The end does not end

2015  

Ghosts are singing about 20th century of hunting and nomadic people. That tribe has lived in Siberia, along right side of Argun River. They call themselves “Evenki”.

 

Other Ghosts who lost their lives at Sonezaki River are walking along rivers. Can they arrive at the sea? Or can they not arrive at anywhere? This plot is based on Japanese traditional Ningyo joruri play Shinju Ten-no-amijima. It is a famous story of a lovers’ suicide that was written by Chikamatsu Monzaemon in the Edo period.

 

This fictitious Northeast Asia folk-opera directed and composed by Jun Kawasaki was realized by singer, dancers, actors, and Japanese traditional puppet operator.

 

“Be counter to songs, but to songs”. It is a maxim that was left by Japanese poet Tozaburo Ono. The verbal activity begins with conflict with impossibility of making songs. This is a reactionary route to opera.

with Ayumi Paul 

2016 

Jun Kawasaki  

Directed and composed  

 

Seika Miki

ocal:

Aki Ozawa   

Guitar

Shinichiro Kanda

Analog synthesizer, Piano

Jun Kawasaki 

Doublebass:

 

Sakae Ebisawa 

Marionette operator:

Aya   

Butoh

 

Dance:

Hiroyo Miura

Satomi Akutsu

Nagako Tomaru

 

Sung and acted by

Kentaro Tsuda

Junko Kowashi

Akira Yoshimatsu

Keiici Ai

Yurie Inouchi

Kanako Shiratori

Satoshi Tsuboi

Takashi Mukai

Ryota Ono

 

Assistant director: Kentarou Nagatomo,Daisuke Mikome, Hideto Miyuki  

 

Supported by Junichi Aoki

 

Organized by Theater X

 

20 October(premier) 2015 at Theater X, Tokyo

 

 

Ayumi Paul (from Germany)

Violin recital and Sound performance

 

8 May 2016 at Theater X, Tokyo

 

Directed and composed by Jun Kawasaki  

 

Violin: Ayumi Paul,  Vocal: Seika Miki,  Double bass: Jun Kawasaki

 

Butoh: Aya,  Dance: Hiroyo Miura

Staff: Hideto Miyuki,  Satoshi Tsuboi,  Kentaro Tsuda, Daisuke Mikome

 

Cooperation by Theater X