Genre / City	Theatre・Performance / Shizuoka
Dates	4-6 May at 11:00
Venue	at Higashi Gomon- Square, Sumpujo Park
Duration	40 minutes
Language	In Japanese
Seat	Non-reserved seating
Direction	Worry KINOSHITA

Introduction

The following are the core programs of STRANGE SEED 2023 organized by its director, Wally Kinoshita. Among them, various kinds of artists will invite performers from the public and create colorful theatre programs that can be enjoyed together with the audiences.

Director’s profile

Worry KINOSHITA
Born in 1971, Worry KINOSHITA began his theatre career as a student at Kobe University, where he founded the Gekidan Sekai Ichidan company (now named Sunday). He is known for his skills in blending music and images into his work.Kinoshita founded the non-verbal performance company THE ORIGINAL TEMPO, with which he has garnered a widefan base, especially overseas. At the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe, for instance, the company’s “”Shut Up, Play!”” got a five-star review, and it has been invited to more than ten international theatre festivals. In addition, Kinoshita has also collaborated as a director with South Korean and Slovenian theatre companies. His recent work includes the direction of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics 2020; the plays “”Shukushuku to Unshin;”” “”Bakuman;”” and “”Haikyuu!!,”” a new “”hyper projection”” style theatre.

Cast / Staff

Playwright, direction, construction, and design: Worry KINOSHITA
Choregraphy, direction and cast: IIMURO Naoki, KANAI Keisuke, KUROKI Natsumi, TOMITA Masanori
Music: YOSHIDA Takashi
Choreographer: HIDALI

Performance: ASACHI Ushio, ABE Meito, IKEGAYA Emi, IKEGAYA Yuki, KENTO, ICHIKAWA Mari, INOUE Satsuki, OHISHI Mia, OHMORI Yasuhiro, KASAHARA Mami, KAJIMOTO Mizuki, KANEKI Makoto, KOBAYASHI Akiha, KOYAMA Yuki, SAIKI Hina, SATO Yuzu, Sayur, SHIOMI Yuki, SHIMAMURA Aya, SUZUKI Mariko, SUZUKI Miyuki, SUZUKI Yohei, Suzuki Rinka, SERIZAWA Kaho, SOHTOME Yuki, TAKII Miki, TATEISHI Rinoa, TSUKAMOTO Eriko, TSUCHIDA Nanami, TEROU Fuma, NAGAI Sayako, NAKAZAWA Tsuyoshi, NISHIOKA Saki, MECCHI(HAGIWARA Mieko), HAZUKI, HIGASHINO Hiroko, HIRAGAKI Miyuu, FUKUI Nobuyuki, FUJITA Masanori, HORIKOSHI Chiaki, HORI Shintaro, HORINOUCHI Riko, MASUDA Moe, MIMAMI Kisa, MORIZONO Maho, MOROHOSHI Atsushi, YAMAOKA Haruna, YAMAGUCHI Runa, YAMAMOTO Pero, YAMAMOTO Yukie, YOSHIDA Takahiro, YONEZAWA Arisa, WATANABE Sayaka and WATANABE Musashi

Assistant: ASANUMA Kei, KATO Miyuki, KAWAGUCHI Yumi, KIMURA Misaki, SHIKATA Mikoto, TSUTANI Sora, NAMI, NOJO Akari, HAMAYOSHI Seitaro, HIRAISHI Showko, FUJII Norika, MURAKAMI Natsumi and MORI Haruna

Staff
Assistant Director: Yuka
Stage Director: TAKEYOSHI Koji
Costume: KIMURA Mika
Production: MISAKA Emi

Related Event

◎Symposium: 5 May, 16:30-17:30
Venue: at Festival garden, Higashi-gomon Square, Sumpujo Park
Panelists: MAYUZUMI Madoka (Haiku poet)
PARK In-hye (Director, Pansori actor)
Worry KINOSHITA (Director, Playwright, Festival Director of STRANGE SEED SHIZUOKA)
MIYAGI Satoshi (Director, General artistic director of SPAC)
Entry fee: Admission free, no reservation required

Notice

*This event will be held in the case of light rain. Please confirm on their Twitter feed (@strangeseed_sss) whether it is being held or not if the weather is uncertain.