Shigeki Nakano
2017.09 - 2017.10
F/T17 Shigeki Nakano＋Frrankens 『Halfway to Hanshichi』
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Shigeki Nakano＋Frrankens 『Halfway to Hanshichi』
Written and Directed by Shigeki Nakano Dramaturge: Kaku Nagashima Based on “The Curious Casebook of Inspector Hanshichi” by Kido Okamoto
Walking with the master, Matsudo, a town that is neither Edo nor Tokyo.
Known for its radical “mistranslations” of Western and Eastern classics into contemporary everyday settings, Shigeki Nakano + Frankens returned to Festival/Tokyo for the first time in four years. The setting of this new work, based on the period novel “The Curious Casebook of Inspector Hanshichi,” which is rich in Edo sentiment, is Matsudo in Chiba Prefecture, one river away from Tokyo. The audience follows a mystery surrounding a case and travels to several locations in the city. The key players are Hanshichi, an Edo master, and Kidori, a man from Matsudo who admires him. One day, Kidori (8/2), who, as his name implies, split everything clearly, is visited from Edo by Hanshichi (7/2) with the long face…
http://mearl.org/ft17_nakafura/
Friday, October 6th- Monday, October 9th
Cast/ staff
| Written and Directed by | Shigeki Nakano |
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| Dramaturge | Kaku Nagashima |
| Based on | The Curious Casebook of Inspector Hanshichi by Kido Okamoto |
| Performers | Eiji Takeda, Yuya Tanaka, Michiyoshi Suzuka, Takeshi Fukuda, Takehiro Go, Maki Koizumi, Junko Saito, Rei Kitagawa, Ai Sasaki / Olivier Kazuma Michihiro, Minami Shindo / Shiro Suzuki (A.C.O.A) |
| Production Coordinators | Saori Azuma, Ayuchi Mizubuchi , Toshifumi Matsumiya (Festival/Tokyo) |
| Production Assistant | Hatsumi Kakinoki |
| Organized by | PARADISE AIR, Festival/Tokyo |
| In cooperation with | Hamatomo Corporation, Machizu Creative Co., Ltd. |
| The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal 2017 (Project of PARADISE AIR) | |
| The Matsudo City Community Culture Project (Project of PARADISE AIR) |
Performance series in the city
A series of art and performances in different locations in the city and its suburbs, each with a different style. The works that emerge from the theatre are in direct contact with the history, culture and existing community of the place where they are performed, and weave a new and flexible relationship with the audience and participants.
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