SYAKÉ’s “Richard III”
SYAKÉ
天才的な悪人の魂がおどり、うたう。リチャード三世の孤独の祭りへようこそ！
The genius of evil—Richard III. Unable to obtain physical beauty or love from others, his inferiority complex burns as a malevolent energy. He dominates people with words, and kills one after another. Yet why is he so captivating? Perhaps it's because he reveals the "negative emotions" and "loneliness" that everyone possesses. In this production, multiple actors summon forth "Richard's soul." This soul—a composite of desire and solitude, light and shadow—speaks to us and dances while constantly changing its form. "SYAKÉ's Richard III" premiered during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021. In 2025, SYAKÉ, freed from restrictions, restages this work in a vibrant space where performers and audience come together, with an exciting new production featuring live musical performance and their distinctive “Utai/Mai System(Speaker/Mover System)”. There will also be a pre-talk by company members that will help both those familiar with Shakespeare and those who aren't enjoy the performance even more. Please join us for this as well!
Venue
- SZERELEM
- 5-6-17 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama
Date and Time
12.6 Sat 17:30
12.6 14:00 Open rehearsal and pre-performance talk (Available at SYAKE's website)
12.6 17:30 Pre-performance talk and afterparty
Running Time
70min
Language
Japanese
Translation/Subtitles
English summary available
Tickets
YPAM Registrant: ¥3,500
General: ¥4,000
Student: ¥3,500
Available at the YPAM Ticketing site / SYAKÉ's website
Artist Information
- SYAKÉ
Holding the philosophy that "humans cannot fully become anyone else," SYAKÉ creates a worldview sometimes called 'Contemporary Noh' through actor's neutral bodies and voices that refuse to become anything specific. Since 2010, we have been creating original musical plays with live music, using the sound of Japanese language. From 2016, we began performing Shakespeare's works using Tsubouchi Shôyô's translations. SYAKÉ's “Macbeth” (2018-2019, 2022) was picked up by a magazine “American Theatre” May/June 2019 issue, also was invited to the International Prize “The Naked Theatre” by Teresa Pomodoro XIII EDITION, 2021-2022 (Milan, Italy) and got the jury prize. Since 2024, we continue performing SYAKÉ's Poor Theatre "Tempest".
Staff, Cast and Credits
Staff, Cast and Credits
Written by｜W. Shakespeare
Translated by ｜Tubouchi Shoyo
Cast｜Shimizu Itsuka, Ueno Sumire, Masamune Aoi, Mizukami Ayumi, Miyagawa Mariko, Tasaka Ayumi, Nishijima Hisae
Musician ｜Violin: Chujo Hinako
Shakuhachi: Sakai Kanzan
Utai: Nakagome Yuuri, Oota Atsuki
Dramaturg ｜Miyagawa Mariko
Director ｜Nakagome Yuuri
Costume ｜Shimizu Itsuka
SNS ｜Ueno Sumire
Production Manager ｜Hizato Hitomi（AsoVo Association）
Special Thanks ｜Kodomo Mirai Center, Quick Corp.,
