As opposed to analysis or commentary, SEKITA IKUKO’s theater works invite us to understand the lives we inhabit through the examination of ambience, detail, and the indescribable textures of the air that surrounds us. In the hope of sharing this subtle magic with a wider audience, they were commissioned to create a new piece for the theater festival Autumn Meteorite Tokyo 2025.
SEKITA IKUKO do not put a hierarchy on the components that make up theater—for example, the actors and the space are treated equally. As with other works from SEKITA IKUKO, I expect the piece will be staged in a space where the walls and mechanisms behind the piece are stripped bare. Within this exposed space, distinctive acting performances are presented with an exceptionally unique touch, reminiscent of a refined manga drawn in crisp lines. Without realizing it, we project our own lives and surrounding worlds onto what unfolds on stage, giving rise to impressions and emotions that archival stills will almost certainly fail to preserve.
This piece began with the idea of revealing a stage mechanism typically concealed from the audience. What emotions and sensations will we project onto this brand new work by SEKITA IKUKO?
(Toshiki Okada)

Established in 2019, SEKITA IKUKO is a theater unit led by Ikuko Sekita. Guided by their philosophy of “wide-angle lens theater,” the unit treats every element within the theatrical space—walls, floors, performers’ bodies—with equal weight. This methodology invites audiences to experience new perspectives and altered senses of distance. A defining trait of the unit is that members come together as independent individuals, with an emphasis on active, interdisciplinary participation from everyone in all aspects of the creative process. The Performing Arts Festival: Autumn Meteorite 2025 Tokyo has selected SEKITA IKUKO as its first commissioned artist.
We believe their distinctive creative methodology will offer audiences fresh perspectives and unfamiliar sensations.
The work’s title contains two meanings: the literal one of “undertaking,” and the other of “revealing hidden places, such as the space under the floor in a theater.”
In making this new work, we held an open call for performers and creative collaborators eager to explore new spatial perspectives and physical expressions, with the aim of examining the elements required to create a theatrical work within this space. As a result, two new members were selected to join the process.

Creation Members

Asahi Ishikawa, Yuto Kokubo, Konami, Ikuko Sekita, Rei Chujo, Hikaru Tsuchiya, Arisa Tomitaka, Ryo Nagata, Kaeri Noda, Junya Hayashi, Hirohiko Hanzawa, Kazuya Hoshi, Yoshiki Masuda, Chiyo Moriyama, Himeka Yokoyama, Moe Yoshida, and more

Performers

Asahi Ishikawa, Yuto Kokubo, Konami, Ryo Nagata, Kaeri Noda, Junya Hayashi, Kazuya Hoshi, Himeka Yokoyama, Moe Yoshida

Profile

SEKITA IKUKO

Established in 2019 as theatrical unit SEKITA IKUKO.
The unit advocates what it calls “theater through a wide-angle lens”in which the actors’ bodies and the walls and floor of the theater have equal value for the audience, creating theatrical works as the practice of this philosophy.
In 2023, “micro wave” won both the Grand Prize and Audience Award at the Kanagawa Short Drama Award 2023.

SEKITA IKUKO Website

Performance Schedule

Oct.2025

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31 ★ 19:00

Nov.2025

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1 ★ 18:00	2 ★ 13:00 ★ 19:00
3 ★ 12:00 16:30	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30

★=A 30-minute post-performance talk is scheduled to take place after the performance.

Doors open 30 mins before the performance starts

Performance Language: Japanese
Caption Language: Japanese, English
Run time: 60-90 MIN (subject to change)

Hearing Loop: Available
Audio Guide: N/A
Childcare Service: Available
Wheelchair Accessible Seats: Available
Production note: N/A

Prices

[All seats non-reserved (with numbered entry) / Tax included]

Adult	JPY 4,000
U29s	JPY 2,000
U18s	JPY 1,000
Disount for Persons with Disabilities	10％ discount from the adult price

• Both chair seating and floor cushion seating will be available. You may choose your seat in the order of admission.
• Children below school age will not be admitted.
• If you have purchased a special discount ticket (limited availability) for U29s, U18s, or high school students and younger, you will be required to present your ID at the reception desk on the performance day. In case of no confirmation, you will be asked to pay the difference to the adult price.
• If you have a disability certificate or Mirairo ID, you can purchase ticket at a discount rate. For details, please contact the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre box office (0570-010-296; 10:00-19:00 except venue holidays.) or visit the official website and check “Hello and Welcome (Attendee Support)”.
• Due to limited wheelchair seating, if you require a wheelchair-accessible seats, please contact the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre box office before purchasing tickets (Advance reservations are required).
• Hearing loops (Magnetic loops) will be activated in some seats of the auditoriums during entire programs.
• Please note that the event details and the performance information may be subject to change due to unavoidable circumstances.
• Ticket resale for profit is strictly prohibited.
• Tickets cannot be cancelled or changed except in case of cancellation of performance.
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On general sale from

Thursday, August 7

Ticket Information

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Staff

Playwright, Composition

Ikuko Sekita

Sound Design

Hikaru Tsuchiya

Assistant Director

Arisa Tomitaka, Chiyo Moriyama

Graphic Design

Kazuhiro Matsuda

Production Manager

Yoshiki Masuda

[Performing Arts Festival: Autumn Meteorite 2025 Tokyo]

Program Coordinator

Rei Chujo

Producer

Hirohiko Hanzawa

Inquiries

For ticket inquiries

お問合せ先

Performing Arts Festival: Autumn Meteorite 2025 Tokyo Ticket Center (Email)

ticket@autumnmeteorite.jp

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Performing Arts Festival: Autumn Meteorite 2025 Tokyo Ticket Center (TEL)

+81-3-6812-1663

• • Weekdays (except venue holidays) 11:00am - 5:00pm

For general inquiries

お問合せ先

Tokyo Festival Executive Committee Office

+81-3-6812-1663

• • Weekdays (except venue holidays) 11:00am - 5:00pm

Organizer

Tokyo Festival Executive Committee [Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)]

Support

Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan Japan Arts Council

Sponsor

Asahi Group Japan, Ltd.

Media Partner

Tokyo Art Beat