"BIRD" Theatre Festival TOTTORI 11

A Production with the Community

Theatre and Dance Performance
by the Elderly

We might call them otoshiyori or the elderly, but they are full of youthful energy. When you encounter their performance and the way they tell their story, you will not associate them with stereotypical “leisure activities after retirement”. In the course of aging population, sluggish and shrinking economy, changing meaning of well-being, we are put in a crucial phase of reconsidering and reconstructing the way we spend our life. Their stage performance will showcase a lively connection between “living” and “expressing”.

Choreographed by YASUMOTO Masako

Performed by Rengesou (Chinese milkvetch)

You will meet a lot of active and youthful elderly in Shikano. Among them, eight members of the Dance Club “Rengesou” are particularly vibrant. They usually enjoy dancing to their favorite songs to stay healthy. This time, however, they will put on a show with up-tempo tunes, which they practiced under a professional choreographer. Their performance full of energy will surely overturn the fixed images of “the elderly” or “senior citizen”. Let’s party together!

Date & Time

  • Saturday, 8 September, 8pm
    • * At the Opening Party

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Venue

BIRD Theatre [Foyer]

Admission

1,000yen

(Participation Fee for the Opening Party incl. drinks and light meals)

[ The Period of The Festival ] Thursday, 6 - Sunday, 23 September, 2018

Venue
  • BIRD Theatre (The Main Venue: 1812-1, Shikano, Shikano Town, Shikano City)
  • Shikano Traffic Interchange Hall "Child Village Dream"
  • The Kurubiya Theatre
  • The Katsuya Gymnasium
Host
  • Tottori Prefecture & BIRD Theatre Management Committee
Co-Host
  • Tottori Prefecture,
  • Tottori City,
  • The Non Profit Organization BIRD Theatre Company TOTTORI
Cooperation
  • The Non Profit Organization "The Council for Area Development and Management of Insyu Shikano",
  • Tottori University Art Center
Grant
  • The Agency for Cultural Affairs Government of Japan in the fiscal 2018,
  • Tottori Prefecture,
  • Tottori Prefecture & BIRD Theatre Management Committee Grant
Support
  • Tottori Prefecture Board of Education,
  • Tottori City Board of Education,
  • U.S. Consulates General Osaka,
  • Shinnihonkai Shinbunsya,
  • The Asahi Shinbun Company Tottori Head Office,
  • The San-in Chuo Shimpo Newspaper Co.,Ltd,
  • Mainichi Shinbun Tottori Branch Office,
  • The Yomiuri Shinbun Torroti Branch Office,
  • The Sankei Shinbun Tottori Branch,
  • Nikkei Inc. Tottori Branch Office,
  • Chugoku Shinbun Tottori Branch Office,
  • NHK Tottori,
  • NIHONKAI TELECASTING CO., LTD.,
  • Broadcasting System of San-in Inc.,
  • San-in Chuo Television Broadcasting Co.,
  • Ltd., Kyodo News Tottori Branch Office,
  • Jiji Press Ltd. Tottori Branch Office,
  • Nihonkai Cable Network, Inc.,
  • Radio Bird

[ Programme Director ] NAKASHIMA Makoto (Director /Artistic Director of the BIRD Theatre Company TOTTORI)

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