東京芸術祭 2018

"Dark Circus"

Based on an original story by Pef
Created and performed by STEREOPTIK (Romain Bermond, Jean-Baptiste Maillet)

"Dark Circus"

 

“Come one, come all, be unhappy!”
The grip of the trapeze artist slips mid-air, the beast tamer is pursued by fierce beasts .... This dangerous circus group is full of black humor and low-tech, family- friendly live art performance.

teaser dark circus from stereoptik on Vimeo.


  

Information

  • Venue
    Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Theatre West)
  • Dates

    Oct. 27(Sat) 1:30pm
    Oct. 28(Sun) 1:30pm / 6:30pm
    Oct. 29(Mon) 4:00pm

    *Box office opens 60min before. Doors open 30min before.

  • Time

    55min

  • Language

    Non-verbal (Performance delivered in some Japanese)

  • Type
    Tokyo Festival - Directly Managed Program, Performance, Foreign Production, Childcare facility available *Reservations required, Discount tickets for young people

Ticket

  • Advance / Unreserved seating (With reference number)
    ¥ 3,500 -
  • Advance (U29) / Unreserved seating (With reference number)
    ¥ 2,000 -
  • Same Day / Unreserved seating (With reference number)
    ¥ 4,000 -
  • Same Day (U29) / Unreserved seating (With reference number)
    ¥ 2,500 -


*Suitable for age 7+. There will be some dark and a bit scary scenes with noise.
*The ticket is limited to 2 tickets per person.
*Tickets cannot be canceled for any reason except for when the performance itself is canceled.


▼【Reservations】Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Box Office
・Phone: +81(0)570-010-296 (10:00am to 7:00pm except on closing days)
English Ticket site

Major artists

  • Based on an original story by:
    Pef
  • Created and performed by:
    STEREOPTIK (Romain Bermond, Jean-Baptiste Maillet)

Artist Profile

Stéréoptik

Created in 2008 at the same time as the eponymous show, STEREOPTIK brings together Romain Bermond and Jean-Baptiste Maillet, both visual artists and musicians. Based on a score they build and write together, every one of their shows is built under the eyes of its audience, live. Theatre of shadows, of objects and puppets, silent films, unplugged or electronic concerts, fairy tales and cartoons are so many fields and genres whose boundaries STEREOPTIK likes to play with. At the heart of the many forms of art that appear on the stage is one principle: to show the audience the technical process that leads to the apparition of characters, of scenes, of a story. The audience is free to let themselves be carried away by the images and stories projected onto the screen, or to see in detail what leads to the movement of the cartoon on the screen, how ink creates a silhouette on a transparent background, what instrument is used to bring it to life. Visual, musical, and without text, STEREOPTIK’s creations arouse curiosity and wonder in audiences of all ages and all nationalities.

Stage Manager: Arnaud Viala, Frank Jamond

Production: STEREOPTIK
Co-production: L’Hectare scène conven­tionnée de Vendôme, Théâtre Jean Arp scène conventionnée de Clamart, Théâtre Le Passage scène conventionnée de Fé­camp, Théâtre Epidaure de Bouloire – compagnie Jamais 203
Support from: Le Théâtre de l'Agora scène nationale d'Évry et de l'Essonne, L'Echalier/Saint Agil, Le Théâtre Paris-Villette, La MJC Mont-Mesly & M.Rebérioux/Créteil

 


General Director: Satoshi Miyagi
Programmer of Tokyo Festival: Yoshiji Yokoyama

 

〈 Directly Managed Program 〉
Organizers: Arts Council Tokyo & Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)
Co-organizer: syuz'gen LLC.
Support from: L’Ambassade de France / Institut français du Japon accorde

 

  

 

 


Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs Government of Japan in fiscal 2018

 

【Photo】①: ©STEREOPTIK / ②③: ©JM_BESENVAL