The first performance commemorating 380 year anniversary of Edo Itoayatsuri ningyo at the Yuki Theater
"Hanshichi Torimonocho Ibun"

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Edo Itoayatsuri Ningyo Yukiza

subsidy category

Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy

Grant Type

single year

FY 2014 Phase I Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Grant (Single Year Grant Program)

"Hanshichi Torimonocho Ibun" (2014) Photo by Sou KURAMOCHI

"Hanshichi Torimonocho Ibun" (2014) Photo by Sou KURAMOCHI

"Hanshichi Torimonocho Ibun" (2014) Photo by Sou KURAMOCHI

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Business Overview

It was planned as the first work to commemorate the 380 year anniversary of the Yuki-za Theater, and was written by Yukikazu KANO of Hanakumishibai for another theater company for the first time, based on "Ningyo-zukuri" from "Hanshichi Torimonocho" by Kido OKAMOTO. Paying attention to the friendship between Kido OKAMOTO and Magosaburo YUKI the Ninth, the stage was set in a playhouse where Magosaburo YUKI the Eighth, who lived during the turbulent period from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period, acted as the proprietor. At the Yuki theater at the end of the Edo period, before the opening day of the stage play 'Kagamiyama Kyu-nishiki-e,' puppeteer Tachibanacho suddenly dies of food poisoning. However, when Hanshichi begins to investigate Tachibanacho's death suspiciously, he finds out that the murder was the result of a complicated tangle of threads of love-hate and fateful ties surrounding Tachibanacho. The puppets on the stage become murderous and show bizarre movements, and their sad jealousy leads to further tragedy. The truth is ... The whole stage was performed with a live performance of Gidayu narration composed by Entaro TSURUZAWA, and a play within a play called "Kagamiyama Kyu-nishiki-e" was included, creating a luxurious stage in which the pillars of the Yuki Theater, "classic" and "new," were integrated.

implementation period

Thursday, June 5, 2014 ~9 (Mon)

Place of implementation

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Theater Theater Theater West (Toshima Ward, Tokyo)

Profile

[Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Edo Itoa Ayatsuri Ningyo Yuki Theater]
Since the first Magosaburo Yuki founded the theater in Kanei 12 (1635) during the Edo period, it has a history of 380 years until the current 12th Magosaburo Yuki. It is designated as National Record Selected Intangible Folk Cultural Property and Tokyo Metropolitan Intangible Cultural Property. Based on the classics, he is engaged in a wide range of activities, including performances of new works, sketches, and international co-productions. In addition, for the purpose of fostering and popularizing the younger generation, hands-on workshops for various age groups and long-term and full-fledged introductory cram schools that open the way to becoming a professional are held.