Toshiki Okada | chelfitsch | Japan


Youth is not the only thing that is sonic.
Youth is not the only thing that passes at sonic speed.
Giant tortoises are creatures who have fallen out of time. They inhabit remote islands, living unspectacular lives based on regular habits and grow as old as the hills. This is what a young couple, living in Tokyo today, feel like. In their normal, everyday life, a subtle lack of fulfillment, a nagging despondency makes itself felt. Imbued with a refined sense of humour, Toshiki Okada uses the intricate monologues and dialogues of his characters to scratch away at the surface of our everyday existence, uncovering the gaping, surreal abysses below: subway rides lead to nowhere, bitter-sweet dreams deal with tragic deaths, life partners suddenly age by hundreds of years. Five actors share the text between them and flit across the stage creating delicate choreographies that form a touching portrait of their own generation in close-up.

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Text and direction Toshiki Okada With Taichi Yamagata, Shoko Matsumura, Riki Takeda, Tomomitsu Adachi, Yukiko Sasaki Set design TORAFU ARCHITECTS (Koichi Suzuno, Shinya Kamuro) Light design Tomomi Ohira Sound design Norimasa Ushikawa, Ayumu Okubo Video Ryohai Tomita Stage management Koro Suzuki, Tetsuya Hiromitsu Producer Akane Nakamura Company Manager Tamiko Ouki Produced by chelfitsch in co-production with precog
Supported by the Japanese Agency of Cultural Affairs.