Hand Gote Research & Development is a leading company within the contemporary alternative theater scene in Czechia. Since its founding in 2005, the group has created over 50 works that explore the boundaries between theater, contemporary dance, visual arts, music, performance, and conceptual art. They continue to present stage works using various objects that range from natural materials to industrial machinery.
Premiering in 2023, “The Third Hand Třetí Ruka” is their second performance revisiting the field of puppet theater and attempting to revive the genre’s experimental developments of the 1990s.
By revealing the individual histories of various objects, the piece creates countless moments that recompose their narratives and social significance. Regarded as the company’s masterpiece, the performance shows fragments of stories, situations, and images to construct a microcosm of puppet theater that is accessible through multiple perspectives, leaving the interpretation to the audience.
After the performance, audience members are invited backstage to observe each of the ​​enigmatic​ objects up close and take photos.

Teaser

Written by

Švábová/Dobrodinská, kosmo_nauty, Dörner/Němec, Procházka

Cast

Tomáš Procházka, Veronika Švábová, Jan Dörner / Vavřinec Němec

Tomáš Procházka

Veronika Švábová

Jan Dörner

Vavřinec Němec

Profile

Handa Gote Research & Development

Handa Gote Research & Development
Handa Gote Research & Development is an interdisciplinary art laboratory combining modern and traditional approaches and diverse artistic visions of free-thinking art.
Active since 2005, the group blends theatre, dance, visual art, music, and technology. Exploring post-dramatic theatre, media archaeology, and documentary performance, they focus on memory and disappearing traditions. In addition to theatre, they’re active in experimental music and visual arts. Their interdisciplinary work emphasizes sustainability, recycling and traditional cultures, which is also reflected in the ensemble’s work in the area of the visual arts, objects, and installations.

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 18:00	18 ★ 15:00	19 15:00
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

★=A related lecture about Object Theater will be held before the performance. For more details, visit here.

Saturday, Oct 18th, a lecture titled “A Quick Guide to Contemporary Object Theater” will be given by curator Yoko Yamaguchi. For more details

Doors open 20 mins before the performance starts

Performance Language: Non-verbal
Run time: 70 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 4,500
U29s	JPY 2,300
U18s	JPY 1,000
Disount for Persons with Disabilities	10％ discount from the adult price

• 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.
• Please check the important information and updates before your visit.

On sale from

Thursday, August 7

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Staff

Technical staff

Jan Dörner / Vavřinec Němec

Production co-ordinate

Jakub Hora

Producer

Maria Cavina (Jedefrau.org)

[Performing Arts Festival: Autumn Meteorite 2025 Tokyo]

Object Theater Curator

Yoko Yamaguchi

Program Coordinator

Aya Comori,Yoko Ono (ACC)

Producer

Nobutaka Nakahara

Inquiries

For ticket inquiries

お問合せ先

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

ticket@autumnmeteorite.jp

お問合せ先

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

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Related Event

Sat Oct 18, a lecture titled “A Quick Guide to Contemporary Object Theater” will be given by curator Yoko Yamaguchi. For more details

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