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９人の俳優たちが、アフリカの楽器を陽気に奏でながら
歌とおしゃべりと身体(からだ)で演じる

イソップ話の愉快で楽しいミュージカル

イソップ寓話より　構成・演出／関矢幸雄
音楽・演奏指導／テンバ・タナ
美術／中地 智　照明／佐久間 巨照　制作／田辺慶一
厚生労働省児童福祉文化賞推薦作品

この作品は大小の布、数十枚と
俳優の身体と声だけで様々な動物を表現し
南部アフリカに伝わる民俗音楽に乗せて、子どもたちの鋭い感性を刺激し
自由な想像力の翼をいっぱいに広げてもらえたらとの想いで制作した
ミュージカル・コメディです。
音楽は南アフリカ出身の民族音楽家 テンバ・タナ氏をカナダから迎え
ジンバブエで注文製作した民族楽器を駆使して
二十五曲を数えるすべての楽曲を生で演奏し歌います｡
観客との直接のふれあいこそ演劇の最大の魅力と考え
録音された音楽やマイクは一切使用せずスピーカーから出る音はありません。
他人の弱点や失敗をあざけるような後味の悪い笑いではなく
屈託のない笑いと生の舞台の魅力が子どもたちに伝わればと願っています。

 

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　　　　The Animals of Aesop-land

From 　　　　Aesop’s Fables

Director 　　Yukio Sekiya

Music(South African traditional)　　　Themba Tana

Artistic Design   Satoshi Nakachi

Costume Design   Tomoko Honda

Lighting Design   Kyosho Sakuma

Producer    Kay Tanabe

Musical play “The Animals of Aesop-land” is an omnibus play consisting of eight stories of Aesop’s Fables. They are “The Lion and The Mouse” ”The Crow and The Fox” ”The Dog and The Cock and the Fox” ”The Crab and Its Mother” ”The Ant and the Grasshopper” ”The Shepherd Boy and The Wolf” ”The Hare and The Tortoise” and “The Frogs Desiring a King”.

In this play the original meanings of fables are interpreted in such a way with unique sense of humor that makes sense in the present world that we live. It is the most important that we, the habitants of the earth, should live in harmony with the nature.

In the play we also get the audience, mostly children, involved in, interactively.

Mr. Themba Tana, a South African native, composed the music based on the traditional folk music of his country. The actors studied the music and created the instruments under his direction. They learned singing as well as dancing. This musical play directed by Mr. Yukio Sekiya who focuses on physical expression of the actors and accompanied by African energetic and lively music produces a happy, unique and inspiring theatrical space for the audience of all ages.

The Lion and the Mouse

The lion’s cozy slumber is disturbed by a small animal. The lion is upset and threatens him saying “I will eat you up”.

The Dog and the Cock and the Fox

The dog and cock become friends and start a journey together. At night the cock sleeps on a tree and the dog sleeps at the foot of the tree to guard. Before dawn the cock begins to crow, which the fox hears.

The Crab and her Father

The Father is angry at her child for not walking forward.

The Ant and the Grasshopper

The grasshopper spends all summer having good time in singing and all, without working. Winter comes and he visits the Ant and then….Everyone knows the fable.

The Shepherd Boy and the Wolf

The shepherd boy enjoys to frighten the villagers by saying “Wolf is coming!” Everyone knows what happens as the result.

The Hare and the Tortoise

One day the hare invites the tortoise to race.

The Frogs Desiring the King

The frogs that live in the polluted pond pray for the king who can retrieve the original clean and fresh water. Their pray is granted, then what will happen?

Audience age group: 3+

Duration: 85minutes