"BIRD" Theatre Festival TOTTORI 11

A Production with the Community

“Theatre Performance of the Elderly,
by the Elderly and for Everyone”
Reading Performance “Mother of My Dreams”

Since I worked on theatrical performances with grandmas in Shikano four years ago as well as six years ago, I have been deeply fascinated by how people age and how theatre art could help bring out its process, which led to this plan to create theatre art with the elderly. The play we selected for this event is one of the masterpieces of human drama produced in 1930 or Showa 5. It features the period of Showa and “human empathy” representing the period. Until very recently, “Mother of My Dreams” has been repeatedly reproduced as theatre performances and films. This might indicate that this work somehow wins hearts and minds over time. With the help of this masterpiece and the elderly who lived through the period of Showa, this theatre art aims at creating time for the audience to feel connected and understand how aging can be fascinating, sometimes with a touch of comedy.

Originally Written by HASEGAWA Shin

Composed and Directed by SAITO Yoriaki

Performed by the Elderly Selected from among Applicants

Date & Time

  • Monday (National Holiday), 17 September, 1pm

September

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Venue

Shikano Traffic Interchange Hall “Child Village Dream”

Admission

Free

Grant by Subsidies for the Promotion of Cultural and Art Activities by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs

Japan Arts Council

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[ 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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