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F/T12 Jelinek Series: Kein Licht.

Text: Elfriede Jelinek [Austria]
Direction: Motoi Miura (Chiten) [Japan]
Musical Direction: Masahiro Miwa [Japan]
November 16 (Thu) - November 18 (Sun) Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Playhouse

Summary

In a dark space full of the signs of disquiet, two violinists emerge holding their silent instruments. From the dialogue of these nameless musicians comes the play, "Kein Licht.", Nobel Prize-winner Elfriede Jelinek's response 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.

Ticket

On sale from 10:00 on September 15 (Sat), 2012

Prices: Reserved seating
Advance ¥7,000 (Jelinek Play Text Set; limited availability)
¥4,500 (no play text) (Day + ¥500)
Students ¥3,000 / High School Students and Under ¥1,000 (Show student ID for advance & day tickets)

Available from: F/T Ticket Center (Tel./Online); Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Box Office
Valid for Pair Tickets, F/T Pass, Jelinek Series & Play Text Set, 5 Performance Pass, Group Tickets
Jelinek Play Text sets for Student Tickets also available.

The "Jelinek Play Texts" (Hakusuisha) includes Elfriede Jelinek’s “Kein Licht.”, “Kein Licht II”, “Rechnitz (Der Würgeengel)”, and “Wolken. Heim.” (Japanese translation: Tatsuki Hayashi).

Ticket Information

Schedule

11/16 (Fri) 19:30
11/17 (Sat)17:00★
11/18 (Sun) 14:00
★Post-Performance Talk
Duration: 100 min.

The box office opens 1 hour prior to the start of the performance.
The doors open 30 minutes prior to the start of the performance.
Performed in Japanese with no surtitles

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Access

Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Playhouse
1-8-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku
Tel: 03-5391-2111
Ikebukuro Station on JR Line, Tokyo Metro, Tobu Tojo Line, and Seibu Ikebukuro Line.
2 minutes walk from Ikebukuro Station west exit (direct entrance to the theatre from exit 2b).

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Motoi Miura
Director, Leader of Chiten

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Mashiro Miwa
Composer




Elfriede Jelinek
Poet, Novelist, Playwright

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