The multitalented Kunio Sugihara, known as the executive director of “Summit” at Komaba Agora Theater and concept planner of “FRINGE” at KYOTO EXPERIMENT, finally makes his first appearance with his own company “KUNIO” at KYOTO EXPERIMENT 2011. With the company, he has wrestled with texts from all ages and cultures. Examples include “The Chairs” (2008 / Eugene Ionesco), “Rent House at 132 / A dog must not be chained” (2008 / Kunio Kishida) and “Labyrinthe” (2009 / Fernando Arrabal). And this time, he attempts “Angels in America” by Tony Kushner, the masterpiece that won a Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize, in addition to being chosen as one of “the ten greatest theater pieces of the 20th century” by London’s National Theater. The production includes a re-creation of part 1: Millennium Approaches that won honorable mention at Kyoto Art Center Perfoming Arts Award 2009 and part 2: Perestroika. How would that 7 hour long masterpiece and hallmark of American theater history, be represented today?
“Angels in America Part 1: Millennium Approaches” Kyoto Art Center Multi-purpose Hall
photo by Toshihiro Shimizu
Date
9.23 [Fri]
【Part 1】12:00-
【Part 2】17:00-
9.24 [Sat]
【Part 1】12:00-
【Part 2】17:00-★
9.25 [Sun]
【Part 1】12:00-
【Part 2】17:00-
*The theater opens 15 min. prior to the performance.
Post-Performance Talk
★9.24 [Sat]
【Part 2】17:00-
Duration
Part 1: 3 hours 50 min.
Part 2: 4 hours 30 min.
Venue
Kyoto Art Center Auditorium
546-2, Yamafushiyama-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
TEL: 075-213-1000
WEBSITE : http://www.kac.or.jp/
Ticket
￥3,000 (Adult)
￥2,500 (Youth [under 25] / Students)
￥1,000 (High School)
*suitable for 16 years and older
Credits
Text: Tony Kushner
Direction, Stage Design: Kunio Sugihara
Translation: Mie Yoshida
Cast: Yu Tanaka, Kiichiro Sawamura (Knit Cap Theater), Wakako Sakahara, Yuya Tanaka (Shigeki Nakano+Frankens), Takuzo Matsuda (Amagasaki roman porno), Sadayume Ikeura (Oniku du Soleil), Shogo Shinomiya, Masakazu Morita (Amagasaki roman porno)
Stage Manager: Hijiri Nishida
Lighting: Rie Uomori
Sound: Manabu Saito
Video: Hosei Yoshida
Costume: Nobuaki Ueda
Set Design Team: Mio Kusunoki, Yui Matsumoto
Ticketing: Shoko Abe (righteye)
Assistant Director: Aki Mitsui
Production Coordinator: Wakako Tsuchiya
Produced by KUNIO
Co-Produced by KYOTO EXPERIMENT (Part 2)
Supported by Japan Arts Fund (Part 1)
Kyoto Art Center “Artist in Studios” Program
Co-Presented by KYOTO EXPERIMENT (Part 1)
Presented by KUNIO (Part 1), KYOTO EXPERIMENT (Part 2)
