Performing Arts in Nature
— Looking to the Future of the World

FY 2022 Japan Cultural Expo Project Presented and Co-presented by Japan Arts Council and Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan

　
“This light burns the human body but it also forever flares my mind.”

Toshinori, a young blind man, describes “what he saw at the end of the world.”
He keeps denying the real world and referring to it as a “ghost.” Is there any future for him?

In a room at a family court, two couples are contesting for custody over a beautiful young man named Toshinori, who was orphaned by war, and lost his sight fifteen years ago. While the conciliation is in deadlock Shinako, the mediator, finally decides to have a one-to-one talk with Toshinori,,,.

“Yoroboshi” by MISHIMA Yukio is a piece from “Modern Noh Plays” in which MISHIMA turned traditional noh verses into a modern play. Director is ISHIGAMI Natsuki, a playwright who has worked on art projects concerning cities and communities.
—Seeking the world that Toshinori saw and the light beyond—

Directed by：ISHIGAMI Natsuki
Written by：MISHIMA Yukio（From “Modern Noh Plays”）

Cast

OUCHI Yoneji

DAIDOMUMON Yuya

NAKANISHI Seira

FUSE Asuka

YAGI Kotaro

YAMAMOTO Miyuki

Information

2022
17 September Saturday, at 15:30pm
18 September Sunday, at 15:30pm
19 September Monday, at 15:30pm

At BOX Theatre, Shizuoka Performing Arts Park

Duration:Within 90minuites（to be determined）

In Japanese
*Please refrain from taking infants to the ordinary seats.
*The tickets are sold out. From now on we are accepting applications to join the waiting list (via phone only).

《COVID-19 Prevention Measures》
Requests to All Visitors

* There will be a distance of more than 3m between the front row and the actors speaking on stage.
* Performers will appear on the stage only after having a negative result from a COVID-19 PCR test or antigen test.

In addition to the following, please be sure to read [Important] Measures for Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 and Requests to All Visitors as well.

●Please check your physical condition before coming to the theater.
(If you have a fever or other symptoms, please refrain from visiting the theater.)
●Please be sure to wear a mask when you visit the theater.
●Your body temperature will be taken at the theater entrance using thermography or a non-contact thermometer. If your temperature exceeds 37.5 degrees Celsius, you will be asked to refrain from entering the theater.

Access

BOX Theatre, Shizuoka Performing Arts Park
100-1 Hirasawa, Suruga-ku Shizuoka City, Shizuoka, Japan
Access Page
● Approx. 8 minutes walk from the parking place.

Recommendation
Please take our charter buses for Shizuoka Performing Arts Park instead of a private car.

※It runs after the show ended.

Ticket Price

4,200 yen (One viewing for regular adult)

SPAC Membership Discount
3,500 yen (One viewing for regular adult)

Pair Discount
3,700 yen per person

Group Discount
3,300 yen per person for group of 3 or more

Senior Discount
3,500 yen for seniors over 60
*Please present ID at door

Student Discount
2,000 yen (University)
1,000 yen (High School and under)
*Please present school ID at door

Handicap Discount
2,900 yen (for those who possess handicap passbook)
　
　
*Cannot use more than one discount per purchase.
*Please inform use of discount when making reservation.

How to Purchase

Prior Reservation for Membership begins: 23 July at 10:00
Advance Tickets Sale begins: 30 July at 10:00
　
●Online reservations
– Please enter from the language button “English”.
– Payment is possible with the following credit cards: DC, UFJ, NICOS, VISA, and Master. Tickets purchased through this website can be received at the venue from one hour prior to each performance.
　
●Phone reservations
from 10:00-18:00 at SPAC ticket center
TEL. +81-(0)54-202-3399

●Purchase at BOX Office
SPAC ticket center (10:00-18:00)
　
Day Ticket
Available at the entrance counter for leftover seats, from one hour prior to each performance.
*Please confirm ticket availability on the day by phone or by visiting Twitter (@_SPAC_)

*Ticket reservations will finish at 18:00 on the day before the performance.

Staff

Lighting design：OSAKO Koji
Set design：Nomura Yoshifumi
Costume design：SATO Rise
Stage manager : OGAWA Tetsuro
Stage : TSUCHIYA Katsunori
Lighting operation：KOBAYAKAWA Hiroya
Sound : WADA Masashi
Assistant set design：SATO Yosuke
Wardrobe : MAKINO Saho (for the performances in Shizuoka)
Costume production：IZUMI Mai, UMEHARA Masako, FUKAZAWA Yuka（Shizuoka Professional Training College of Design）
Technical director : MURAMATSU Atsushi
Production : IRIE Kyohei, TANJI Haru
Production Intern：KOYAMA Eri
Managing director：NARUSHIMA Yoko

Flyer design: ABE Taichi (TAICHI ABE DESIGN INC.)
Flyer illustration：MAKITA Natsumi（F4,5）

　
Organized by：Toga Cultural Foundation, Japan Arts Council, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
Co-hosted by: SPAC-Shizuoka Performing Arts Center
Comission：FY 2022 Japan Cultural Expo Project Presented and Co-presented by Japan Arts Council and Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan

Click here and see the flyer.
　

【Director’s Biography】
ISHIGAMI Natsuki

ISHIGAMI Natsuki is a playwright, working mainly in the company “Pepin Kekko Sekkei” from 1999. She works on plays and art projects expressing people’s alternative behaviors in cities and communities in Japan and abroad. Her recent activities include: directing Stage Art Sector in “Culture City of East Asia 2019 Toshima,” writing and staging “Oesiki Project Tour Performance ‘BEAT,’” being Guest Curator for ADAM Artist Lab in Taipei Arts Festival 2019, and directing “Theater Today” in On Stage Shizuoka (FY2021).

　

＜Toyama＞
［SCOT Summer Season2022］

2022
9 September Friday, at 18:30pm
10 September Saturday, at 12:00pm
At TOGA Art Park Blackbox Theatre
（48 Kamimomose, Toga-mura, Nanto-shi, Toyama 939-2513）

Advance Tickets Sale begins:：30 July at 10:00am

More Information

Organized by：Toga Cultural Foundation, Japan Arts Council, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan

　

The post Yoroboshi first appeared on SPAC.

]]> https://spac.or.jp/en/2022/la-republique-des-abeilles_2022 Sat, 20 Aug 2022 04:26:36 +0000 https://spac.or.jp/?p=42207 Welcome to the world of honeybees! You can hear the trees rustling in the wind and the birds whistling. Inside…

The post Republic of the bees La République des Abeilles first appeared on SPAC.

]]>

Welcome to the world of honeybees!

You can hear the trees rustling in the wind and the birds whistling. Inside the hives placed there, tens of thousands of honeybees live as if they are all part of a single life. Nature undergoes the seasonal changes from spring to summer, autumn, and winter, seemingly repeating forever…
This play, which vividly depicts a year in the life of honeybee by featuring a queen bee and worker bees, has been performed repeatedly since 2020, as a fun and informative play for both adults and children. “Look very carefully.” The voices of nature will invite you to the adventure inside the beehive.

　

▼Stage photos（2020,2021）／Performance in 2020Perfoemance in 2021

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

　　

Based on The Life of the Bee Maurice Maeterlinck
Written and directed by Céline SCHAEFFER
Performed by SPAC / TAKII Miki, NAGAI Kenji, NAKAMURA Yuki, KIUCHI Kotoko
Japanese Script by NOUSO Masao

　

　

Menu
▼Cast　▼Information
▼Access　▼Ticket　▼Staff

Cast

TAKII Miki

NAGAI Kenji

NAKAMURA Yuki

KIUCHI Kotoko

　

Information

＜Shizuoka＞

2022
17 September，Saturday at 10:30am
18 September，Sunday at 10:30am
19 September，Monday at 1:30pm

Venue: Ellipse Theatre “DAENDO”, Shizuoka Performing Arts Park [Non-reserved seating]
　
＜Hamamatsu＞

2022
23 September, Friday at 4:30pm
Venue: U-Hall（Workers’Hall）
　
Common for both Shizuoka and Hamamatsu performances　
In Japanese
Duration: 60 minutes
Recommended for ages 7 and up

　

《COVID-19 Prevention Measures》
Requests to All Visitors

In addition to the following, please be sure to read [Important] Measures for Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 and Requests to All Visitors as well.

●Please check your physical condition before coming to the theater.
(If you have a fever or other symptoms, please refrain from visiting the theater.)
●Please be sure to wear a mask when you visit the theater.
●Your body temperature will be taken at the theater entrance using thermography or a non-contact thermometer. If your temperature exceeds 37.5 degrees Celsius, you will be asked to refrain from entering the theater.

　
　

Access

＜Shizuoka＞
Ellipse Theatre “DAENDO”, Shizuoka Performing Arts Park　
Hirasawa 100-1, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka-city, Shizuoka　

For more information, please click here: https://spac.or.jp/en/access
　
＜Hamamatsu＞
U-Hall（Workers’Hall）
Johoku1-8-1,Naka-ku,Hamamatsu-city, Shizuoka
●Approx 25minutes walk from JR Hamamatsu Station.

Ticket Price

4,200 yen (One viewing for regular adult)

SPAC Membership Discount
3,500 yen (One viewing for regular adult)

Pair Discount
3,700 yen per person

Group Discount
3,300 yen per person for group of 3 or more

Senior Discount
3,500 yen for seniors over 60
*Please present ID at door

Student Discount
2,000 yen (University)
1,000 yen (High School and under)
*Please present school ID at door

Handicap Discount
2,900 yen (for those who possess handicap passbook)
　

Family Discount
3,300 yen per person with one child under high school

　
*Cannot use more than one discount per purchase.
*Please inform use of discount when making reservation.

How to Purchase

Prior Reservation for Membership begins: 23 July at 10:00
Advance Tickets Sale begins: 30 July at 10:00
　
●Online reservations
– Please enter from the language button “English”.
– Payment is possible with the following credit cards: DC, UFJ, NICOS, VISA, and Master. Tickets purchased through this website can be received at the venue from one hour prior to each performance.
　
●Phone reservations
from 10:00-18:00 at SPAC ticket center
TEL. +81-(0)54-202-3399

●Purchase at BOX Office
SPAC ticket center (10:00-18:00)
　
Day Ticket
Available at the entrance counter for leftover seats, from one hour prior to each performance.
*Please confirm ticket availability on the day by phone or by visiting Twitter (@_SPAC_)

*Ticket reservations will finish at 18:00 on the day before the performance.

　

Staff

Japanese Script translation:INOUE Yuriko
Stage manager:YAMAZAKI Kaoru
Stage:MORIBE Rio, YEH Chiahsing
Lighting:HIGUCHI Masayuki
Sound:SAWADA Yukino, OTSUKI Minori（for the performances in Shizuoka）

Wardrobe:MAKINO Saho

Assistant director:NAKANO Masaki
Production:KITAHORI Ruka, MIYAKAWA Eri, TOYOSHIMA Yuji

Flyer design:ABE Taichi (TAICHI ABE DESIGN INC.)
Flyer illustration:OCHIAI Megumi

　
Original Staff
Scenography:Élie Barthès, Céline Schaeffer, Lola Sergent
Video:Élie Barthès
Dramaturgy and artistic collaboration:Julien Avril
Music:Peter Chase
　
Organized by SPAC-Shizuoka Performing Arts Center
Produced by SPAC-Shizuoka Performing Arts Center
Approved by Shizuoka Prefectural Board of Education

［Shizuoka］
Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan


　
［Hamamatsu］
Organized by The Association of Public Theaters and Halls in Japan
Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
　

　

【Profile】
Céline Schaeffer

Céline Schaeffer is a director and visual artist born in France. After studying formative arts, she started activities as an assistant director in 1995, and work as a collaborator for Valère Novarina, a representative playwriter in modern France, in 1999. In 2019, she founded her company “Le mélodrOme,” and created the “Republic of the Bees,” first performed in Festival d’Avignon, which became a sensation. With her creative style of crossing the boundaries between theatrical plays, languages, and the arts, she is emerging under the spotlight.

SPAC 2020–2021 programs
Promotional videos

• ［ENGLISH］

• ［FRENCH］

　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　
　

We also go to Numazu!

2022
4 September, Sunday at 14:00pm
Venue：Numazu Civic Culture Center
15-1 Miyukicho,Numazu-shi, Shizuoka

Ticket Price
1,800 yen (One viewing for regular adult)
Student Discount
900 yen (High School and under)
Recommended for ages 7 and up.
※No one under 3 years old admitted.

How to Purchase
Phone reservations
at Numazu Civic Culture Center
TEL：+81-(0)55-933-2059
Lawson Ticket
（L code：42459）
https://l-tike.com/
Ticket PIA
（P code：212-794）
https://t.pia.jp/

Contact
Numazu Civic Culture Center
TEL：+81-(0)55-932-6111
More information

Produced by：SPAC-Shizuoka Performing Arts Center
Orgnized by：Numazu City promotion public corporation
Co-orgnized by：Numazu City Board of Education

The post Republic of the bees La République des Abeilles first appeared on SPAC.