The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam proudly presents an online performance video entitled “Nagare to Fune: LAI and Thuyen”, a performance written and directed by FUJITA Takahiro from Mum & Gypsy, a leading contemporary Japanese theater company, and the Japan Foundation, Bangkok in partnership with BIPAM.
The chapter which Vietnamese artists perform
👉 https://youtu.be/h-6VWISxzwM
ABOUT ONLINE PERFORMANCE VIDEO “NAGARE TO FUNE: LAI AND THUYEN”
After conducting the interview with the artists, FUJITA Takahiro wrote the script based on the interview, a fiction which has Southeast Asian Countries as its background, and then create a unified story and scene via Zoom platform.
流れと舟(Nagare to Fune) is the Japanese title of the project, combining Thai and Vietnamese titles altogether. “Nagare” means flow (“Lai” in Thai), while “Fune” means boat (“Thuyen” in Vietnamese).
Blurring lines between the untold story and the actual happening at the interview, simple daily encounters flow along the river, from wellspring upstream, waterfall to the sea, bound together the connection of 8 Thai performers, plus 8 Vietnamese performers and 2 cats.
Written and directed by: FUJITA Takahiro (Mum & Gypsy)
Video direction: Mesuda Jitsuko
Cast of Thuyen (in order of appearance): Tố Lan, Xuân Hạ, 3T, Chinh Ba, Hóa Nguyễn, Mai Chi, Kim Thanh, Red
Production assistant: Matoba Hiromi, Yuihara Narumi
Video assistant: Konishi Kaede, Miyata Mariko
Production: Hayashi Kana, Koga Shiori (Mum & Gypsy. LCC)
Script advisor: Trương Quế Chi
Interpreter – Translator: Nguyễn Dương Đỗ Quyên
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Initiated by the Japan Foundation, Manila, the first version entitled “Tahanan” was created and presented by Filipino performers in March 2021. This project diversifies the first creation by collaborating with Thai and Vietnamese performers and showcasing altogether as a series of online performances distributed on Youtube.
Click here to watch the full series
👉 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6y7qle0es1Yu3rCTgtQjNcX_NMshrc6j
ABOUT PLAYWRIGHT-DIRECTOR FUJITA TAKAHIRO
Born 1985 in Date city, Hokkaido. Playwright, director. Majored in Theater Arts in the Liberal Arts College of J.F. Oberlin University (Japan). In 2007, Fujita founded the theater company “Mum&Gypsy.” He has written and directed all the works produced by the company. After the premiere of his work “Horohoro” in March 2008, Fujita’s style was recognized as a new methodology which the storylines develop in parallel through a complex interweaving scene, incorporating symbolic scenes and repetition form of “Refrains” from different perspectives. He usually observes the actors’ distinct personalities and applies them to the script to add the hint of reality.
For inquiries, please contact at:
Ms. Huong (106) / Ms. My (113) / Ms. Sugisaki (160)
The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam TEL 024-3944-7419 www.jpf.org.vn
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