Contemporary Punk Opera "4:48 Mental Breakdown" UK Performance
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- limited liability company absolute
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 3(2021) 2nd Term Creation Grant Category I Single-year Grant
Business Overview
The contemporary punk opera 4:48 Mental Collapse began production in 2018 and had its world premiere at Space EDGE (Shibuya, Tokyo) in March 2020. Instead of using Sarah Kane's play for this London production, the group has created an original new work based on their previous creations with the theme of disappearing languages. [Staff] Direction, Art, Subtitles Text: Tomoko Kawaguchi Drama Turku: Nina Kane (Cast Off Drama) Music Composition: Kosuke Suzuki Translation: Tomoko Kawaguchi, Mirai Kitagawa, Nina Kane Sound: Takeshi Shima, Masaki Saito Lighting: Yusuke Yokohara Video, Subtitles: Mirai Kitagawa Costume Decoration: Miwa Tsunoda Stage Director: Tatsuhiko Ito Production: GK Absolute Production Assistant: Keiichi Zheng Creation Support: PARADISE AIR [Performers] Naoko Takimoto, Soichiro Yamada, Ryo Makiyama, Kosuke Suzuki
- Period of Activity / Project
- Wednesday, May 25, 2022 - 27th (Fri)
- Venues
- Coronet Theatre (London/UK) <p> <br /> *Information such as project outlines is provided by the supporting organizations and individuals.</p>
Profile
[KAWAGUCHI Tomoko (Director, absolute representative of limited liability company)]
Started directing activities in 2008. In 2010, she began performing Sarah Kane's work, and after a long period of planning and a 2 year production process, presented this work. They are not limited to contemporary theater, but actively engage in baby theater, citizen collaboration, and exchange with foreign artists and artists of other genres. In 2022, he directed a new opera "That Town is Today's Festival" based on a libretto written by Yoko TAWADA.
[Godo Kaisha Absolute]
The company was established in 2019 in order to broaden the scope of its activities and create a foundation for its continuous activities when the representative Tomoko Kawaguchi planned a performance.