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A Bush Theatre and Nassim Soleimanpour Production "NASSIM"

Genre:
  • Theater / Dance
Photo: David Monteith-Hodge

An audacious theatrical experiment that explores the power of language to unite us in unknown, uncertain times

Performed by a different actor each time, who has neither rehearsed nor seen the script, asked only to come to the performance without knowing anything about the content or role. This is the set-up for the unique “White Rabbit Red Rabbit,” which has been performed in theatres in over 45 countries around the world. It was written by the Iranian-born and Berlin-based Nassim Soleimanpour, who has now created this new play “NASSIM” out of the experience of seeing his work translated in over 25 languages and staged internationally, but never in his native language of Farsi.

Once the show starts, the actor on stage speaks and does things guided only by the writer’s instructions. The communication between them relaxes and evolves, at times involving interaction with the audience. But lying underneath this apparently innocent exchange is an exploration of the power of words and the link between language and identity.

Running Time: 90 min. (TBC)
Language: Performed in Japanese and Farsi

Dates

Friday, November 9 2018, 19:30 Nobuyuki Hanawa (Knights)
Saturday, November 10 2018, 14:00 ★ Maruichiro Maruo (Gekidan Shika564)
Sunday, November 11 2018, 14:00 Dominique Chen / 18:00 Mirai Moriyama

★Post-show talk

*Box office opens 60 minutes before. Doors open 15 minutes before.
*Latecomers may not be admitted.

Cast & Creative

A Bush Theatre and Nassim Soleimanpour Production
Written and Performed by Nassim Soleimanpour
Directed by Omar Elerian
Designer: Rhys Jarman
Sound Designer: James Swadlo
Lighting Designer: Rajiv Pattani
Production Manager: Michael Ager
Script Editors: Carolina Ortega, Stewart Pringle

Tokyo Production
Cast: Nobuyuki Hanawa (Knights), Maruichiro Maruo (Gekidan Shika564), Dominique Chen, Mirai Moriyama
Technical Manager: Eiji Torakawa
Lighting Coordinator: Naoki Kinoshita (Factor Co., Ltd.)
Sound Coordinator: Akira Aikawa (Sound Weeds Inc.)
Publicity Design: Yu Yokoyama
Production Coordinators: Mayuko Arakawa, Wakana Arai (Festival/Tokyo)
Interns: Sumire Enjoji, Emi Kobori, Makiko Yamazato

In cooperation with MASEKI GEINOSHA, Office Shika
Planned and presented by Festival/Tokyo

Tickets

All seats reserved
Advance: 3,500 yen
Same Day: 4,000 yen
Students: 2,300 yen
Other tickets available

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Contact

Festival/Tokyo Executive Committee office
4F 5-24-12 Mejiro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0031 Japan
TEL: 03-5961-5202
E-mail: contact@festival-tokyo.jp

Period

Friday, November 9 - Sunday, November 11 2018

Venues

Owlspot Theater

Credit

Organized by
Festival/Tokyo Executive Committee,
Toshima City, Toshima Future Culture Foundation, NPO Arts Network Japan (NPO-ANJ),
Arts Council Tokyo & Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)

Festival/Tokyo 2018 is organized as part of Tokyo Festival 2018.