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“The Cherry Orchard,” Chekov’s masterpiece admired by spectators worldwide since its creation, is reconceptualized as a bilingual play performed in French and Japanese. This new interpretation of work is a collaboration between SPAC（Shizuoka Performing Arts Center）and the French National Dramatic Center, Gennevilliers Theater. All actors were carefully selected by the French director, Daniel Jeanneteau.
In this performance, Jeanneteau depicts characters desperately trying to overcome a series of tragic situations lying in front of them, mirroring our struggles with the changes brought on by the COVID pandemic and the global natural disasters. He aims to convey a desire to move forward without losing hope. Also, the bilingual conversations of the characters at the main character’s mansion represent their “inability to understand each other” while showing that some forms of “understanding” can transcend language barriers. Enjoy the new form of Chekovian play made possible through collaboration of artists from different cultural background, combined with Chekov’s original text filled with subtle humor.

“The Cherry Orchard” was produced for Japan Foundation’s International Creations in Performing Arts 2021.
https://www.jpf.go.jp/j/project/culture/perform/creation/2021/index.html

＜Performance Credits＞
Presented by The Japan Foundation (JF) (https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/ ), SPAC-Shizuoka Performing Arts Center
Produced by SPAC-Shizuoka Performing Arts Center, T2G-Théâtre de Gennevilliers Centre Dramatique National
Co-produced by Théâtre des 13 vents CDN Montpellier

Producers of the film: The Japan Foundation, SPAC-Shizuoka Performing Arts Center, T2G Théâtre de Gennevilliers, Centre Dramatique National

Direction and Scenography: Daniel JEANNETEAU
Artistic collaboration, Dramaturgy, and Video: Mammar BENRANOU

Cast:
Lyubov Andreievna Ranevskaya: SUZUKI Haruyo
Anya: FUSE Asuka
Varya: Solène ARBEL
Leonid Andreieveitch: ABE Kazunori
Yermolai Alexeievitch Lopakhin: Quentin BOUISSOU
Peter Trofimov (Petya): Aurélien ESTAGER
Simeonov Pishchick: KONAGAYA Katsuhiko
Charlotta: Nathalie KOUSNETZOFF
Yepikhodov: KATO Yukio
Dunyasha: YAMAMOTO Miyuki
Firs: Axel BOGOUSSLAVSKY
Yasha: DAIDOMUMON Yuya
A Passenger: OUCHI Yoneji

Staff:
Lighting design: Juliette BESANÇON
Sound design: Isabelle SUREL
Music: TANAKAWA Hiroko
Costume design: KOMAI Yumiko

Stage manager: OGAWA Tetsuro
Stage: ICHIKAWA Kazumi, TSUCHIYA Katsunori
Lightning operator: HANAWA Yuuki
Lighting: KOBAYAKAWA Hiroya, MIZUNO Hikaru
Sound: HARADA Shinobu, TAKESHIMA Chisato
Art work: FUKASAWA Eri, SATO Yosuke
Chair: HIKOSAKA Reiko
Video technician: TAKEZAWA Akira
Video operator: MORITA Honoka
Wardrobe: YAMAMOTO Kana
Technical director: MURAMATSU Atsushi

Interpretation: ISHIKAWA Hiromi, YOKOYAMA Yoshiji, YAMADA Hiromi, HARA Mariko
Production: KEIMI Aoi, YONEYAMA Junichi, SAKANAKA Toshiki, OISHI Takako (Subtitle operation)

Flyer design: ABE Taichi (TAICHI ABE DESIGN INC.)
Promotion photo: HASHIMOTO Hirotaka

Filmed at Shizuoka Arts Theater on 28th November 2021.

Film crew:
Cinematographer and Edit: SAITOH Takuya
Director: SATOH Takamichi
Cameraman: FUKUDA Takashi
Video engineer: KOMIYA Yukio
Audio mix: MAMIYA Hiromi

＜Subtitling Credits＞
Japanese Translation: ADACHI Noriko
French Translation: André MARKOWICZ, Françoise MORVAN
English Translation: Steve CORBEIL

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End date of distribution: 1/9/2027