"The Little Prince in Eri Watanabe Edition"

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Edo Itoayatsuri Ningyo Yukiza

subsidy category

Support for Regional Arts and Culture Activities

Grant Type

single year

FY 2024 (Phase 2) Support for Regional Arts and Culture Activities

Stage photo of "The Little Prince, Eri Watanabe"

Stage photo of "The Little Prince, Eri Watanabe"

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Business Overview

Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupery "The Little Prince" Writer and director: Eri Watanabe Cast: Magosaburo Yuki XIII, Funayu Ryogawa III, Ikuko Yuki, Aki Yumoto, Yasuaki Onuki, Emi Oura, Tsugumi Nakamura, Hikaru Ando, Sonoko Kakizaki, and five other local elementary school students Guest cast: Yusei Yoshida, Noriko Takigawa, Yumeno, Tayu Shinnai Taga Staff: Naoko Nomura for puppetry, Shintaro Saegusa for music and music, Tayu Shinnai Taga for stage art, Tomoyuki Ikeda for stage art, Kazuo Miyano for lighting, Takeshi Shima for sound, Keisuke Uchikawa for stage assistant, Ryohei Kanayasu for stage director Cosponsored by Koganei City Board of Education A new production of "The Little Prince" is presented to children living in today's complicated and contradictory age, using the traditional techniques and expressions of the Yukiza theater, featuring a multidisciplinary artist, Eri Watanabe. Based on the script he wrote for the children, five elementary school students in the city practiced with the WS, and in a scene of the performance, they appeared on stage with puppeteers from the Yuki Theater.

implementation period

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Place of implementation

Koganei Miyaji Musical Instruments Hall, Great Hall (Koganei City, Tokyo)

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Profile

[Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Edo Itoayatsuri Doll Yuki Theater]
Yuki Theater was established by the first Magosaburo Yuki in Kanei 12 (1635) during the Edo period.
Over 380 years have passed since then, and it is now designated as "National Record Selected Intangible Folk Cultural Property" and "Intangible Cultural Property of Tokyo". It is Japan's only traditional "Edo Itoayatsuri ningyo" troupe.
In June 2021, Kazuma Yuki, the eldest son of Magosaburo Yuki XII, succeeded to Magosaburo Yuki XIII.