a hoax, published as a piece written by a Spanish woman. The Drama Le Carrosse du Saint Sacrement (1829), which models the legendary Peruvian actress Micaela Villegas (known as Perricholi, 1748-1819), was at the time presented under the name of this imaginary actress. This story then be came the original for Offenbach’s Opera La Périchol (1868), while Jean Renoir also wrote the scenario for his movie The Golden Coach based on this drama.

“Is life an act? Or is acting life?”
A gorgeously colorful performance conceived from Jean Renoir’s famous movie!

“I just don’t understand…whether its on stage or in life… and I’m putting all I have into living both. Things go well up on stage, but I destroy the things I love in life. In which does the truth lie? Where does the stage end and life begin?” whispers the main character Camilla. Is life on or off stage? What is the shape of the happiness she seeks in the real world that has no such border? The border between stage and audience blurs as the melodies of percussion instruments shake the hill side and bodies of those enchanted. After being visually and melodically sucked in to the point of soul washing, which side will you be standing on when facing the last scene that overflows with a thousand emotions? As the brilliance of the gorgeous golden coach pulls away, the audience is left with…

The latest celebrative musical piece to be held under the open sky by Director Satoshi MIYAGI who has recently come away from a highly acclaimed presentation of Mahabharata in France!
At this celebrative musical of SPAC, the actors enthrall the audience with an original groove as they play away on percussion instruments. Although this may be a familiar sight in Shizuoka, this may just be the only theater group in this broad broad world of ours able to do it as such. It is neither song nor dance. However this limber rhythm that has taken root in the bodies of the Japanese is bound to call upon an “unusual” place in the heart of viewers. The music of Hiroko TANAKAWA cuts ever so gradually through the ancient forest in which lies the Open Air Theater UDO. Be captivated by Satoshi MIYAGI’s latest piece since receiving high acclaim for the performance of Mahabharata in multiple regions of France that also bears the same pedigree of style.

 Information

Theatre/JAPAN

1, 8, 15, 22 June at 19:30

Duration: undecided (less than 120 minutes)
In Japanese with English subtitles

■Open Air Theatre UDO, Shizuoka Performing Arts Park


 Staff/Cast

Directed by MIYAGI Satoshi
Inspired by Prosper MÉRIMÉE and Jean RENOIR
Text by KUBOTA Azumi
Music by TANAKAWA Hiroko

Performed by
ABE Kazunori, ISHII Moemi, OUCHI Yoneji, KATO Yukio, KIUCHI Kotoko, KOKADO Maya, SUZUKI Mariko, DAIDOMUMON Yuya, TAKEISHI Morimasa, TATENO Momoyo, NAGAI Kenji, NAKANO Masaki, HONDA Maki, MAKIYAMA Yudai, Micari, MISHIMA Keita, MORIYAMA Fuyuko, YAMAMOTO Miyuki, YOSHIMI Ryo, YONEZU Tomomi, WAKANA Daisuke, WAKAMIYA Yoichi, WATANABE Takahiko

Produced by SPAC

 Summary

It is the Muromachi era. In the village of Shimanto in Tosa known as Little Kyoto, the provincial governing Ichijo family orders a golden coach in order to show their power, and it arrives along with a strolling company of performers. The company, led by actress Camilla, performs the myth of creation as written in the ancient scriptures, but fails to impress anyone. However, the governor who has now seen the beauty of Camilla, becomes infatuated and chaos occurs among state affairs as he presents the golden coach to her as a gift, inviting the revolt of onlookers. As the love and hatred of men create whirlwinds, where will Camilla be left standing…