"THE KEY" in LONDON
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Key Project Executive Committee
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY31 (2019) 1st term Creation Grant [Single-year grant program]
Business Overview
The musical drama "The Key" by composer Francesca Leroy was performed at a residence in London as a program of the opera festival "Tête a Tête" in London. Based on the novel "Kagi" by Junichiro TANIZAKI. The relationship between the four characters is told to the reader through a couple's diary written on the premise of stealing glances at each other. The husband's vision of the couple's sex life dramatically changes the family relationship. Kimura, a husband, a wife, a daughter, and a husband, each with their own secrets, try to achieve their individual goals by peering into each other's lives. This work consists of three trios and dances. Each is placed in four rooms of the house, each representing the individual drama of the four characters. On the other hand, the audience goes around the house and appreciates each music/story as if looking into it. It was performed in Tokyo in 2019, but as it was a site-specific work, it was recreated in order to match the quality of the work with houses in London.
[Performers and Staff] Composition and direction: Francesca Leroy
Husband (tenor): Hiroshi Amago Shakuhachi: Clive Bell Contrabass: Mark Lipski
Wife (soprano): Akane Kudo Cello: Idlir Shyti Sho: Naomi Sato
Daughter (mezzo soprano): Akari Mochizuki Taiko: Akinori Fujimoto Violin: Joana Ly
Kimura (dance): Sekizo Ayaka
Choreography: Kae Ishimoto Drama Turku: Alexandra Luther Planning and production (UK): Akiko Yanagisawa (Mu arts/Azuki Foundation) Planning and production (Japan): Naoya Yamashita Production assistance: Fiona Allison, Joanna Pidcock
Courtesy of Angus Shepherd and his family
- Period of Activity / Project
- Saturday, August 3, 2019 –4 (Sun)
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies. - Venues
- 10 Tollgate Drive (London/UK)
Profile
【 The Key Project Executive Committee 】
It was established in 2017 by composer Francesca Leroy and producer Naoya Yamashita for the premiere of "The Key". It was first performed at Nakamachi no ie in May 2018, revised and first performed at the former Taira Kushida Chusei in May 2019, and in August 2019, it was performed in the Contemporary Opera Festival 'Tete a tete' in London and received favorable reviews.
Francesca Leroy
Composer. Graduated from the Scottish Conservatory of Music. Studied music under David Fennessy. 2015: Went to Japan on a scholarship from the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation. He continues to collaborate with Japanese artists. He studied how to play Japanese musical instruments such as the shakuhachi (Japanese flute), sho (Japanese flute) and biwa (Japanese lute), and composed many pieces of music using both Japanese and Western musical instruments. Lee is a composer. Graduated from the Scottish Conservatory of Music. Studied music under David Fennessy. 2015: Went to Japan on a scholarship from the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation. He continues to collaborate with Japanese artists. He studied how to play Japanese musical instruments such as the shakuhachi (Japanese flute), sho (Japanese flute) and biwa (Japanese lute), and composed many pieces of music using both Japanese and Western musical instruments.