Current Projects
URASHIMA TARO
URASHIMA TARO by Rouge28 Theatre
SHUNT LOUNGE
Wednesday 7th to Friday 9th of May at 8pm – Saturday 10th of May at 9pm.
SPRINT FESTIVAL at the Camden’s People Theatre
Monday 9th to Wednesday 11th of June at 8pm
BUXTON PUPPET FESTIVAL
Thursday 31st of July at 9pm
The Ocean contains memories, emotions and legends........ Have you ever listened to the stories told by the Ocean?
Inspired by one of the oldest tales from Japan, Urashima Taro tells the story of a fisherman who finds himself released from the burden of his poor life by a mysterious Lady.
Urashima Taro is a new solo piece performed and devised by Aya Nakamura in collaboration with director Paul Piris and scenographer Nathalie Maury that combines Bunraku style puppetry, kamishibai (traditional Japanese toy theatre), shadows, story telling and mask work.
Urashima Taro is supported by the Great-Britain Sasakawa Foundation and the Puppet Centre Trust and is part of UK-Japan 150 events.
The two first stages of this work has been performed at Shunt Lounge in September 2007 and at the Camden's People Theatre in January 2008. This project has been originally developed at the Institut International de la Marionnette (France) during a workshop led by the acclaimed German puppeteer Ilka Schonbein.
VIDEO OF URASHIMA TARO - SEPTEMBRE 2007