KAISOU : Layer, Class or Hierarchy by the method of chelfitsch's EIZO-Theatre

Schedule: 2022.10.19 Wed. -10.25 Tue.
Venue: Theater East

Schedule

2022.10.19 Wed. -10.25 Tue.

Venue

Theater East

Playwright, Direction

Toshiki Okada

Video Director

Shimpei Yamada

Cast

Sumika Itou, Sumire Urata, Sadako Egami, Yuna Kasada, Yusuke Katsuta, Tamako Kato, Shinzo Sanada, Arisa Tomitaka, Kenichi Nagai, Chisato Nishikawa, Yoshino Hayakawa, Masayuki Yano, Ayane Yui, Ryohei Yokota
Leon Kou Yonekawa

Profile

Toshiki Okada: © 宇壽山貴久子

Playwright, novelist, chelfitsch founder
Okada has won great acclaim and attracted a high level of attention in Japan and overseas for his unique methodology using the power of imagination and revolving around the relationship between language and physicality, as well as the critical eye he casts on contemporary society. Since chelfitsch made its overseas debut in 2007 with “Five Days in March,” it has performed in more than 90 cities worldwide. In recent years, he has also worked on repertory programs for public theatres in Europe. In 2018 Okada produced “Pratthana – A Portrait of Possession,” the staging of a novel by Thai author, Uthis Haemamool. The production received the 27th Yomiuri Theater Awards Selection Committee Special Prize in February 2020.
He has been expanding the scope of his activities, for example with the production of the Noh-inspired work “Unfulfilled Ghost and Monster – ZAHA / TSURUGA” (2021), and with his opera debut, “Yuzuru” (2021).

Shimpei Yamada: Stage video designer. Born in 1979. Representative of Aozora Ltd. Lives in the city of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture. He specializes in the production of visual projections used in a variety of stage performances such as operas and concerts, with a focus on theatre and contemporary dance. Recently, he has also engaged in projection mapping works in collaboration with contemporary artists, as well as the creation of visual installations. Besides showing his work in theatres and museums, he has expanded the arena of his creative expression to urban buildings and living spaces, planning and supervising site-specific art projects. He has been working to explore the possibilities of video art as he crosses the borders of performing arts and contemporary art, and the spatial boundaries between art and everyday life. In April 2020, he opened studio-cum-residence “Hiyamizu” in Toyohashi, where he regularly holds art events and activities designed to promote arts and culture to the community.

Organizers
Toshima Mirai Cultural Foundation, Toshima City, Tokyo Festival Executive Committee [Toshima City, Toshima Mirai Cultural Foundation, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture (Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre & Arts Council Tokyo), Tokyo Metropolitan Government]

Supported by
Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in fiscal 2022