Show Synopsis Beautiful images are manipulated by lights and shadows, and various silhouettes of animals are woven up by acrobatic hands. Surely, everyone has a memory of playing with hand shadow at least once. Shado Yet, we have advanced and developed the hand shadows into a higher performative technique. We, KAKASHIZA present the piece named Hand Shadow Show In this Show, hand shadow animals portray a loving story full of humor. You may be surprised by the fact that the animals are consisted by only performers bare hands and bodies. - When shadows start to breathe and live, it is curtain time for an exciting shadow play you have never seen before
Program Example We can arrange the program depending on the events or the festivals. 1. Opening 2. The Dancing Animals 3. Japanese Traditional Shadow-Play 4. Let s Try Hand Shadow!! (Interactive sequence inviting audience participation ) 5. The Ugly Duckling (by Hans Christian Andersen) 6. Pen-Ta & Pen-ko (The Story of Dreaming Penguin) 7. Gorilla s Love Story etc Total Duration : 60 min. Hand Shadow Making silhouettes of animals with hands is a form of play everyone remembers doing at least once in their childhood. KAKASHIZA has been developing this traditional play and turned it into a fantastic entertainment show. Our repertoire has more than a hundred hand shadows that consists of traditional and new (original works). Hand shadow has an ultimate potential with a simple material, human hands. It attracts attention increasingly from not only Japan but also from the world. show. Our rertoire has more than a hundred hand s Stage Stage Type : Proscenium, Black Box Stage Sizes : W 7 m x D 7 m x H 7.5m (minimum: W 5m x D 5m x H 5.5m) Number of Spectators : approx.200 ~ 500 (depends on a venue) NOTE: We need the stage to be completely dark. If the venue is outdoor, the show must start after sunset. Please see the technical rider for further information.
About Shadow Play Theatre KAKASHIZA Shadow Play Theatre KAKASHIZA is the first professional theatre company of modern shadow play in Japan. The charm of shadow play lies within the magical effects, bringing infinite imagination to viewers. With such charming effects, KAKASHIZA has produced various works that lead people into the world of drama, inventing original drama styles that refresh the shadow play. Currently, we are broadening our scope comprehensively into a new performance area combining shadow art technique, publications, TV programs, and motion pictures, making our performance available worldwide. Establishment 14 July, 1952 Founder President Yasutaka Goto Kei Goto Stage Actor Dept. Total employee 40 Sales & Management Dept. Art Dept. Accounting Dept. Contents of KAKASHIZA - The Silhouette Art - Shadow Play - Movies and Animations 4820-1 Minamiyamata-cho Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama 224-0026, Japan Tel: +81-45-592-8111 / Fax: +81-45-592-8458 E-mail. info@kakashiza.co.jp Web. www.kakashiza.co.jp
Shadow Play Theatre KAKASHIZA History: 2009~2018 Year M Country City Venue Capacity Nb. Of Spectators Nb. of Stages 2009 Oct. Germany Schwaebish Gmuend Shadow Theatre Culture Center Prediger 150+ 500 3 Sep. The Netherlands Meppel The 10th International Puppetry Meppel Theatre Ogterop 250 895 4 2010 The FIDENA Festi- Sep. Germany Bohum val 2010 -International Puppet Festi- Flottmann Hall 200 187 1 val Brugos Teatro Principal 474 470 1 May. Spain Portugal Valladorid Sala Ambigu 180+ 250 1 Auditorio Ciudad Leon 600 500 1 Titirimundi Teatro Municipal Guarda International Puppet 161 96 1 Zamora Teatro Principal 194 175 1 2011 Spain Segovia Teatro Juan Bravo 456+ 910 2 Baranain Auditorio 300 137 1 KUULAS Finland Kouvola International Chil- Kouvola Theatre 353 297 1 dren Naivní divadlo Libe- Jun. Czech Republic Liberec rec International Pup- Naivní Theatre 192 210 1 pet 2012 Nov. Brazil Recife, Fortaleza Salvador SESI BONECOS DO MUNDO International Puppet theatre/open air Uncountable 9 + 1 additional show Campo SESI BONECOS DO Grande MUNDO 2013 Aug. Brazil International Puppet Cuiaba May. Macao Macao Macao Art 2014 Uijongbu Oct. South Korea Gwacheon Theatre / Open air Old Court Building Uijongbu Arts Center Gwacheon City Hall Uncountable 3 6 80+ 580 + 1 additional show 306 480 2 380 590 2 2015 Apr. Taiwan Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Spring Art Aug. South Korea Seoul SAC CUBE 2015 Library Experimental Theatre Seoul Arts Centre 187+ 900 4 250 2000 12
Asian Culture Com- Sep. Gwangju plex Pre-Opening Festi- ACC Children 200 230 2 val Spain San Sebastian UNIMA World Puppet Theatre Principal 500 800 2 2016 Jun. Brazil Goias Belo Horizonte SESI BONECOS DO MUNDO International Puppet Theatre / Open air Uncountable 4 Oct. South Korea Icheon Icheon Art Hall 451 700 2 Ansan Arts Cen- Apr. South Korea Ansan ter Dalmaji The- 350 1000 3 ater 2017 May. South Korea Suwon Ujeongbu Suwon International Theatre Uijeongbu Arts Center 200 400 2 400 700 2 Aug. South Korea Gapyeong Cul- Gapyeong ture & Arts Cen- 500 850 2 tre 2018 Jun. Russia Ulyanovsk Days of Japan in Ulyanovsk in 2018 Foundation "Ulyanovsk - Capital of Culture" 250 500 2