This promenade-style theatre performance tells the story of a woman born in prewar Shikano. As with last year, the performance includes participants selected through an open call.

Artist/Company
BIRD Theatre Company TOTTORI [From Tottori, Japan]
Date
Saturday, 20 September, 16:30-
Sunday, 21 September, 16:30-
*The performance will be canceled in the event of severe weather.
Running Time
90 minutes (estimated)
Venue
In Shikano Town
Price
Adults: 3,000 yen*
Student discount: 1,000 yen
under 18: 500 yen
Preschool-aged children: Free
*Including one drink voucher for use at the Café
Language
Performed in Japanese
About the programme開く

The Shikano Time Travel Tour is a round-trip performance of BIRD Theatre Company's signature piece at the BIRD Theatre Festival. You will see performances in various locations in Shikano Town while you go on a walking tour with a guide. The play is about the life of an elderly person in Shikano Town based on interviews with the person. People live and are kept alive in a jumble of many histories, like the region's unique history, the history of Tottori, the history of Japan as a whole, and the history of the world. This year, we cover the life of a woman born in 1937 and active as a hairdresser.

Synopsis開く

The time machine connecting the BIRD Theatre Festival to the past Shikano glitches this year, mixing up the time of Lord KAMEI Korenori and the year 1946. Still, the show must go on! With a side trip to Lord KAMEI's time, we travel through the Showa era, following the life of the featured character, MIKAMI Chidori. Chidori was there at the very moment of the birth of that historical fashion style!?

Cast/Staff開く

Story and Script: TAKAHASHI Hitoshi

Composed and Directed by NAKASHIMA Makoto

Performed by Selected Performers from an Open Call Audition and Actors from BIRD Theatre Company

Sound Designer: HARA Nobuhiro
Lighting Designer: INAKA Masahiro

Host/Grant開く
Host:
BIRD Theatre Company TOTTORI
Grant:
Agency for Cultural Affairs Grant for the Promotion of Culture and the Arts (Project for Promoting the Functional Enhancement of Theatres, Music Halls, Etc.)/ Japan Arts Council/ FY2025 Tottori Prefecture Subsidy for Art Promotion and Regional Revitalisation Projects through the Creation and Dissemination of Excellent Theatre