F/T in the City Performance Series
Tera
Yukari Sakata (director) + Miho Inatsugu (performer)
+ Kyojun Tanaka (music)
Based on the verse drama “Daffodils and Wooden Fish”
by Juro Miyoshi and more
- Narratives of place, space, and time resonate in a temple
The director Yukari Sakata previously collaborated with Palestinian artists for “Rashomon | Yabunonaka” at F/T14. The actor Miho Inatsugu has performed in productions by the likes of Okazaki Art Theatre, chelfitsch, and Sample. The drummer and percussionist Kyojun Tanaka conducts research into timbre alongside his career as a performer. These three artists born in the 1980s bring contemporary issues into a space that emerges through storytelling and percussion. The venue is a temple. Based on Juro Miyoshi’s verse drama “Daffodils and Wooden Fish,” the text interweaves fragments of literature, the local history of the temple, and Buddhist sermons, forming a unique resonance of voice, body, and sound.
Information
| Venue | Saiho-ji |
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| Dates |
11/14 (Wed) 19:00 |
| Running Time | 70 min. (TBC) |
| Language | Performed in Japanese with English surtitles |
| Tickets | Unreserved seating Advance: ¥2,500 / Same Day: ¥3,000 / Students: ¥1,600 / Other tickets available |
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| Early Bird Discount | ￥1,800 | |
| Festival Pass (5 Performances) | ￥2,000 | |
| Festival Pass (3 Performances) | ￥2,200 | |
| Students Student ID required |
￥1,600 | |
| High School Students and Under Student ID or proof of age required |
￥1,000 | |
Tickets
Artist Profiles
Photo: George Stamatakis-
Yukari Sakata
DirectorBorn in Tokyo in 1987, Yukari Sakata graduated from the Department of Musical Creativity and the Environment at Tokyo University of the Arts and then honed her skills working as a stage technician at theatres around Japan. At F/T14, she directed “Rashomon | Yabunonaka” in collaboration with Al-Kasaba Theatre from Palestine. In recent years, she has experimented with applying the ideas and techniques of theatre to the format of the exhibition. Her long-term project “Dear Gullivers” with the architect Jorge Martín García was featured in the Spanish pavilion at the 16th Venice Biennale in 2018. Sakata employs collaboration with existing narratives as a means of attempting artistic interventions in communities.
Photo: Akinali Nishimula-
Miho Inatsugu
ActorBorn in Hyogo in 1987, Miho Inatsugu started her career in the theatre while studying at Tokyo University of the Arts. She works as an independent actor, mainly for the stage. Her acting credits include productions by Yukari Sakata, Okazaki Art Theatre, Sample, chelfitsch, Mikuni Yanaihara Project, Busstrio, and Office Mountain. She currently also works at the Department of Musical Creativity and the Environment at Tokyo University of the Arts, where she teaches acting and creates collaborative theatre pieces with students.
Photo: Kouki Ueta-
Kyojun Tanaka
Drummer, PercussionistBorn in Tokyo in 1983, Kyojun Tanaka is a university teacher and rhythm-addict who travels the world in search of new rhythms. Following time with the likes of Naruyoshi Kikuchi’s dCprG, he is currently engaged in research into Southeast Asian rhythms in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and more. His drum and percussion performer or rhythm arrangement credits include music for an American Spirit TV commercial and the soundtrack for TV drama Sotsugyo Bakamentari. He also performs with his own unit MIDOUTEI and the Latin jazz band Septeto Bunga Tropis.
Cast & Creative
| Directed by | Yukari Sakata |
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| Performer: | Miho Inatsugu |
| Music: | Kyojun Tanaka |
| Dramaturge: | Maho Watanabe |
| Costumes: | Kyoko Fujitani (FAIFAI) |
| Sound: | Katsunori Fukuoka (Flysound) |
| Stage Manager: | Megumi Sato |
| Publicity Photography: | Hajime Kato |
| Publicity Design: | Tadashi Ueda |
| Production Coordinators: | Toshifumi Matsumiya, Mayuko Arakawa (Festival/Tokyo) |
| Interns: | Akiko Domae, Kino Tokura, Riina Murakami |
| Planned and presented by | Festival/Tokyo |
| Special cooperation from | Saiho-ji |
Access
Saiho-ji
- 4-8-43 Nishi-Sugamo, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
- 1 minute’s walk from Nishi-Sugamo Station on the Toei Mita Line. 3 minutes’ walk from Shin-koshinzuka on the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line).