Graphic Design Mariko Okazaki (REFLECTA, Inc.)

A music theater by Toshiki Okada and Dai Fujikura's first collaboration

The story is about a family who is suddenly about to be evicted from their home due to the unilateral termination of their rental contract. However, as a powerful force beyond human understanding begins to emerge, the problem itself disappears from the stage - an entity that overwhelms the human world takes over the performance, and a completely new world appears onstage.
The actors perform a choreography that is based on criteria separate from the narrative, and it gradually transforms. The musicians also transform the music using a variety of techniques written into the score. When the words of the six actors and the performance of the seven-person ensemble resonate with each other and the story and sound blend together, what kind of changes will occur as the 13 sounds interact with each other?

The first collaboration work by Toshiki Okada, a playwright and novelist who has been active in Japan and abroad, and Dai Fujikura, a composer of internationally acclaimed opera, will finally be performed in Aichi after its initial performance at Wiener Festwochen, a European tour, and performances in Tokyo and Kobe!

For more information (Japanese Only)

Schedule

Venue

Nagoya City Performing Arts Center

3 min walk from the Exit 1 north of Shinsakaecho Station on the Higashiyama Subway Line
5min walk from Exit 3 of Takatake Station on the Subway Sakuradori Line 
1-3-27 Aoi, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-0004, Japan
TEL：052-931-1811
https://www.bunka758.or.jp/facility/geijutsusouzou/

Tickets

All seats reserved (Doors open 30 minutes before performance)
General Admission 4,800 yen
U25 2,500 yen

• U25 is for those 25 years old or younger on the performance date (ID required).
  -For wheelchair seats and group discounts (10 or more people), please apply at the theater office.
  -No admission for preschool children. Babysitting service is available ( charged and reservation required).
  -After the performance begins, admission may be suspended for a while or you may not be allowed to sit in your own seat.

Box Office

• Aichi Arts Center Online Ticket Service
  https://piagettii.s2.e-get.jp/web5ap03b/pt/?G=ap0a12t6&app=s3pt0&RTNfld=apat&RTNent=pe&RTNmyp=pm&RTNtik=pt&k=d6cb0f905bcf3a9fd5ed2841da2482e678270900m53myth8
• Aichi Arts Center Play Guide (B2F)
  TEL：052-972-0430
  (10:00-19:00 on weekdays, 10:00-18:00 on weekends and holidays)
  (Closed on Mondays / If Monday is a national holiday, closed the following weekday and New Year holidays)
• Ticket Pia [P code: 530-581] https://t.pia.jp/
• Nagoya City Performing Arts Center
  TEL: 052-931-1811 (9:00 - 17:00 until December 28, 2024 except for Sundays when the center is closed. 9:00 - 20:00 from January 4, 2025 except for Mondays when the center is closed in principle)
• Nagoya City Cultural Promotion Agency Ticket Guide
  TEL: 052-249-9387 (weekdays 9:00-17:00/tickets can be mailed)
  The counter of cultural facilities managed and operated by the Nagoya City Cultural Promotion Agency (open on weekends and national holidays)
  *Please check the website for information on construction closures, etc.

*A handling fee may be charged in addition to the ticket price depending on the purchase method.

Invitation for elementary, junior high and high school students:

[Performances subject to the Theater and 70,000 Children Project (invitation for elementary, junior high, and high school students)]

Applications accepted: December 13 (Fri.) 10:00~.
*Limited number of tickets, first-come-first-served basis
(Seat selection is not available/ Up to 4 tickets per application, including invitations).

For details and application, please visit

https://www-stage.aac.pref.aichi.jp/event/kodomop.html

 Accessibility

• Babysitting service (reservation required)
  　Eligibility: Preschool children over 1 year old
  　Fee: 1,000 yen per child (tax included)
  　Application deadline: Friday, February 21, 2025
  　Application for childcare service:
  　　Office Palette Co.
  　　TEL: 0120-353-528 (052-562-5005 from cell phone)
  　　Monday-Friday 9:00-17:00, Saturday 9:00-12:00 (closed on Sundays and holidays)
• Subtitles: Japanese and English subtitles are displayed above the stage.
• Support for Visually Impaired Patrons
  　Pamphlet data will be sent by e-mail in advance.
  　Please contact the Aichi Arts Center if you wish to receive this service.

Related Event

Enjoy “Metamorphosis in the Living Room” more!
Lecture with demonstration by Ensemble Nomade

Ensemble Nomade will talk about the creative process of the work and what is happening on stage, from a performer's unique perspective, with demonstrations.

For more information (Japanese Only)

• January 11, 2025 (Sat) 14:00-16:00 at Aichi Performing Arts Center, Large Rehearsal Room
• Speakers: Ensemble Nomade Hideo Kikuchi, Fumiko Kai, Wakako Hanada　
• Admission: General ¥1,000* Free for high school students and younger  Reservations required
  For application and more information, please visit the performance information website.

*No charge for those who have already purchased a ticket for “Metamorphosis in the Living Room”. Please present your ticket at the reception desk on the day of the event.

Inquiries

Aichi Arts Center (Aichi Arts Foundation)
1-13-2 Higashisakura, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 461-8525, Japan
TEL: 052-211-7552 (10:00-18:00) Email: contact@aaf.or.jp

More information

Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre website
Tokyo Festival website

Past performance

Premiere in 2023

Archives

• Wiener Festwochen: Von Katastrophen des Lebens *German
• Umzug ins Ungewisse *German

Work-In-Progress

Archive Streaming at below

• STAGE BEYOND BORDERS –Selection of Japanese Performances– *subtitles(English/Japanese/French/German)
• THEATRE for ALL

Playwright/Director: Toshiki Okada
Composer: Dai Fujikura
Premiere: 2023