Bench

Program

Bench

ZEROKO

©︎Oscape

Theatre

Official Program

Physical Comedy

ToKyo

A wordless performance of a story starting from a bench.

Set on a single bench at a street corner, the performance unfolds without dialogue, through events and encounters with those who happen to be nearby.
From these fleeting interactions, a story is born.
The familiar world looks just a little bit different. We invite you to share in that moment.

Date / Venue

2026
May 3
12:50 PARK Area | Bench by the Chinsho Garden (Sunken Garden)
15:20 CITY Area | Aoba Road3 (Aoba Symbol Road B3)

May 4
12:50 PARK Area | Bench by the Chinsho Garden (Sunken Garden)
15:20 CITY Area | Aoba Road3 (Aoba Symbol Road B3)

May 5
13:00 PARK Area | Bench by the Chinsho Garden (Sunken Garden)
16:20 CITY Area | Aoba Road3 (Aoba Symbol Road B3)

Duration

about 40 min.


Program Features

Recommended for children
Eligibility: Ages 3+

Hands-on program

Non-verbal


Profile

ZEROKO

ZEROKO is a physical comedy duo made up of Kadoya Masashi and Hamaguchi Keisuke. They produce playful performances by combining elements of exquisiteness and improvisation based on clowning techniques used by mime artists and clowns. Their performance, Teatime, which can be performed in theaters or outdoors, has been invited to international street festivals, such as those in Austria, Bangkok, and other locations. In 2019, their performance, Zeroko’s Teatime, won the Asian Arts Award 2019 for Best Comedy at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.


Credit

Writing/Direction/Performance: Kadoya Masashi, Hamaguchi Keisuke
Music: Nakamura Hirofumi

Organized by SPAC – Shizuoka Performing Arts Center
Supported by Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
Japan Arts Council