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Seinendan + Osaka University Robot Theatre Project

Three Sisters, Android Version
Tour to Spain & Taiwan

Original Text: Anton Chekhov
Text, Direction: Oriza Hirata
Developement of the androids and robots: Hiroshi Ishiguro (Osaka University & ATR Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratory)

In a provincial city used to be a robot production base for a consumer electronics company and has been hallowed out due to yen’s appreciation only a small laboratory remains now. After the death of father, who was a researcher of advanced robots, his three daughters still live in the city. Adapted from Chekhov’s masterpiece, Three Sisters, this latest work of “Robot Theatre Project” relentlessly portrays the future of the Japanese society.

Cast
Geminoid F (an android), Robovie-R3, Kenji Yamauchi, Hiroko Matsuda, Hiroshi Otsuka, Mizuho Nojima, Akiko Ishibashi, Minako Inoue, Tadashi Otake, Tatsuya Kawamura, Natsuko Hori, Android motion,voice: Minako Inoue
Staff
Set Design: Itaru Sugiyama
Set Assistant:Kenji Hamzaki
Lighting: Shoko Mishima
Costume: Aya Masakane
Stage Manaer:Aiko Harima, Takao Nakanishi
Robot Direction: Takenobu Chikaraishi(Osaka University Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratory / Osaka University Center for the Study of Communication Design)
Robot Operation:Yuta Senda, Satoshi Ago
Subtitle: Aya Nishimoto
Subtitle Assistant:Kenichi Akiyama
Production: Yoko Nishiyama

Barcelona, Spain [Grec 2013 Festival de Barcelona]

Date
2nd-4th July, 2013 22:00
Venue

Mercat de les Flors Sala Maria Aurelia Capmany

Address
Carrer Lleida, 59 08004 Barcelona, Spain
Tel
+34 933 16 26 00
Web
http://grec.bcn.cat

*Played in Japanese with the subtitle in Catalan language

In cooperation with Japan Foundation, Teatre Nacional de Catalunya and Japan Airlines.
In cooperation with Creativitat i Innovació department (Institut de Cultura de Barcelona).

Madrid, Spain [Veranos de Villa(Fringe)]

Date
9th and 10th July,2013 20:30
Venue

Matadero

Address
Paseo de la Chopera, 14, 28045 Madrid, Spain
Tel
+34 915 17 73 09
Web
http://veranosdelavilla.esmadrid.com/

*Played in Japanese with Spanish subtitle

Taipei, Taiwan [Taipei Arts Festival]

Date
23rd(from 19:30-),24th(from 19:30-)and 25th(14:30-) August,2013
Venue

Wellspring Theatre

Address
No. 92, Section 4, Roosevelt Rd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, Taiwan 100
Tel
+886 2 2362 5221
Web
http://www.taipeifestival.org/

*Played in Japanese with Chinese subtitle

Sponsor Interchange Association, Japan(IAJ)