Zombie Opera “Danse Macabre”
| Venue | Nishi-Sugamo Arts Factory |
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| Dates | 11/12 (Thu) 19:30 11/13 (Fri) 19:30* 11/14 (Sat) 19:30 11/15 (Sun) 14:30 Box office opens 1 hour before. Doors open 30 minutes before. *Post-performance talk |
| Duration | 75 min. (no interval) (TBC) |
| Language | Japanese (no surtitles) |
| Tickets | Advance: ¥3,500 / Day: ¥4,000 Unreserved seating |
| Tickets on general sale from September 27th, 10:00 Early Bird Discounts Limited numbers of tickets will be sold at a special discount of around 30% on the following four days: September 23rd to September 26th |
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An opera about death, created out of zombie music!
The Danse Macabre, or Dance of Death, is an old cultural trope where Death summons everyone, no matter their station in life, to the grave. This classic leitmotif that reminds us all of the universality of death has appeared in a wide range of art and literature in Europe since the Middle Ages. Now it becomes a “zombie opera”. Utilizing the remarkable so-called “zombie music” of Taro Yasuno, with recorders, clarinets, and other instruments programmed to play automatically, music dramaturge Miho Watanabe and theatre director Noriyuki Kiguchi also collaborate on this unique interdisciplinary experiment.
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Artist Profiles
Taro Yasuno
Composer
Born in 1979 to Brazilian and Japanese parents. With a background in experimenting with technology and sound through desktop and computer music, he began working on his unique “zombie music” style in 2012. The result was a Jury Selection at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival. He has previously been selected for the 12th Japan Media Arts Festival as well as the 69th National Arts Festival, among other awards and accolades. He is currently a lecturer and researcher at Nihon University College of Art.
Twitter: @poino
Facebook: Taro Yasuno
Web: http://zombie.poino.net/
Miho Watanabe
Music dramaturge
A prolific writer for magazines and publications, and radio producer, she served as music dramaturge for “The Rite of Spring” at F/T14. She also teaches at Waseda University.
Facebook: miho.watanabe.585
Noriyuki Kiguchi
Director, head of Akumanoshirushi
Born in 1975 in Kurashiki. He graduated from Yokohama National University. During his time at college he started creating theatre but stopped after graduating to spend some years as a construction worker. He began his theatre activities again in 2008, when he founded his company Akumanoshirushi (the name derives from a Black Sabbath song title). He was a 2014 Senior Fellow of the Saison Foundation. His major works include “CARRY-IN-PROJECT” and “Mon Père, Giacometti”.
Web: www.akumanoshirushi.com
Cast & Creative Team
| Concept, Music: | Taro Yasuno |
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| Dramaturge: | Miho Watanabe |
| Stage Design: | Noriyuki Kiguchi |
| Cast: | Nobuyoshi Asai, Masaya Kishimoto, Emi Sato, Taka Shinokubo, Takahiro Takigoshi, Mitsuki Togane, Momoko Nakamura, Kota Nagaya, Megumu Yaeo, Harumi Yamazaki |
| Technical Manager: | Eiji Torakawa |
| Assistant Technical Manager: | Chizuru Kouno |
| Stage Manager: | Keisuke Watanabe |
| Stage Assistant: | Go Sato |
| Lighting Co-ordination: | Ryo Nakano (DotWorks Co., Ltd.) |
| Sound Co-ordination: | Akira Aikawa (Sound Weeds Inc.) |
| Sound Operation: | Tasuku Konomi |
| Costumes: | Kyoko Fujitani (FAIFAI) |
| Video: | Nobuhiro Matsuzawa, Sou Horita |
| Stage Design Co-ordination: | Tomomi Nakamura |
| Props: | Keiichiro Yasumoto (clown★bee), Koji Osafune (Osafune Seisakusho) |
| Zombie Music: | Taro Yasuno, Yuichi Matsumoto |
| Zombie Music Assistant: | Ten Goto |
| Advertising Design: | Yasuwo Miyamura |
| Main Visual Photography: | Kazuyuki Matsumoto |
| Main Visual Illustration: | Tomohiro Koizumi |
| Production Co-ordination: | Mayuko Arakawa, Akiko Juman |
| Production Co-ordination Assistant: | Akiko Ishida |
| Interns: | Miku Kukino, Ryo Sato, Risa Suzuki, Anju Tomaru, Akari Yoshida, Lin Chia Chi |
| Front of House: | Ryu Maruyama |
| In co-operation with | Hideyuki Sawada (Faculty of Engineering, Kagawa University), Makoto Hiroshige (Hokkaido University of Education, Kushiro Campus) |
| Special co-operation from | TAKAHA KIKO CO., LTD. (solenoid) |
| Planed, produced and presented by | Festival/Tokyo |
| Supported by Japan Media Arts Festival |
