Physical theatre, Family-friendly, Musicals and Opera, Spectacle, Visual art, Puppetry
The Anonymous Monsters
This surreal tale begins with the recruitment of a hapless newcomer to a
rural neighbourhood volunteer association. Responding to a complaint
about noisy frogs, he goes to investigate. He encounters a supernatural
world populated with yokai, mysterious supernatural entities of Japanese
mythology who sing, dance and struggle to coexist with contemporary
human society. The result is a funny sideways look at humans from their
perspective. With wild hand-made costumes, giant sculptural origami
puppets and original music, this is a unique and mind-blowing Japanese
experience for all ages. Performed in Japanese with English surtitles.Written
and Directed by | Saori AokiPerforned by | Koji Higuchi, Madoka
Suehiro, Mio Kiuchi, Tatsuya Hoshi, Masayasu Yamamoto, Ken Kuriki,
Munekazu Tani, Suzumaru Honda, Makoto Honda and Saori AokiMusic
Composed by | Makoto HondaTranslated to English by | Claire TanakaSound
Design by | Ken KurikiLighting Design by | Atsushi HiramatsuPhotography
by | Mitsue Nakamurakasojogi.comfacebook.com/kasoujyougiinstagram.com/kasojogi/youtube.com/watch?v=DHRnE-Rx0Ck
until 24 August 2025
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