【Africa】Charles Nomwendé Tiendrebéogo
“Mea Culpa”
30 Oct, Wed 15:30/19:30
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Theatre West
Ghosts willing to reverse their fate, brought back to life through “Masks” A Physical Theatre piece that connects the roots of African culture with modern society
When a tomb guard who dreams of a better life performs a ritual summoning dead spirits, he begins to be possessed by ghosts. The ghosts were all people of great influence when they lived in our world… Corruption, blood-stained battles over power, genocide… The spirits, who in their lifetime committed crimes led by ambition and materialism, borrow the gravedigger’s body in an attempt to clear their names. A solo performance that demonstrates the illness of contemporary Africa.
Concept, director, scenography, casting and dramaturgy : Charles Nomwendé Tiendrebeogo
Recommender：Kira Claude Guingané (Administrative Director of Festival International de Théâtre et de Marionnettes de Ouagadougou)
Charles Nomwendé Tiendrebéogo
Charles Nomwendé Tiendrebéogo is an artist, with a master’s degree in “Master of Art in Theater”, specialising in Physical Theater at the Accademia Teatro Dimitri in Italian Switzerland. He focused his work on the following theme: “Research on the theatrical use of the African mask” whose final theoretical presentation took place in June 2017 followed by practice through a solo show entitled “Mea Culpa” in June 2018.
In order to protect African cultural heritage, Charles Nomwendé tries through his research to use theatre as a possible source of support for this tradition threatened by modern education and imported religions.
http://www.nomwendecharlestiendredrebeogo.ch
Credit
Concept, director, scenography, casting and dramaturgy : Charles Nomwendé Tiendrebeogo
Masks : Collette Roy
Artistic collaboration : Anna Kuch
Music : Elia Moretti
Light design : Christoph Siegenthaler
Expert collaboration on masks : Erhard Stiefel
Subtitle Translation : Kei Saito
Schedule
【Date】30 Oct, Wed 15:30/19:30
【Venue】Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Theatre West
*Performed in English with Japanese surtitles
*Running time：60min (without intermission)
*On the day of the show, box office and doors open 40 min before show starts.
Tickets
6-performances Set ¥9,600
*Pre-release : 1 Sep, Sun 10:00 to 14 Sep, Sat 23:59
*Preschool children cannot attend the performances
*All programs other than the listed performances are free of charge, and reservations are not required (audience will enter in order of arrival)
*If you wish to attend a performance in a wheelchair, please contact the Tokyo Metropolitan Theater box-office.
http://tmt.pia.jp/ticket/festival2019.jsp
■English
http://tmt.pia.jp/ticket/festival2019_en.jsp
Venue
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
1-8-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0021
Tel: 03-5391-2111
2-minute walk from West Exit of Ikebukuro Station on JR lines, Tokyo Metro lines, Tobu Tojo Line, and Seibu Ikebukuro Line
*Directly accessible from Exit 2b of Ikebukuro Station underground passage
Organizers
Tokyo Festival Executive Committee[Toshima City, Toshima Mirai Cultural Foundation, Festival/Tokyo Executive Committee, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture(Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre & Arts Council Tokyo)]
Contact
competition@tokyo-festival.jp
