Palestinian Theatre Performance Series "Prisoners of Occupation" Work in Progress and Performance
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Natori Office Limited
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 4(2022) 1st Term Creation Grant Category I Single-Year Grant
Business Overview
Jewish Israeli writer Einat Weizmann created the documentary Prisoners of the Occupation with former and current Palestinian prisoners. We performed "I, Dareen T." a monologue by the world-famous poet Darlene Turtur, who was arrested and imprisoned for posting on social media. Japanese performers and production staff stayed in the country (work in progress) and reformed the film into a Tokyo version. Prisoners of the Occupation is a film in which Carmel Berscher and three Japanese actors take turns playing prisoners, guards, and interrogators, recreating various prison scenes including incarceration, interrogation, torture, hunger strikes, solitary confinement, daily routines, transfers between prisons, and family visits. There are also letters that Weizmann received from other prisoners in prison and scenes that Waleed Dhaka, a famous writer who has been in prison for more than 30 years, wrote and sent to Weizmann. In "I, Dareen T." Mai Morio played the three roles of the writer, Darlene and herself. Through this project, I was able to convey to the audience the facts that are actually happening in Palestine, and it gave me an opportunity to think about reality again.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Tuesday, January 10, 2023 - 26th (Sun)
- Venues
- Palestine National Theater (Hakawati Theater) (Jerusalem/Israel)
'Geki' small theater (Setagaya Ward, Tokyo)
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Profile
[Natori Office Ltd.]
Established in 1996 to mainly produce plays.
He has been involved in the planning and production of the Ibsen Contemporary Drama Series (12 works), the Betsuyaku International Exchange Series, the contemporary Korean drama performances, and the latest Canadian drama series. They also perform overseas.
In 2018, he won the 25 Yomiuri Theater Awards for Excellence in "Butcher the Butcher.".
In 2020, he received the Excellence Award of the 2020 (75) Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival for "The House where Boy B Lives". In 2022, he received the Group Award at the 57 Kinokuniya Theater Awards, and in 2023, he received the 10th Hayakawa "Catabui, 1972" Award for his collaboration with ACO Okinawa.