The future of theater and language opened up by creation with actors whose first language is not Japanese
An unprecedented sci-fi-type play mingling different realities

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With an important mission to fulfill, the spaceship In-Between cruises through the universe with a crew of four human beings and one android.

In The Window of Spaceship ‘In-Between’, there are a substantive reality and a formal reality. Both of these realities are presented in parallel.

In the theater and on the stage, lines are delivered in a certain language…
The Window of Spaceship ‘In-Between’ also presents a plurality of related meanings and functions.

It could be termed something like a multiverse.

The Window of Spaceship ‘In-Between’ has a presentation, form, and action that surely differ from what most people picture when they hear that it is a play performed in Japanese by actors whose first language is not Japanese.

Toshiki Okada
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About “Theater project with non-native Japanese speaker”
Theater can be successful even without an agreement between the attributes of the actors and their roles. The fact is, however, that the work of actors whose first language is not Japanese is liable to be judged by matters that have nothing to do with their theatrical talent, merely because of “incorrectness” in their pronunciation or grammar.
On the site of creation in German theaters, actors whose first language is not German are judged by their genuine acting ability, not their fluency in German. Witnessing this, Toshiki Okada felt doubts about the state of Japanese-language theater, which is dominated by Japanese generally regarded as “correct.” In response, he conceived and elaborated the idea of collaboration with actors whose first language is not Japanese, with a view to exploring the possibilities of Japanese.
Beginning in 2021, chelfitsch recruited participants for and deepened its thinking on the project through workshops and talk events. In the months of March and April 2023, the troupe held auditions for actors who had taken part in the workshops up to that time, and selected four to be in the play. It then created and announced The Window of Spaceship ‘In-Between’ together with these four.

Performance Outline
Performance in Tokyo
Schedule｜
2023
8/4（Fri）19:30★
8/5（Sat）13:00○★/18:00★
8/6（Sun）13:00☆★/18:00
8/7（Mon）13:00
☆Childcare service available *Reservations and fee required until 7/27(Thu). (Mothers: 0120-788-222｜Weekday 10:00-12:00/13:00-17:00)
★After Talk
◯Performances with low viewing-manner hurdles
※Registration and doors open 30 minutes before the show starts.
※The childcare service was scheduled for the 13:00 performance on August 5 (Sat.) and August 6 (Sun.), but due to circumstances, only the 13:00 performance on August 6 (Sun.) will be offered. (Updated 6/28(Wed.))

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Performances with low viewing-manner hurdles
When viewing performances, one of the basic manners is to sit quietly in your seat. But in some cases, people may regard this as a hurdle to seeing plays etc. They may be worried about their children talking during the show or about having to get up and take a break during the performance because of a disability, for example. To allow such people to see a play without any worries, we have decided to relax the viewing manners in the audience seating a little for the performance on August 5(Sat) at 13:00.
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Language | Japanese with English surtitles

Venue｜Kichijoji Theatre
1-33-22 Kichijoji Honcho, Musashino City, Tokyo, 180-0004

Ticket sales｜2023/7/1（Sat）10:00〜

Price｜Unreserved seat / Tax in
Support ticket*1　¥8,000
Adult　¥4,000
U29*2　¥3,500
U18*2*3 ¥2,000
Disability discount*3 ¥2,000
Friends of ARTE ¥3,600
Door Ticket +¥500　
*1 With this ticket, you can support this project.
The difference in price from ordinary tickets will be put to good use for the expansion of these activities in the world of theater.
*2 Proof required
*3 Proof required, free for up to one caregiver, same price at the door and in advance
※If you use the wheelchair or need support for watching performance, we'd like you to contact to chelfitsch(chelfitschticket@gmail.com).
※Support ticket, U18 and Disability discount are sold on Peatix only.
※Friends of ARTE　is sold on Musashino Foundation for Culture and Lifelong Learning only.
※U18 tickets are now only available through Peatix. (Updated 6/28(Wed.))

Reservation｜
Peatix
LAWSON TICKET, LAWSON and MINISTOP in-store Loppi（L33996）
Ticket PIA（P-code 520625）
Musashino Foundation for Culture and Lifelong Learning

Performance in Kyoto (To be announce the details on July 20th)
KYOTO EXPERIMENT 2023
30 September - 3 October, 2023 at North Hall, ROHM Theatre Kyoto