K FRAGMENTS 1989：GEODESISTS ; FRIEDA/AMALIA ; PARALLAX

Overview

Performed in Prague, Kafka's birthplace, for the Kafka International Theatre Festival '89. A memorable event that marked the lifting of the ban on Kafka, following the democratisation of the Czech Republic. The work presented the disconnection, power and parasitic nature of relationships in Kafka's world in 3 acts based on his unfinished novel 'The Castle'; Act 1 'The Land Surveyor', Act 2 'Frieda and Amalia' (two women from the Castle), and Act 3 'Parallax'. It presented a new look at Kafka's literature from a unique perspective.

From Franz Kafka's 'The Castle':
Act 1: Geodesists (Chapter 1 'The Land Surveyor')
Act 2: Frieda / Amalia (Chapter 2 'Frieda and Amalia')
Act 3: Parallax (Chapter 3 'Parallax')

Details

Title

K FRAGMENTS 1989：GEODESISTS ; FRIEDA/AMALIA ; PARALLAX

Performance creator(s)

Molecular Theatre

Direction/Choreography

Directed by: Shigeyuki Toshima
Choreographer: Kazue Okubo, Kazuko Toshima

Venue

Junior Club Theatre

Performance date(s)

6 June 1989 ‐ 7 June 1989

Performer(s) and staff

Performers: Kazue Okubo, Toshie Takazawa, Chiemi Sakashita, Hitomi Yoshii, Michiyo Hirai, Asako Nakamura, Akiko Hattori, Mari Mukai
Written and cited by: Shigeyuki Toshima
Music Director and Sound Designer: Naotake Yoshii
Lighting Designer: Masaki Horonushi
Stage Manager: Katsuhiko Araya
Company Manager: Kazuko Toshima
Organiser and Producer: Hironobu Oikawa
Organiser: Isso Miura, Junko Hanamitsu

Organiser(s)

Organised by the Kafka International Festival 1989 (Prague, Czech Republic) and Molecular Theatre.
Produced by: ISA (International Space of Artistic Activities)
Supported by: Aomori Prefecture, Hachinohe City
Cooperation: The Saison Foundation, Goethe-Institut Tokyo

Genre

Contemporary