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Theatre in Conflict Zones

I have just been a speaker at one of the series of a seminar called Theatre in Conflict Zones, organized by International Theatre Institute (ITI, UNESCO).

We, living in Japan or other comparatively peaceful nations (which only means not-at-war on the native land), tend to forget there are many many countries and regions which are struggling in conflicts.

And what is happening there in arts?Are theatre alive?If so, what theatre has to do with the society and people’s life while they are struggling to eat and keep their lives on a thin thread?

Theatre in Conflict Zones is the project to dig into the reality of theatre there.

It has been a great experience and had a lot of fun also, knowing the people in the world.

You can watch the recorded Youtube Live-streaming .

https://youtu.be/WehxUBLOc1I

The seminar seazon started in February 2021, and you can watch all via ITI Italia Facebook Page.

https://www.facebook.com/InternationalTheatreInstituteItalia

Just take your time to think about people in conflict zones.

Stanislavski’s 9 Questions

If you have learned or are learning acting or theatre, you may have heard about Stanislavski.

When I learned about it at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art), it really opened my eyes to seize the characters and the structure of the play.

I will write them down in this blog just in case someone sees this and uses it for his daily communication and on stage.

Before going forward, please allow me to use only “he, him, his” for the third nouns. I personally believe it must includes “she, her, her” and that will make the world much easier and simpler.

Question 1 : Place?

Question 2: Time?

Question 3: Character?

Question 4: Action?

Question 5: Reason?

Question 6: Activities?

Question 7: Pressure?

Question 8: Obstacles?

Question 9: Stakes?

When you apply those questions to your own life, you may find your own goal in your life.

Let LIVE INTERACTION with IKI make you live fully.

Bless Yourself

7th of February. It’s my birthday.

I had my hair cut yesterday, and woke up before sunrise this morning, feeling really fresh and kicking.Before getting out of the bed, I was pondering of my childhood, my school days, and my London days. And all of a sudden I realized how much love and help I received from may parents and friends everytime I faced bad things.

I loved my parents as a child. As I grew up to be independent, I forgot their love and I became arrogant, and things went odd.

How can it be balanced and proper in good ways if you forget your very very basic fundamental magic of your existence? It’s the gratitude of your birth. It’s miracle! How can you be successful and lovable when you don’t appreciate your birth itself?

If you want a miracle, how can it happen if you don’t believe and bless the miracle that you were born?

Bless yourself. You are the miracle. Leave darkness and approach the light.

That’s the message I’ve got from the sunrise this morning. And I am happy!

如月開始

如月になりました！
私の誕生日まであと1週間！！

今朝は寒いですね〜＠東京

昨日は朝から晩まで演劇三昧

午前中は英語のお芝居を通じてコミュニケーションを身につける活動をしている、小学生から大学生に、シェイクスピアの『ロミオとジュリエット』のワークショップ。午後は、3月に上演する舞台のリハーサル。
いずれもZOOMで行っています。

え？3月に舞台を演るの？

そうなんです！演るんです！
シェイクスピア遊び語り第16弾『テンペスト大嵐』

ちゃちゃーーん。

毎年6月ごろに行っているシェイクスピア遊び語り公演、去年は全国の緊急事態宣言の真っ只中だったため、今年の3月に延期をして、その間、ずーっとしっかりリハーサルをしてきたのです。

3月の公演のために、昨日も、とっても良い稽古ができました！

でね、この3月公演なのですが、シェイクスピア遊び語りとして初の試み、映像とリアルの融合という全く新しい形態で行うのです！！

再びちゃちゃーーん。

さらに！

この1年間、しっかりリハーサルしてきたシェイクスピア遊び語りのおかげで、お伝えしたいことがたくさんできたので、なんと2月にも公演を行うのです。

おっと、それはちょっと多すぎるんじゃありませんか？

と、おもいますでしょ？

実は2月に行うのは、3月の前哨戦。ま、前座？
いえいえ、3月の本公演を、より楽しんでいただくための、第1部、という位置付けです。名付けて、

『何がすごいの？テンペスト！』

今日から3週間後（正確には昨日から3週間後）の2月21日、日曜日、夕方5時から、ライブ配信でお届けします。

素敵でしょう？

世界中のどこにいてもみられるんですよ。
ライブ配信ってワクワクします。

そりゃ生で一緒の空間にいたい、という思いもあります。が、空間という縛りを超えるのもいいですよね。
時を一緒に過ごせることにかわりはありませんもの。

ということで、2月21日、日曜日、夕方5時（日本時間）、ライブ配信で、『何がすごいの？テンペスト！』

お楽しみに！

【Live Interaction】
2月21日は『何がすごいの？テンペスト！』

Koto YoKa

Kasuga Shrine is famous for its thousands of brass lanterns.

Traditional Japanese Important Months

8th of December is traditionally, paired up with 8th of February, an important festival in Japan.

It is called Koto YoKa.

Koto means “thing” and YoKa means “the 8th day” or “8 days”.

Gods’ Working Days

On 8th of December, Japanese Gods start preparing for the new year, and on 8th February, they finish the work.If you think of the Old Testament, God starts creating things on the day 1, and finishing off on day 6, our Koto YoKa may be understood similarly, just not in 6 days, but in 60 days, and it is repeated every year.

What we do in modern times on 8th December

We start clearing up things on 8th December; cleaning, washing, gardening, accounting, and all things you want to finish up by the 31st of December.

Then we welcome the new year for the whole month of January, that can be compared to Christian Twelfth Night, just not for 12, but for 48 days.

And traditionally we would start usual daily humdrum life on 9th of February. But of course, these days, we start working on the 4th of January.

Clean Up!

Maybe you could start finishing what you aim at the beginning of this year?