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Fiscal year 2018 Tokyo Tokyo FESTIVAL Grant Programs: Second term

Japan-UK-Bangladesh International Collaborative Project “The Tempest – Swimming for Beginners”

  • Organization : British Council
  • Section : Support for Overseas Artistic Creation in Tokyo
  • Type of Grant Program : Single
“The Tempest – Swimming for Beginners” @Jun Ishikawa
“The Tempest – Swimming for Beginners” @Jun Ishikawa
“The Tempest – Swimming for Beginners” @Jun Ishikawa

Outline

The play is a bold modern reworking of Shakespeare’s final play, that reflects the impact of Covid-19 on the world. The production featured disabled directors and cast members from three countries – Japan, the UK and Bangladesh. In addition to their diverse national and cultural backgrounds, the different disabilities of the cast were incorporated into the production.

Artistic direction: Jenny Sealey　
Direction: Hiroe Ohashi, Yasushi Oka
Cast: Hiroe Ohashi, Sachika Segawa, Rio Sekiba, Hidetada Tashiro, Kazumi Hiratsuka, Kotaro Yanagi, Sakura Yoshidomi
Cast in the video: (UK) Phillipa Cole, Fatima Niemogha, Jack Hunter, Jenny Sealey / (Bangladesh) Mohammad Saddam Bepary, Morshed Mia

Profile

【Jenny Sealey】
Jenny Sealey co-directed the London 2012 Paralympics Opening Ceremony alongside Bradley Hemmings (GDIF). She has been Artistic Director and CEO of Graeae since 1997 and has pioneered a new theatrical language, coining the term “Aesthetics of Access”; the creative integration of sign language and audio description within performance.

Contact

Chika Sudo
Projects Manager (Arts)
British Council
1-2 Kagurazak, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0825, Japan
Tel： +81-(0)3-3235-8045
Fax： +81-(0)3-3235-8040

Period of Activity / Project

1 - 6 June, 2021

Venues

Owlspot Theatre, Toshima City, Tokyo

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