Yusuke Kimura’s New Work “The Women of Hamlet” (2024)
Yusuke Kimura’s New Work “The Women of Hamlet” (2024)
Yusuke Kimura’s New Work “The Women of Hamlet” (2024)
Up until now Yusuke Kimura’s works have looked at the language of edgy, left-field writers such as Beckett, Jisho Kin, and Arika Kasatsuji. Now for the first time he has taken on the challenge of Shakespeare, staging this new drama with a feminist perspective. The work incorporates a mix of quotes from and textual homage to a new translation of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” and Euripides’ Greek tragedy “The Women of Troy” in the main. The production featured a diverse lineup of performers selected through an open call from 126 applicants.
Additionally, Indian director and actor Soti Ramapati Dwivid, whose strong interest in the work led him to sign up to the project without further ado, conducted international joint research in tandem with the production.
Original work: “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare
Written and directed by: Yusuke Kimura
Performed by: Enika Imai (Ophelia), Hiromi Yuki (Gertrude), Ayuka Tatsunami (Hamlet)
Research partner: Soti Ramapati Dwivid
Produced by: Miki Kanai
Supported by: Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture) Startup Grant
With the cooperation of: Tolpa Reservation System
Organized by: &Co.
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