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"F/T12 Jelinek Series: Kein Licht."
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
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Motoi Miura, Masahiro MIwa, Elfriede Jelinek
In a dark space full of the signs of disquiet, two violinists are playing their instruments. From the dialogue of these nameless musicians comes the play, "Kein Licht.", Nobel Prize-winner Elfriede Jelinek's reponse to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, and the resulting Fukushima disaster. It portrays a media-centric world of proliferating vulnerable, at times passionate verbosity, acutely questioning the agency of speaking and listening.
Chiten's Motoi Miura directs this Japan première, dissecting the play down to its segments and then re-connecting the actors' voices and movements. Music direction comes from composer Masahiro Miwa, known for his investigation into the relationships between electricity and people and music, bringing audiences closer to the site where Jelinek's voices and sounds are born, a text drawing on diverse contexts, from philosophy to popular culture.
The speakers seem somehow to be the voices of the dead swept away by the tsunami. The play will listen to them, crafting a time for requiem and prayer, for self-examination and searching.
Chiten's Motoi Miura directs this Japan première, dissecting the play down to its segments and then re-connecting the actors' voices and movements. Music direction comes from composer Masahiro Miwa, known for his investigation into the relationships between electricity and people and music, bringing audiences closer to the site where Jelinek's voices and sounds are born, a text drawing on diverse contexts, from philosophy to popular culture.
The speakers seem somehow to be the voices of the dead swept away by the tsunami. The play will listen to them, crafting a time for requiem and prayer, for self-examination and searching.
Schedule | Nov 16 (Fri) 2012-Nov 18 (Sun) 2012 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Advance: ¥7,000 (Jelinek Play Text Set; limited availability), ¥4,500 (no play text) (Day + ¥500), Students: ¥3,000, High School Students and Under: ¥1000 (Show student ID for advance & day tickets) | ||||
| Website | http://www.festival-tokyo.jp/en/program/12/kein_licht/ | ||||
| Venue | Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre http://www.geigeki.jp/ | ||||
| Location | 1-8-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0021 | ||||
| Access | Direct walk from exit 2b at Ikebukuro Station on the Fukutoshin, Yurakucho and Marunouchi lines. 2 minute walk from the West exit of JR Ikebukuro Station. | ||||
| Phone | 03-5991-2111 | ||||
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