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【No.3】An Extraordinary Feeling in Ikebukuro("DRUMS")

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“DRUMS”

Pictures courtesy of Esplanade Theatres on the Bay

I’m really looking forward to “DRUMS” (Saturday, December 2, and Sunday, December 3 @ Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Theatre West) — a collaboration between Shigeki Nakano (Frankens of Japan) and Chong Tze Chien of Singaporean puppet theater company The Finger Players, who staged an unforgettable outdoor performance of the play “Hanshichi Kidori” on the streets of Matsudo.

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“DRUMS”

Tokyo Metroporitan Theatre / Theatre West

12月2日(土) ~ 12月3日(日)

https://tokyo-festival.jp/2017/program/1007/

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A ton of other noteworthy performances!

Of course, I’m going to watch Kathryn Hunter & Glyn Pritchard co-starring with Hideki Noda (while listening to the earphone dubbing recorded by Shinobu Otake & Sadao Abe) in "One Green Bottle" (an English version of Japanese play “Omote ni Deroi!”), which runs from Wednesday November 1 to Sunday November 19 @ Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Theatre East. I’d also like to bring my children to see "Gorilla: What is Human?” (Sunday, November 12 @ Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Park) as part of the outdoor performance series!

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Tokyo Festival

Tokyo Metroporitan Theatre , Ikebukuro Nishiguchi Park , etc.

9月22日(金) ~ 12月4日(月)

https://tokyo-festival.jp/