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『The Japanese Ideology Chapter 7』

2024 / The Japanese Ideology /

From the Uraga Dock, 180.3 meters in length, the whistle sounds.
 
One year after the full six chapters of “Japanese Ideology” were performed, we will be holding an outdoor performance in Uraga, Yokosuka City.
 
The Uraga Dock was completed in 1899 by the Uraga Shipbuilding Company. Seventy years later, in 1969, the “Kamome Danchi” (Seagull Housing Complex), a massive residential complex overlooking Tokyo Bay, was built. Kamome Danchi began to accommodate residents in 1970, the year of Expo ’70.
 
The Uraga area is divided into east and west by a bay. The east and west sides are separated by the bay, with ferry boats serving as the means of crossing. Kamome Danchi is located on the eastern side, with kites soaring overhead. The path leading to the ferry dock on the eastern side is lined with high walls and barbed wire, preventing any view of the bay. On the western side, Atago-yama Park, the oldest park in the city, opened in 1891, offers a sweeping view of the bay.
 
In Chapter 7, the sound of the whistle echoes from the Uraga Dock.
 
Venue
Uraga Dock (Outdoor venue)
4-7-1 Uraga, Yokosuka 239-0822
 
Date and Time
12.14 Sat 15:30
12.15 Sun 15:30
 
Running Time
50-70min
 
Language
Performed in Japanese
 
Translation/Subtitles
English synopsis provided
 
Tickets
https://forms.gle/MLtdBGZPHucNibeN9
 
Staff, Cast and Credits
Text: Meguninja
Direction: Jang-Chi
Performers: Toru Inoue, Yuka Uchida, Yuki Kikuchi, Takafumi Saito, Reiko Takayama, Yuka Nakagawa, Meguninja, Yoshiro Hasegawa, Ivan Timbrell
Scenography: OLTA
Stage Design: Yoshiro Hasegawa
Sound: Takahiro Yamaguchi
English translation: Kei Ota
Organizers: City of Yokosuka, Sense Island Executive Committee (Yokosuka Visitor Promotion and Attraction Committee, Abstract Engine Co., Ltd., TRYANGLE Inc.)
Special Sponsor: Panasonic Entertainment & Communication Co., Ltd.
Special Support: Peatix Japan K.K.
Support: Ushio Inc., Kannonzaki Park Center, Yokosuka seaside Partners
Supported by: The Saison Foundation
 
Official Website
https://senseisland.com
 
Contact Information
https://senseisland.com
senseisland@gmail.com
046-822-8247

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2022 /

“Once a nation of God. Is this life now a penance? We were born and live in this country. Nippon, God’s country, which kept running to stay ahead of the rest of the world. How might we enjoy or endure this society now? The enframing of ideologies that emerge from institutions called home, school, and workplace”⸺OLTA, an artist collective working across disciplines, is undertaking a performative analysis, over two years at YPAM, of the forms that “Nippon (Japan) Ideology” takes in everyday life. This project looks to an aggregate of sensations created from subconscious wordings, invisible anxieties and desires, as well as ideologies that are reproduced and mobilized daily through education, the Constitution, advertisements, web browsers, and even convenience stores, fast food restaurants, and supermarkets. Has the ideology of Nippon become indestructible? OLTA will present a work-in-progress this year.
 
※This performance has been cancelled on the first day, 12.9, due to the illness of one of the performers, and changed to a video-based screening format on 12.10 and 12.11.
 
Text, Concept and Scenography: OLTA

Dramaturgy: Tatsuki Hayashi

Direction: Jang-Chi

Performers: OLTA (Toru Inoue, Kazuhide Kawamura, Takafumi Saito, Yoshiro Hasegawa, Megu Ninja)

Guest Performers: Miho Inatsugu, Yuka Uchida, Kaoruko Oyama, Yuki Kikuchi, Riki Takeda, Yuka Nakagawa, Pijin Neji, Takako Minekawa

Robot Creation: Muku Kobayashi

Songs: Takako Minekawa and Toru Inoue

Lighting: Ludo Takebe, Takayuki Fujimoto (Kinsei R&D)

Video: Ludo Takebe

Sound: Yumeka Hamada and Masatoshi Kato (MUSA ENTERPRISE)

Sound and Surtitle Operation: Mami Okita (MUSA ENTERPRISE)

Video Technical Support: Kazuhide Shibata

Cooperation: Maya Matsuoka, Kei Nakamura, Mitsuru Tokisato

Special Thanks: Yasunori Ikunishi, Hiroko Okada

Management: Kyoko Iikawa, Satoko Shibata
 
Organized by Japan Center, Pacific Basin Arts Communication

Co-organized by Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting Executive Committee

Supported by the “ARTS for the future! 2” program of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
 
YPAM website: https://ypam.jp/programs/dr80?lang=ja
 
Venue
KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theatre, Large Studio
281 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-0023
 
Date
12.9 Fri 18:00 – 20:50
With a 20-minute intermission
12.10 Sat 13:30 – 16:40
With a 20-minute intermission
12.11 Sun 13:00 – 16:10
With a 20-minute intermission
 
Language: Japanese
Translation: English subtitles
 
Ticket
Audience: ¥2,500
Professional: ¥1,000

Photo: Hideto Maezawa