KAGUYA - THE DAUGHTER TREE
2024.
Musical theatre piece for singer, dancer, koto and string quartet.
Inspired by the ancient Japanese folktale 'Taketori Monogatari' (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter) and poems by Akiko Yosano.
Commissioned by Bunka Kaikan.
Premiered at Bunka Kaikan, Tokyo, on 13 January 2024:
CREATIVE TEAM
MUSIC | Josephine Stephenson
TEXT | Ben Osborn
CHOREOGRAPHY | Kaiji Moriyama
LIGHTING DESIGN | Masao Oshima
COSTUME DESIGN | Emi Masuda
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | Miroku Shimada
CAST
SINGER | Josephine Stephenson
DANCER | Kaiji Moriyama
VIOLIN 1 | Kazuhito Yamane
VIOLIN 2 | Fumika Mohri
VIOLA | Ayako Tahara
CELLO | Keisuke Morita
KOTO | Nobutaka Yoshizawa