MAO WORKS 04 "Absent They Are There"

Name of the organization or individual

MAO WORKS

subsidy category

Tokyo Art and Culture Appreciation Support Grant

Grant Type

single year

FY 2025 Tokyo Arts and Culture Appreciation Support Grant

Absent They Are There (2025) Viewing Support (Written Communication) Photo by Kai Ando

Absent they are there (2025)

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Business Overview

Inspired by Tadeusz Kantor's Classroom of Death, this is a philosophical and dark play by Mao Tamura.
Writer/Director: Mao Tamura
Performers: Mao Tamura, Shunsuke Kotani, Saekyo Shiragami, Yuha Kusunoki, Yuya Kida, Kyoko Nomura
Staff: Sound Plan: Saekyo Shiragami Sound Operation: Kaede Ikeda Lighting: Karin Uehara Stage Director: Shisue Brown Hair Stage Art: Rena Fujiwara Assistant Director: Misaki Tanaka Producer: Kai Ando Advertising Art: Gen Yoshitani

implementation period

Friday, September 19, 2025 ~ 21st (Sun)

Place of implementation

Takadanobaba Rabinest (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo)

Viewing Support Contents

Improvement of web accessibility, support for written communication, confirmation of intention by pointing, performance with rap subtitles, archive distribution with full subtitles

Viewing Support Date and Time

Friday, September 19, 2025 ~ 21st (Sun)
(subtitled archived distribution: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 ~ Tuesday, December 16)

Profile

【MAO WORKS】
A theatrical unit led by Mao Tamura, established in 2023 with the aim of creating new expressions in opposition to works with a sense of deja vu. The group was established in 2023 with the one-man play "M. Salome" written, directed and performed by Tamura. Aiming for a challenging and powerful experience, he created a bold and pop stage by rapping with original music and inserting scenes like Tamura's unique hallucinations and fables. Addressing issues of high contemporaneity, such as lookism, sexual exploitation, and adolescent discomfort. It performs dark works that are both pop and sharply critical.