 Left: Mansai Nomura / Right: Kishin Shinoyama |
From this time, you can purchase tickets on a first-come, first-served basis at the Setagaya Public Theater Ticket Center (both in-store and by phone) and online, instead of using a pre-lottery application system by postcard.
This series revisits the origins and foundations of the various fields and elements that make up the world of contemporary art.Our artistic director, Mansai Nomura, invites a variety of guests each time to explore the essence of expression while making full use of each other's fields of expertise.
In recent years, poet Hiroshi Homura, contemporary artist Hiroshi Sugimoto, chorus group Gospellers Yuji Sakai, dancer Yasuyuki Shudo, Heike Biwa Kengyo and Imai Kengyo, who are active at the forefront of each genre. is appearing.The talks and performances between Kyogen performer Mansai and the others, even on difficult themes, are accompanied by humor and sometimes the audience participates, as they delve deeply into the themes.
This is the 20th edition of this series.
The theme this time is "Mirror"
"Photography" is a mirror of the world. “Theater” is a mirror that reflects society.
Kishin Shinoyama, who has photographed various genres of performing arts such as Kabuki, Takarazuka, musicals, ballet, dance, amusement, and straight play, will be invited as a guest to explore the fiction and truth hidden in the "mirror."
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The guest has been decided!
Kishin Shinoyama
Born in Tokyo in 1940.photographer.He graduated from Nihon University College of Art, Department of Photography.While he was still in school, he distinguished himself as an up-and-coming photographer and won numerous awards, including the 1st APA Award.After working for the advertising production company Light Publicity, he became a freelancer in 1968.
Momoe Yamaguchi, Rie Miyazawa, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, etc., he continued to take pictures of people who represented the era, and used new methods of expression and new technologies such as "Gekisha", "Scinorama", "Camera Boy", and "digi+KISHIN". He captures the times, always publishes topical works, and continues to bring a new style to photographic expression.
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Mansai Nomura
Born in Tokyo in 1966.Kyogen performer.Artistic director of the Setagaya Public Theater.He is the eldest son of Living National Treasure Mansaku Nomura.General Designator of Important Intangible Cultural Property. He presides over Kyogen Gozarunoza.In addition to Noh and Kyogen performances in Japan and overseas, he has starred in the stage productions of "The Ritual of the Meridian," "Oedipus the King," "Hamlet," "Macbeth," and the movie "Onmyoji." In "Machigai no Kyogen", he directed and starred in a stage that made full use of Kyogen techniques, and in "Kunitojin", a stage that tried to fuse classical performing arts and modern art.He is also active in a wide range of fields, such as appearing on NHK E-tele "Nihongo de Asobo". In 99, he received the Agency for Cultural Affairs Art Festival Theater Division Newcomer Award, and the 2003 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Newcomer Award for Arts. In 05, he won the Kinokuniya Drama Award and the Asahi Performing Arts Award for composition and direction of Atsushi: Sangetsu-ki Meijinden.Main publications include "Mansai de Gozaru" (Asahi Shimbun), "Kyogen Cyborg" (Nihon Keizai Shimbun), "Kyogen Sannin Sansama Nomura Mansai" (Iwanami Shoten), "MANSAI ◎ Kaitai Shinsho" (Asahi Shimbun Publishing) and others.
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At the Setagaya Public Theater, we offer a service to support theatergoing.
●Voice support system for those who are hard of hearing
A support system for those who have difficulty hearing is available at talk shows, rakugo, and other events that use a microphone to speak. MANSAI ◎ Kaitai Shinsho Vol. XNUMX "Mirror: The Dramaturgy of Victims and Reality" will be given free of charge in the lobby of the theater on the day of the performance. (No advance reservation required)
Please use all means.
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[Planning/Performance] Mansai Nomura
[Guest] Kishin Shinoyama (Photographer)
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Kishin Shinoyama shoots Kyogen for the first time!
Mr. Shinoyama takes on the challenge of photographing Kyogen stage performances for the first time, and his stern gaze comes close to Mansai's physicality.
"Gozaru Noza" (March 3) You can also see photos of the exclusive coverage at the theater.
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Kishin Shinoyama strips Mansai Nomura naked!
A special project to dismantle Mansai Nomura's production!
Don't miss the photos that can only be seen during the performance, such as Kishin Shinoyama's publicity photos of "Marquise Sade", the rehearsal room, and the rehearsal on the stage the day before the performance!
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 Kishin Shinoyama's "Marquise de Sade" Poster |
