tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2024-03-06T05:08:55+08:00 Peatix We Colour People tag:peatix.com,2024:event-3820019 2024-02-23T20:00:00SGT 2024-02-23T20:00:00SGT

“I saw it full on, two suns of blazing fire…”Father and daughter Takezo and Mitsue Fukuyoshi lead a carefree, simple existence in East Hijiyama, Hiroshima. However, both are plagued by the aftermath of 6th August 1945, when an atomic bomb was unexpectedly dropped on their hometown.  Three years later in 1948, the Fukuyoshis continue to grapple with their trauma. Mitsue is twenty-three, afraid of loud sounds and finding love. Takezo, her ever loyal confidante, worries endlessly for his daughter’s future happiness. How will the pair reconcile their pasts to move on with their present?With endearing performances by Koji Miyoshi and Joanne Ng, The Face of Jizo by Hisashi Inoue recounts a resilient tale with moments of familial humour, in the face of postwar tragedy. Directed by Alin Mosbit, The Face of Jizo marks its first staging in Singapore, after its acclaimed 2023 run in Sydney.   Performance details - THE FACE OF JIZO23 to 25 February 2024Venue: Black Box, Stamford Arts CentreWaterloo St, #155, Singapore 187962Performed in English, no surtitles. Run time: 90 minutes, no intermission Playwright: Hisashi Inoue (1934-2010)Hisashi Inoue was a leading Japanese playwright and writer of comic fiction. Aside from Inoue's long and distinguished career as a novelist and playwright, he also contributed to several anime series as a writer and lyricist. In 1964, Inoue became one of the scriptwriters for NHK’s (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) puppet theatre program Hyokkori Hyotanjima. His works won the hearts of many with their humor and satire, accompanied with an unfaltering sense of the contemporary. He made his debut in the theatre with the play Nihonjin no Heso (Belly Button of the Japanese) for Theatre Echo in 1969. Other notable works include Chichi to Kuraseba (The Face of Jizo),  Yuki ya Konkon, Ningen Gokaku, Mokuami Opera, Rensagai no Hitobito and Ani Otouto. Translator: Roger Pulvers Acclaimed author, playwright, theatreand film director, translator and journalist.Roger has published more than sixty-fivebooks in Japanese and English. In 2017 thefeature film of Star Sand, written anddirected by him, had wide release throughoutJapan. His two memoirs—My Japan: a culturalmemoir and The Unmaking of an American—have been praised as forming a uniquerecord of cultural life in Japan in the past fiftyyears. Roger has worked extensively in film,television and theatre. He was assistant todirector Nagisa Oshima on the film MerryChristmas, Mr. Lawrence, starring DavidBowie, Tom Conti and Ryuichi Sakamoto. Hehas twice directed major productions at theAdelaide Festival of Arts; and histranslation/adaptation of Nikolai Gogol’s TheGovernment Inspector toured Australia in aBell Shakespeare Co. production. Rogerreceived the prestigious Miyazawa Kenji Prizein 2008 and the Noma Award for theTranslation of Japanese Literature in 2013; in2018, Japan’s highest honour, the Order ofthe Rising Sun; and in 2019, the Order ofAustralia (AM). Over the past fifty years hehas translated prose, drama and poetry fromJapanese, Russian and Polish. CREATIVE TEAM, Singapore (The Face of Jizo)Directed by Alin MosbitPerformed by Koji Miyoshi, Joanne NgProduced by Euginia TanA collaboration between WE COLOUR PEOPLE (Singapore) + THEATRE BOLEH (Koji Miyoshi, Yasuko Sato) ALIN MOSBITAlin Mosbit has worked extensively with local companies like The Necessary Stage, Teater Kami, Wild Rice, Cake Theatre, Toy Factory, The Theatre Practice, Teater Ekamatra and Drama Box. Alin has toured to Scotland, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Romania, Hong Kong and Hungary, performing Singapore-brand theatre. Recipient of the Young Artist Award for Theatre in 2008, she played the leading role of Murni alongside Malaysia’s legendary actor, Datuk Haji Rahim Razali, in the film Sayang Disayang (2013) by Sanif Olek which was Singapore’s Official 2015 Oscar® Entry for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2016, she published her collection of Malay plays entitled CHANTEK. CHANTEK was awarded the Hadiah Persuratan (Literary Award) 2017 by the Malay Language Council, Singapore. Alin is currently the Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Transcultural Studies, Temasek Polytechnic.  KOJI MIYOSHIKoji is the founder and actor of THEATRE BOLEH Singapore. After a year of training, his theatre career began in Japan in 2008, when he established his own theatre company. In 2014, he supported Teatre ENJUKU in Indonesia as an advisor and Japanese coach for a year and keep supporting SHiN DORAMA PROJECT in Indonesia as an Acting Creator.In 2019, he came to Singapore and established THEATRE BOLEH in 2020, In 2022, he received some actor trainings at HCAC, and played in “Sonezaki Shinjyu”.In 2023, he played in “HOTEL” by Wild Rice. JOANNE NGJoanne Ng having initially received training in apparel design before transitioning to various roles within technical theatre, including stage management, production management, and costuming. Her foray into acting transpired unexpectedly when, as the Stage Manager for Elangovan's Flush, she assumed the role due to the unavailability of the designated actress just a week before the performance. Drawing upon her familiarity with the script and stage directions, both Joanne and Elangovan took a bold leap of faith. This impromptu performance garnered her a nomination for Best Actress at The Straits Times Life! Awards in 2006.WE COLOUR PEOPLE We Colour People (b. 2008) is a non-profit theatre company situated in Singapore. Currently guided by artistic director and co-founder Lewin Bernard, the company was conceived 16 years ago when a group of young artists embarked on a mission to create an artistic entity dedicated to positive social change.At the core of We Colour People's ambition is the aspiration for a creative space—a realm where exploration, expression, and experimentation unfold organically. It's a sanctuary where diverse narratives find resonance, and ideas are not just nurtured but granted a resounding voice for meaningful change. Join us as we continue to shape the future of theatre, where every story told becomes a catalyst for a brighter, more inclusive world. THEATRE BOLEHEstablished by 2 Japanese, Yasuko Sato as a director and Koji Miyoshi as an actor, at the end of 2020. Their vision is to promote cultural exchange between Japan and overseas by communicating Japanese theatre to foreigners and foreign theatre to Japanese though which they conduct workshops and performs on stage.Their credit includes “SHIGO NO KOI”, “The Ring”, “Two Men Play with One’s Life”, “The Stronger”. YASUKO SATOShe spent much of her teenage years and up the present in amateur theatre productions. She runs an all-female theatre company in her hometown of Akita prefecture (northern Japan). After moving to Tokyo, sha assistant to a professional director. She came to Singapore in 2019 and established THEATRE BOLEH in 2020 and has directed all of THEATRE BOLEH’s products. In 2023, she moved to Japan and now living in Tokyo. EUGINIA TANEuginia Tan is a multi-disciplinary writer based in Singapore. She has experience in various creative forms including poetry, prose and theatre. Her third poetry collection, Phedra (Ethos Books) was nominated for the 2018 Singapore Literature Prize.  Her play-writing credits include Tuition (Twenty Something Theatre Festival), Modest Travels (produced by Tan Kheng Hua for Uniqlo), Fortunes (The Necessary Stage Playwrights’ Cove), The Critic (The Necessary Stage Devising with Actors and Playwrights), The Rat Trap (Gateway Theatre Artist-In-Residence). The Rat Trap was nominated at the 2022 Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards for Best Actor (Lim Kay Siu). She has also adapted notable scripts into modern day settings, such as Elangovan’s Smegma (Centre 42, The Vault Residency) and Kunio Kishida’s Two Men Play With One’s Life (Presented by Theatre Boleh, Singapore).

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