Graduate of the Faculty of Political Science and the Faculty of Political Economy at Waseda University in 1980. While still a student, he co-founded a theater with playwright Risei Kishida. From 1982 to March 2017, he was a member of the theater group "En" (Circle). He studied under Tamasaburo Bando. In 1988, he trained at the Terry Silver Studio in New York. After returning to Japan, he worked as a director, translator, playwright, and actor, while also conducting numerous workshops and theater classes. He has published books such as Fred Astaire, How to Become an Actor, among others.

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Ambassador — Culture:
Japanese theatre in Poland

“Ambassador — Culture” is a project of the Polish Stage Artists Foundation “Plac Teatralny” and Konoshitayami Theatre from Kyoto. It brought together performances by Japanese theatres in Poland, a study visit to Japan, and encounters with the art and culture of both countries.

Project archive, 2018–2019. The programme presented here concerns events that have already taken place.

Ambassador — Culture: Polish–Japanese theatre cooperation

The project marked the centenary of diplomatic relations between Poland and Japan. It combined theatre presentations with cultural diplomacy: direct encounters between artists, audiences, students and institutions from both countries.

The first stage was Konoshitayami Theatre’s tour of Warsaw, Poznań and Kraków in September 2018. The second involved a study visit to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. The third was the Japanese Theatre Review in Poland in 2019.

The project was created and coordinated on the Polish side by Filip Frątczak. Polina Samsonova coordinated the Japanese side. The Embassy of Japan in Poland granted the project its honorary patronage.

Japanese Theatre Review 2019 — Stage III

The review presented Japanese theatre in Warsaw and Poznań. Its programme included the tale of Princess Kaguya, Kobo Abe’s theatre of the absurd, contemporary kyōgen, and plays by Kunio Kishida, Anton Chekhov and Yukio Mishima.

Warsaw performances took place at Scena na Kocjana, part of the Mazovian Musical Theatre. Poznań performances were hosted by Teatr Nowy and the Malta Foundation.

Japanese Theatre Review 2019 programme
Performance	WarsawScena na Kocjana · 6 pm	Poznań7 pm
The Duty of Princess Kaguya	27 November 2019	4 December 2019Teatr Nowy
Friends	28 November 2019	6 December 2019Malta Foundation
Salaryman Kyogen	29 November 2019	5 December 2019Malta Foundation
Paper Balloon / The Bear	30 November 2019	7 December 2019Malta Foundation
The Fan	1 December 2019	3 December 2019Malta Foundation

Original programme posters: Warsaw and Poznań

Archiwalny repertuar Przeglądu Teatru Japońskiego w Warszawie, 27 November – 1 December 2019

Archiwalny repertuar Przeglądu Teatru Japońskiego w Poznaniu, 3–7 December 2019

Japanese Theatre Review performances

The Duty of Princess Kaguya

Directed by: Kenshow Yamamoto · Theatre X (CAI), Tokyo

Archive materials: The Duty of Princess Kaguya

What would happen if Princess Kaguya appeared on Earth today? Using a time machine in accordance with Albert Einstein’s theory, she would arrive from the past into our present. How would she face modern times? How would she expose both the flaws and the beauty of our world?

The tale of Princess Kaguya, from The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, is one of the oldest and most beautiful Japanese legends. The princess, who came from the Moon, becomes a litmus test for human nature. Her nobility and kindness expose humanity’s shortcomings, yet the power of love and the beauty of human emotions awaken in her a longing for life on Earth.

The production by Theatre X (Cai) from Tokyo poses fundamental questions, confronting ideals with the reality of the modern world. Through the lens of a Japanese fairy tale, it tells a story about ourselves and our times.

Performances in 2019:
Warsaw: 27 November, 6 pm.
Poznań, Teatr Nowy: 4 December, 7 pm.

About the director: Kenshow Yamamoto

A 1980 graduate of Waseda University’s Faculty of Political Science and Political Economy, he co-founded a theatre with playwright Risei Kishida while still a student. From 1982 to March 2017, he belonged to the theatre group En (Circle). He studied under Tamasaburo Bando and trained at Terry Sliver Studio in New York in 1988. After returning to Japan, he worked as a director, translator, playwright and actor, and led numerous workshops and theatre classes. His books include Fred Astaire and How to Become an Actor.

Friends

Author: Kobo Abe · Directed by: Hiroaki Yamaguchi

One of Kobo Abe’s most outstanding achievements in the theatre of the absurd. As in his earlier plays, Abe focuses on the gradual disintegration of human individuality.

A family unexpectedly moves into a young man’s apartment, determined to “save” him from loneliness. This sets off a series of absurd events that gradually lead to destruction in the name of “family love”.

Performances in 2019:
Warsaw: 28 November, 6 pm.
Poznań, Malta Foundation: 6 December, 7 pm.

About the director: Hiroaki Yamaguchi

In 1997, he became an actor at Tobidogu Theatre in Kyoto. In 2007, he founded his own theatre group, Konoshitayami. He works as a producer, actor, and sound and lighting operator. In 2009, he began doctoral studies in theatre at Osaka University. In 2011, he won the Best Director award at the Toga competition for Paper Balloon. From 2013 to 2015, he pursued a master’s degree in V. V. Fokin’s class at the State Theatre Academy in St Petersburg.

Salaryman Kyogen

Written and directed by: Zenkyu Kawata · Office Theatre KAJA, Kyoto

A typical day for a Japanese office worker. Stifling air. A printer runs incessantly in the corner. Before work ends, the cherry blossoms will bloom a hundred times and the full moon will rise ten thousand times. Then you go for a beer with colleagues to hear the boss’s new jokes and sing karaoke with his deputy. The phone rings again…

What can you do in this reality to avoid losing yourself in the stream of sounds, names and routine? Laugh, of course! And that is precisely what the Japanese do.

Performances in 2019:
Warsaw: 29 November, 6 pm.
Poznań, Malta Foundation: 5 December, 7 pm.

About the director: Zenkyu Kawata

An actor in traditional Japanese kyōgen theatre. In 1999, he entered Kyoto University, where he studied with the Kyogen Study Group (KGKK). Kawata learned traditional kyōgen acting techniques from Masao Kimura and Masami Amitani, masters of the Ōkura school. For years, he has practised kyōgen and helped promote it worldwide through workshops, training and seminars. In 2015, he began performing Salaryman Kyogen — kyōgen with contemporary characters.

Paper Balloon / The Bear

Authors: Kunio Kishida i Anton Czechow · Directed by: Hiroaki Yamaguchi

Paper Balloon

Marital problems are similar everywhere. “How can a wife be saved from boredom on a Sunday?” the wife asks her husband. “And without causing trouble for the husband…” he replies. “Perhaps we should get a dog?” he suggests. “A bird would be better!” she answers. “Yes, a bird!” he agrees. “No, a dog!” says the wife.

What can be done about the routines of married life? Konoshitayami’s production humorously explores marital dilemmas from Japanese and Russian perspectives.

The Bear

Anton Chekhov’s short play The Bear (1888), which he described as a “joke in one act”, tells of a “very serious duel” between the widow Popova and the creditor Smirnov. The elaborate schemes he devises to recover his debt pale in comparison with her charm. Victory in this unusual struggle shifts from one side to the other until harmony and mutual understanding between man and woman prevail.

Performances in 2019:
Warsaw: 30 November, 6 pm.
Poznań, Malta Foundation: 7 December, 7 pm.

The Fan

Author: Yukio Mishima · Directed by: Narumi Kouhei · Dainanagekijo Theatre, Tsu

The Fan, based on a fourteenth-century Noh play of the same title, is a timeless story of love, loneliness and betrayal. The beautiful Hanako waits every day at a railway station for her beloved Yoshio. Holding an open fan, she gazes into the face of every man she encounters, believing that she has not been abandoned forever.

Performances in 2019:
Warsaw: 1 December, 6 pm.
Poznań, Malta Foundation: 3 December, 7 pm.

About the director: Narumi Kouhei

A director and artistic director of Dainanagekijo Theatre, and a graduate of Waseda University with a degree in image theatre. Narumi creates works portraying human drama through lived experience, building images of the world through loneliness and exhaustion. His productions are highly regarded in Japan and abroad for their multiple layers of meaning that transcend language. His performances have been presented in 20 cities in Japan and abroad, including France, Germany and South Korea.

Study visit to Japan — Stage II

The second stage of “Ambassador — Culture” involved a visit to Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka on 7–14 November 2018. Meetings with Japanese theatre makers enabled an exchange of experience and preparations for further stages of cooperation.

Lectures and meetings in Osaka

Lectures for theatre studies students at Osaka University marking the centenary of Poland’s independence were delivered by Professor Dariusz Kosiński — “One Hundred Years of Poland’s Independence, One Hundred Years of Polish Theatre” — and Filip Frątczak — “The Role of Non-Governmental Organisations in Polish Theatre Life, 1989–2018”. We warmly thank Professor Yasushi Nagata for his wonderful hospitality in Osaka and Paweł Achciark for translating both lectures. The second stage of “Ambassador — Culture”, celebrating the centenary of diplomatic relations between Poland and Japan, was co-financed by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute and Konoshitayami Theatre. We thank our patrons for their support — the Board of the Plac Teatralny Foundation.

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Archived invitation and aims of the visit

To mark the centenary of Poland’s independence and diplomatic relations with Japan, Osaka University invited Professor Dariusz Kosiński to deliver “100 Years of Independence, One Hundred Years of Polish Theatre…” and Filip Frątczak to present “Changes in Polish Theatre and the Role of Non-Governmental Organisations, 1989–2018” as part of “Ambassador — Culture”. Professor Kosiński will also give lectures during Tokyo Festival and at Kyoto Art Center.

The programme of the visit to Japan includes numerous meetings with Japanese theatre makers and managers, and preparations for subsequent stages of the project jointly organised by our Foundation and Konoshitayami Theatre.

Zaproszenie do wygłoszenia wykładów w ramach projektu Ambassador — Culture

Tokyo Festival — a lecture on Polish theatre

To mark the centenary of Poland’s independence, Professor Dariusz Kosiński delivered “One Hundred Years of Independence, One Hundred Years of Polish Theatre” during Tokyo Festival. The lecture was interpreted by the distinguished translator Dr Koichi Kuyama.

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Konoshitayami Theatre’s Polish tour — Stage I, 2018

The first stage took place on 21–30 September 2018. Konoshitayami Theatre from Kyoto visited Warsaw, Poznań and Kraków. Audiences saw Marriage, comprising Kunio Kishida’s Paper Balloon and Anton Chekhov’s The Bear.

The performances were accompanied by encounters with Japanese culture: origami workshops, opportunities to try on traditional clothing, and other activities described in the reports from each city.

Warsaw — Theatre Institute, 22–23 September 2018

Our Foundation spent a year preparing Konoshitayami Theatre’s Polish tour to celebrate the centenary of diplomatic relations between Poland and Japan. Warsaw was the first stop for the Japanese theatre company. Students of Japanese studies from the Creativa Japonica society at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań provided invaluable help in Warsaw and Poznań. We offer special thanks to Roma Łęcka for supporting our work in both cities.

Konoshitayami Theatre’s performances at the Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute in Warsaw drew large audiences. The group’s manager, Polina Samsonova, welcomed visitors in a traditional Japanese kimono. Two one-act plays — Kunio Kishida’s Paper Balloon and Anton Chekhov’s The Bear — were presented under the shared title Marriage, directed by Hiroaki Yamaguchi. The Warsaw performances received standing ovations, bringing us great joy as organisers and confirming the high artistic standard of our Japanese partner.

During the interval, women in the Warsaw audience could try on yukata — Japanese summer garments — as documented in photographs on our Facebook page. The origami workshops also attracted considerable interest, exceeding our expectations. Visitors eagerly asked about Japanese customs, traditions and culture, with Roma interpreting both questions and answers.

After the performance, everyone sat down to a well-earned dinner and lengthy conversations about future plans and the next stops on Konoshitayami’s Polish tour.

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Poznań — Teatr Nowy, 25–26 September 2018

On 25 and 26 September 2018, the Tadeusz Łomnicki Teatr Nowy in Poznań welcomed full houses for Konoshitayami’s performances. Yuumi Hirota and Daighaku Futakuchi, appearing in Marriage, created a wonderful production rewarded with standing ovations.

Students of Japanese studies from the Creativa Japonica society at Adam Mickiewicz University organised an excellent accompanying programme. As in Warsaw, visitors could pose for photographs in yukata and take part in origami workshops. Further attractions included calligraphy workshops and a tasting of Japanese food, including sushi prepared by a Japanese kitchen associated with Teatr Nowy.

The Japanese evening continued long after the performance. Teatr Nowy’s team organised it superbly, making the Polish–Japanese encounter in Poznań especially enjoyable for audiences, who left delighted by their experience of Japanese culture.

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Kraków — Teatr Ludowy, 28–29 September 2018

Kraków was the final stop on Konoshitayami’s Polish tour. A walk through the city was essential: Kraków is a sister city of Kyoto, the theatre’s home. Teatr Ludowy in Nowa Huta welcomed the Japanese guests. On this occasion, the accompanying events were organised by the Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology.

Audiences in Kraków did not disappoint either: Teatr Ludowy in Nowa Huta was filled to capacity, and the reception after the performances was exceptionally warm. As in Poznań, visitors enjoyed opportunities to explore Japanese culture until the very last moment.

Visitors could once again pose for photographs in yukata, with traditional Japanese garments also available for men. Origami workshops remained popular, while the tea ceremony delighted participants with its ritual and the taste of authentic Japanese tea. A stall offering souvenirs from Japan also attracted considerable interest.

After intensive work came a brief rest over cake and coffee. These were our Japanese partner’s final performances in Poland. That evening, a lengthy conversation explored plans for the next stages of “Ambassador — Culture”. The following day, our guests travelled to Warsaw Airport to fly home to Kyoto.

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Poster, announcement and Stage I materials

The original announcement of the 2018 events is preserved below. Ticket information is historical and does not constitute a current offer.

Fulfilling its mission of cultural diplomacy, the Polish Stage Artists Foundation “Plac Teatralny” is working with Konoshitayami Theatre from Kyoto on “Ambassador — Culture”. The project celebrates the centenary of diplomatic relations between Poland and Japan under the honorary patronage of the Embassy of Japan in Poland. Its partners include the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute in Warsaw, the Tadeusz Łomnicki Teatr Nowy in Poznań, Teatr Ludowy in Kraków, the Marshal’s Office of the Wielkopolska Region, the Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology, the Department of Oriental Studies at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, the Creativa Japonica Japanese Studies Student Society, and Kyoto Art Center.

The first part of the two-year project is Konoshitayami Theatre’s tour of Poland:

Warsaw, Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute:
22 and 23 September 2018, 7 pm
Poznań, Tadeusz Łomnicki Teatr Nowy:
25 and 26 September 2018, 7 pm
Kraków, Teatr Ludowy:
28 and 29 September 2018, 7 pm

Tickets are available from the box offices of:
the Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute in Warsaw,
the Tadeusz Łomnicki Teatr Nowy in Poznań,
and Teatr Ludowy in Kraków.

On each performance day, an hour and a half before the show, we invite you to enjoy attractions celebrating Japanese culture and art. We will demonstrate ikebana and origami, write your names in Japanese, and photograph you in authentic kimono. We will also prepare dishes based on recipes from Japanese home cooks.

The project was created by Filip Frątczak.
Coordinators: Polina Samsonova on the Japanese side and Filip Frątczak on the Polish side.

Plakat Ambassador — Culture — tournée Teatru Konoshitayami w Polsce, 2018

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Organisers, honorary patronage and partners

The project was organised by the Polish Stage Artists Foundation “Plac Teatralny” and Konoshitayami Theatre from Kyoto under the honorary patronage of the Embassy of Japan in Poland.

The project materials list the following partners:

Adam Mickiewicz Institute
Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute in Warsaw
Tadeusz Łomnicki Teatr Nowy in Poznań
Teatr Ludowy in Kraków
Marshal’s Office of the Wielkopolska Region
Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology
Department of Oriental Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Creativa Japonica Japanese Studies Student Society
Kyoto Art Center

The second stage was co-financed by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute and Konoshitayami Theatre.

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Japanese Theatre Review Stage III of THE AMBASSADOR - CULTURE project.

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Performances

"The Duty of Princess Kaguya"Dir. Kenshow Yamamoto Theatre X (CAI) Tokyo

Reżyseria: Kenshow Yamamoto

Kobo Abe "Przyjaciele" Dir. Hiroaki YamagutchiTheatre Sobae - Kyoto

Directing: Hiroaki Yamaguchi

Zenkyu Kawata "Salaryman Kyogen"Dir.. Zenkyu KawataTheater Ofice Kaja - Kyoto

Directing: Zenkuy Kawata

Kunio Kisida "Paper Balloon"Anton Pavlovich Chekhov "The Bear"Dir. Hiroaki YamaguchiTheatre Konoshitayami - Kyoto

"Paper Balloon"

"The Bear"

Yukio Mishima „ The Fan” Dir. Narumi Kouhei Theatre Dainanagekijo — Tsu

Directing: Narumi Kouhei

INVITATION TO DELIVER A LECTURE

TOKYO FESTIVAL 9 November 2019

CracowTheatre Ludowy 28, 29 September 2018

PoznańTheatre Nowy im. Tadeusza Łomnickiego25, 26 September 2018

WarsawZBIGNIEW RASZEWSKI THEATRE INSTITUTE22, 23 september 2018

Stage I of the “Ambassador – Culture” project. Tour of the Konoshitayami Theatre in Poland:21 – 30 IX 2018 Warsaw, Poznan, Cracow

Ambassador — Culture:Japanese theatre in Poland

Ambassador — Culture: Polish–Japanese theatre cooperation

Japanese Theatre Review 2019 — Stage III

Japanese Theatre Review performances

The Duty of Princess Kaguya

Friends

Salaryman Kyogen

Paper Balloon / The Bear

Paper Balloon

The Bear

The Fan

Study visit to Japan — Stage II

Lectures and meetings in Osaka

Tokyo Festival — a lecture on Polish theatre

Konoshitayami Theatre’s Polish tour — Stage I, 2018

Warsaw — Theatre Institute, 22–23 September 2018

Poznań — Teatr Nowy, 25–26 September 2018

Kraków — Teatr Ludowy, 28–29 September 2018

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Japanese Theatre Review
Stage III of
THE AMBASSADOR - CULTURE project.

"The Duty of Princess Kaguya"
Dir. Kenshow Yamamoto
Theatre X (CAI) Tokyo

Kobo Abe "Przyjaciele"
Dir. Hiroaki Yamagutchi
Theatre Sobae - Kyoto

Zenkyu Kawata "Salaryman Kyogen"
Dir.. Zenkyu Kawata
Theater Ofice Kaja - Kyoto

Kunio Kisida "Paper Balloon"
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov "The Bear"
Dir. Hiroaki Yamaguchi
Theatre Konoshitayami - Kyoto

Yukio Mishima „ The Fan”
Dir. Narumi Kouhei
Theatre Dainanagekijo — Tsu

TOKYO FESTIVAL
9 November 2019

Cracow
Theatre Ludowy
28, 29 September 2018

Poznań
Theatre Nowy im. Tadeusza Łomnickiego
25, 26 September 2018

Warsaw
ZBIGNIEW RASZEWSKI THEATRE INSTITUTE
22, 23 september 2018

Stage I of the “Ambassador – Culture” project. Tour of the Konoshitayami Theatre in Poland:
21 – 30 IX 2018 Warsaw, Poznan, Cracow

Ambassador — Culture:
Japanese theatre in Poland