Political Mother The Choreographers Cut
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- PARCO Co., Ltd.
- subsidy category
- Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
FY 2018 Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL Grant Term 2
Business Overview
This is the strongest performance ever produced by a global company of 48 people visiting Japan, competing with artists representing Japan such as Tatsuya Ueda (KAT-TUN), Tatsuya Nakamura and TOKIE. This is the latest type of performance that combines music, dance and acting with overwhelming energy. Nominated for Best Choreography at the 2016 Tony Award, Ueda Tatsuya stars in the masterpiece of the company led by Hofesh Schechter, a dancer currently garnering the most attention for his innovative style. Although this play has been performed in collaboration with local artists around the world, it is the first time that an artist from the host country plays the main character. Since the first performance of "Political Mother" in 2010, the number of dancers and musicians has been greatly increased, and the production has been upgraded. In London, it has been performed in front of standing audiences at large concert halls, and it has received the highest acclaim as a work in which high entertainment and artistic qualities compete with each other. A 75 minute masterpiece full of full speed, full of roar and silence, light and shadow intermingle, finally arriving in Japan for the first time.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Saturday, April 6, 2019 ~ 11th (Thu)
- Venues
- Tokyu Bunka Mura Orchard Hall (Shibuya Ward, Tokyo)
Profile
【 PARCO Co., Ltd. 】
Since its opening in 1969, PARCO Co., Ltd. has been offering new lifestyles as a commercial facility that actively introduces not only performing arts but also fashion, music, art and other cutting-edge cultures. In addition, by functioning as a place of creation for many people with new talents, it has created new values that society can sympathize with. In the field of entertainment, it has divisions and functions of film, music, publishing and stage, and continues to create as a bearer of Japanese entertainment in all directions. The theater production team opened the Parco Theater in Shibuya, Tokyo in 1973. Based at the theater, he has produced a wide range of productions. As a creative team that does not have an artistic director and specializes in producing performances by themselves, they have continued their unique activities not only at Parco Theater but also at theaters throughout Japan. The Parco Theater, which has produced many works as one of Japan's most famous middle-class theaters, is being reborn in 2020 after being temporarily closed for reconstruction in 2016.