The 7th Gekidan Garba Performance "The Weir"
Business Overview
The theme of this project was "The Importance of Dialogue in an Age of Divide," which took up Conor McPherson's "The Weir." Translation by Yoko HISITA, direction by Tomoya KIRIYAMA, cast by Kayo ISE, Satoshi UEMURA, Hosaki TANAKA, Tomoharu HASEGAWA, Hajime YAMAZAKI, stage art by Kayoko OSADA, lighting by Makoto KITAZAWA, costume by Toyomi KANO, sound by Kasuga IMAI. An Irish pub has been born in The Suznari where audiences can spend time together. The production process involved repeated dialogue between the cast and staff as they came up with words that would form a natural conversation, and the work reintroduced the appeal of translated theater.
- Period of Activity / Project
- [Performance] Thursday, February 5, 2026 to Sunday, February 15
- Venues
- The Suzunari (Shimokitazawa, Setagaya-ku)
Profile
Gekidan Garba
Gekidan Garba is a theater group founded by actor Hajime Yamazaki in November 2018. Aiming at an intermediate form between a theatrical company and a produced performance, it was named "Gekidan" as a place where the cast and staff actively participate in creation. "Garba" comes from Indian mythology and refers to the being that gave birth to the creator god Brahman, and is also translated as "golden fetus" or "cosmic egg." As a place of free creativity, it is characterized by its openness where everyone can exchange opinions.