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| Nori's new production 2007,"Shadows from The Cherry Orchard" | |
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| KING LEAR | MACBETH | FAIRY TALES | FOREST | PIECES | ABOUT NORISAWA |
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| KING LEAR -Solo mime theatre with masks and puppets (50min.)- | |
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| Supervised by Petr MATASEK (DAMU-Academy Of Performing Arts In Prague), Directed, Designed and Performed by Noriyuki SAWA. *A new approach of The Figure Theatre Method to a Shakespeare classic, as the international collaboration between Japan and Czech Republic. This show is created in Prague and inspired after workshops in Tokyo by young students and artists. *The World premier in The International Scenography exhibition in Prague 2003 (PQ-03) produced by OISTAT EDUCATION COMMISSION. In The European Region Theatre Festival 2003 in Hradec Kralove of The Czech Republic. In The Stanford University of USA, 2004. In Tokyo Aoyama Enkei Theatre, 2004. |
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| Reviews or newspaper articles to Nori's show ***NEW YORK THEATRE.COM 2005 (USA)*** "His fusion of the Japanese and Czech approaches to puppet theatre creates a unique creature that slowly emerges, spreads its wings, and flies away." "Noriyuki is so amiable that I felt like I was a member of a small community and he was our village’s favorite entertainer. " |
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MACBETH -SOLO MIME THEATRE WITH MASKS AND
PUPPETS-"
AND OTHER PIECES. (For adults, about 60minutes.)
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Reviews or newspaper articles to Nori's show |
THE STORY OF “MACBETH"
SHAKESPEARE WROTE ABOUT A MAN
WHO HAD A DARK AMBITION TO BE KING,
AN AMBITION FUELED BY THE PROPHECY OF WITCHES
AND FURTHER INSPIRED BY HIS OWN WIFE'S EVIL DESIRES.
SO HE MURDERS THE OLD KING,
AND THEN FINDS HIS HANDS ARE STAINED WITH BLOOD.
IT'S BLOOD THAT IS EVER AFTER STAINED HIS DESTINY.
THIS PERFORMANCE WAS CREATED AS A SOLO SILENT DRAMA.
SHAKESPEARE'S ENORMOUS DIALOGUES AND HUGE COMPOSITIONS
ARE TRANSFORMED INTO THE OBJECTS, PUPPETS, COLORS, SOUNDS,
AND OTHER SIMPLE MATERIALS ON THE STAGE.
NOW, A NEW “MACBETH"
COMES TO YOU.
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| <The wizard on the stage> -the world of puppetry artist, Noriyuki SAWA- (from the article of Japanese monthly magazine "Chuou-Kouron"February 2001) |
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 NORI SAWA'S ART THEATRE WITH MASKS AND PUPPETS -FAIRY TALES- (For all families about 55 minutes) |
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| "Girl With Red Riding-hood (Germany)" "Three Pigs And A Wolf(England)" "Tortoise And Hare (Greece)" and so on. When you touch any kind of traditional fairy tale, you could surely get not only lights of life but also many shadows on your skin. Nori cuts into these classic shadows by his Japanese Puppetry Knife, now ! |
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Duration of the show is about 55 minutes (It could be flexible according to your program). For all families, but it is not suitable for small kids before school-age because fairy tales are usually too much cruel and inhuman as you know well. No dialogue. Nori uses Body movement, Projection of images, Masks, Puppets and Music. |
| FAIRY TALES <Technical Request> |
"FOREST-SOLO MIME THEATRE WITH MASKS AND PUPPETS-"
AND OTHER PIECES. (For adults, about 55minutes.)
THE LEGEND OF "FOREST" :
ON A BATTLE FIELD A DEEPLY WOUNDED SOLDIER IS
TRYING TO ESCAPE FROM HIS ENEMIES. SO HE LIES
DOWN IN THE FOREST AND THEN FALLS UNCONSCIOUS
HOVERING BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
A WHITE WOMAN APPEARS IN FRONT OF HIM,
AND LURES HIM FROM THE PLACE WHERE HE IS LYING.
HE SOARS SKYWARD WITH HER.
STILL HE NOTICES HIS WOUNDED BODY DOWN BELOW IN
THE FOREST. HE IS DRAWN TO IT AND AT LAST DECIDES
TO RETURN INTO HIS BODY.
THE WOMAN THEN LEAVES, AND THE SOLDIER WAKES.
THE WOUND IS NOW HEALED. AFTER LOOKING UP THE
SKY FOR A WHILE, HE STARTS TO WALK THE EARTH
AGAIN AS A SOLDIER.
THIS PRODUCTION WAS INSPIRED BY AN ANCIENT
JAPANESE LEGEND.
| Reviews or newspaper articles to Nori's show ***REFLEX 1999 (Czech Republic)*** "Nori's puppets have its own souls; you can travel to the world of colors that are dominating like various types of gems shining in the darkness." |
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"PIECES-SOLO MIME THEATRE WITH MASKS AND PUPPETS-" .
(For children, about 55minutes).
"A
FLOWER","RABBITS","POTATOES","THE SKY",
"A SEED","A FISH","STARS" AND
MORE.
THEY ARE FUNNY AND SHINING, LIKE DIFFERENT KINDS
OF JEWELS IN A FOREST NIGHT. ABOUT JAPAN, ABOUT
EUROPE, ABOUT NORI'S FEELING OF WANDERING ON THIS PLANET.
PERFECT SHORT PERFORMANCES FOR CHILDREN AND FOR ADULTS, TOO.
Reviews or newspaper articles to Nori's show
***CHUOU-KOURON 2001 (Japan)***
"Be careful in the theatre not to be possessed and manipulated
by his show !"
Workshop by Nori "THE SPECIAL MECHANIC OF JAPANESE PUPPET" |
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| Review from NY! September 23-26, 2004, The La MaMa International Puppet Series Festival Supported by The Henson International Festival of Puppet Theater and in part by Artist Grants from Cheryl Henson, The Jim Henson Foundation, Asian Cultural Council, The Japan Foundation New York Office. |
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| Started his professional activities in Europe,selected by The Cultural
Ministry of the Japanese Government and supported by The Japan Foundation. By now, performed in more than 25 countries. Taught courses and instructed workshops in many schools and festivals,like DAMU (Academy of Performing Arts)-Prague; The University of Chicago; London Puppetry School and so on. Member of UNIMA (International Union of Puppetry). |
| 1992-93 |
| Performed in "The Babel Tower" produced by I IM (Institut International
de la Marionnette), Charleville-Mezieres, France and DAMU-Prague, Czech Republic. |
| 1999 |
| To the performance "Forest" and his global artistic activities, The European Prize "Franz Kafka Medal" was given. |
| 2000-2001 |
| Produced the international project "A Plague O' Both Your Houses !! -Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet" with Theatre DRAK, Czech Republic and The Japan Foundation. |
| 2002 |
| Directed "Japanese Fairy Tales" for the children's theatre <TY-JA-TR>
in Prague, and given The First Prize of The Prague Children's Theatre Competition 2002. |
| 2003 |
| Prized "Best Performance For Children" to the solo performance "Fairy Tales" in the International Puppet Festival in Ostrava "Spectaculo Interesse 2003", Czech Republic. |
| 2004 |
| Invited to the Stanford University, USA and performed “King Lear”,Also
instructed the workshop for students. Performed "FOREST" in The International Puppet Festival in New York, USA produced by The Theatre LaMaMa, etc. and The Jim Henson Foundation. |
| 2005 |
| Wrote, directed and designed the performance in DLO (the municipal puppet theatre in Ostrava, Czech Republic), “Four Fairytales with Wolves behind the Gate” and the show was prized “the Best Design” in the International Puppet Festival in Katowice, Poland. |
| 2006 |
| Toured with solo-show, in Italy, Spain, Finland, UK, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Created puppets for the MGM movie "Hannibal Rising". |
| 2007 |
| Instructed the workshop for making and manipulation of the Japanese Traditional
Puppets in PQ (Prague-Quadrennials; International Stage Design Exhibition) for different country’s students. Produced the International cultural and educational exchange program between the young artists of Buxton Puppet Festival, UK and the Municipal Children’s Theatre in Sapporo, Japan. |
| 2008 |
| Invited and instructed the Master-Class of “Making the Traditional Japanese
Puppet’s Head” in UNIMA (International Union of Puppetry) 2008, Perth, Australia. Had the exhibition of own designed puppets organized by the National Museum of Opava and in the Cultural Center of the Japan Embassy, Prague, Czech Republic. Solo performance “Fairy Tales” was prized “the Best Acting” in the International Puppet Festival in Katowice, Poland. |
| 2009 |
| Created a new show NINJA and some new packages of solo-tour. New tours to Russia and Poland. Price for the Acting Skills and the Original Music on the 16th International Children´s Theatre Festival "Subotica 2009" for "The Legend of the Forest". Created the special TV program with puppets and song "Minna no Uta" produced by NHK, Japan Broadcast Association. |
| 2010 |
| Cooperation with Polish puppet theatre scene: performances on festival
ANIMO Kwidzyn, in Festival Gliwice and created the new show with Katowice Theatre "NARANASHI". NINJA had the premier in Tokyo, Japan. The special performance project in Japan, Puppets with the animals in Zoo, and the Opera "Iolanta" (Over 1.500 audience). |
| 2011 |
| Tour to Perm (Russia) - Imatra (Finland) - Katowice and Zywiec (Poland)
-Kosice (Slovakia) - Nagano and Tokyo (Japan). Received "the Special Prize of the Agency, European Capital City of Culture, Katowice 2016". |
| 2012 |
| Directing and design "Cinderella" for the Theatre Ateneum, Katowice, Poland. Performed and had workshops in The International Puppet Days 2012, Izmir,Turkey. Tour to USA, Chicago Humanities Festival. Performed and had workshops in The Northwestern University and The University of Chicago. Created a new solo show "Monkey and Crab" and had premier in Europe (Theatre DRAK, Theatre European Regions, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic) and in Japan (Iida Puppet Festa, Japan). Started the special course for "Over 60 years old" participants in Iida, Japan. Directed and design "Fisherman story, Taro URASHIMA" for Yumemi-Trunk, Nagoya, Japan and LGM (Puppet Theatre Maribor), Slovenia. |
| Booking contact: ART Prometheus, o.s. Sokolovska 104/85 Praha 8 Czech republic 180 00 Tana Svehlova tana@artprometheus.cz Jakub Vedral jakub@artprometheus.cz |
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