What we do

Kataoka jidousya kougyou story of the shopping street「Rainbow shopping center mall」「Fresh mart street hurricane」「Central port arcade cyclone」

  • Organization : Kataoka jidousya kougyou
  • Section : Artistic and creative activity in Tokyo
  • Type of Grant Program : Single
  • Art Forms : Theater

Outline

Each of these three standalone stories offering diverse characters and different styles unfolds in the setting of one shopping street. The stories are enjoyable no matter which one you see or what angle you see it from: even more so when you see all three. This is a simultaneous performance of three highly entertaining weird and wonderful tales associated with a shopping district.

「Rainbow shopping center mall」
“The girl who wants to escape the neighborhood”
The story of a girl’s struggle to escape from a desolate shopping street where time has stood still.

「Fresh mart street hurricane」
“The woman who decided to protect the neighborhood to the end”
A woman who owns a small bar in a corner of the shopping street wages a solitary struggle.

「Central port arcade cyclone」
“The woman who chooses the neighborhood for a fresh start”
A woman who has continually run away from places with her beloved husband arrives in the shopping street, and misfortune follows.

Profile

kataoka jidousya kougyou
Formed with the aim of financial independence for troupe members through activities centering on theater.
Under the motto “experimentation, challenge and playfulness,” the group engages in a wide range of stage-based expression including short pieces and one-man plays as well as new works. Being unbound to theatrical genres alone, the troupe proactively takes on collaborations with creators in fields other than theater, such as dance and musical performance.

Contact

Natsuki Sawa
kataoka jidousya kougyou
kurumaman.contact@gmail.com

Venues

Ikebukuro THEATER GREEN BOX in BOX THEATER