Palestine Theatre Performance Series
"The Hat and the Prophet" "When the Birds Stop Singing - Occupied Ramallah"
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Natori Office
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY31 (2019) 1st term Creation Grant [Single-year grant program]
Business Overview
"The Hat and the Prophet" by Ghassan Kanafani, one of the leading writers in Palestinian literature. Translated by Maho Watanabe, starring Hiroshi Naito, Shinji Yamaguchi, Hanano Takizawa and others. This work is very theatrical and has become a kind of metaphor in which an unknown "thing" talks. The themes of the work are discrimination and prejudice, conflict and lost diversity. The other, from 2002, is Raja Shehadeh's documentary-style monologue about the Israeli invasion of Ramallah in the Palestinian Autonomous Region called "When the Birds Stop Singing - Occupied Ramallah," translated by Toyoji Yoshihara and starring Takahide Tashiro. By comparing the two works, we would like you to understand the changes in Palestine. We decided to perform the play in the hope that it would be an opportunity for Japan, which is in a safe zone, to raise issues, think, and have a dialogue. Both of the two plays are first performed in Japan and the direction is Miyuki Ikuta.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Thursday, February 20, 2020 - Sunday, March 1
- Venues
- Geki 'small theater (Setagaya Ward, Tokyo)
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
[Natori Office]
Betsuyaku In addition to the series of overseas exchange series, the series of the latest Canadian plays, the series of Russian contemporary plays, etc., he also produces overseas performances, performances produced by local governments, and contemporary dance. The Ibsen Contemporary Drama Series produced 12 works.