Matsu-Matsu-Tatematsuri-Matsuri 2026 (The Wait-Respectfully-Till-the-End Festival)
Program
Matsu-Matsu-Tatematsuri-Matsuri 2026 (The Wait-Respectfully-Till-the-End Festival)
Theatre
Official Program
Performance
Osaka / Kyoto
A festival-like performance is shaped by everyone involved, drawing on a distinct Japanese sensibility.
Renewed for the 2026 edition, this piece is created by one actor, one mime, one juggler, one bucket drummer―and by every member of the audience who came to witness it. Inspired by the Japanese legend of Ama no Iwato, this participatory, festival-style performance embodies a spirit passed down through generations in Japan: reverence and awe for Shinto and Buddhist deities; the festival as both sacred ritual and joyful celebration; and the animist belief that gods reside within myriads of things around us.
- Dates
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2026
May 3 12:10 / 16:30
May 4 12:10 / 16:30
May 5 12:20 / 16:00
- Venue
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PARK Area |
Fujimi Play Area (Fujimi Play Area)
- Duration
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about 40 min.
Program Features
Hands-on program
Profile
©︎Kawanishi Saori
Okuma Ryutaro
Okuma Ryutaro is a stage director, actor, and pantomime performer born in Osaka, Japan, in 1986. In 2008, he formed ICHIGEKIYA, a theater group that has since garnered numerous awards, with members who participated in the National High School Drama Competition. In 2022, he was awarded the Encouragement Award at the Osaka Cultural Festival Award. As a solo artist, he performs pantomime for Gear, a long-running non-verbal theater production in Kyoto. For Strange Seed Shizuoka, he has performed eight times from its first edition in 2016 to 2025.
Credit
Writing/Direction/Choreography: OKUMA Ryutaro (ICHIGEKIYA)
Actor: Sasaki Yasuko (Safari P)
Pantomimer: Okuma Ryutaro (ICHIGEKIYA)
Juggler: Ishimizu Taiki
Bucket drummer: Daikyojin
Costume: ADACHI Ayako (ICHIGEKIYA)
Stage Management: OTA Kazushi
Production: WATANABE Hiroshi (Sononochi)
Cooperation: Nonprofit Organization TOY BOX
Organized by SPAC – Shizuoka Performing Arts Center
Supported by Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan
Japan Arts Council
