Friday-Saturday, February 20-21, 7:30 pm
Sunday, February 22, 3 pm
Tickets $25, MCA members $20
Buy Tickets Online
or call the MCA Box Office, 312.397.4010
In March 2003, on the eve of the American and British offensive in Iraq, Japan rejoined the ranks of the armed nations for the first time since 1945.
A couple of drifting kids stay for five days in a love hotel worrying about their futures, while outside in the “real” world, war changes everything. The precarious balance of Five Days in March juxtaposes the grand sweep of history and the insignificant patterns of real daily life. And the insecurity held by urban Japanese youth of the “N” generation (no job, no income) takes form in this startling and indelible performance.
About the Artist
Toshiki Okada is a playwright and director who has gained international acclaim for his plays, called “super-real” for the way the characters speak in broken sentences, like fragments from private conversations. The plays of chelfitsch - a name taken from a child’s pronunciation of the English word ‘selfish’, and referring to a trend of infantilism in Japanese urban culture - seem odd at first. Their narrative is meandering, and even insignificant. The characters fidget in a strange but rich body language, making the small moments of daily life into a kind of dance. And within this quiet setting, chelfitsch makes turbulent works that take us into deep emotional waters. These MCA performances mark the Chicago debut of this stunning company.
Shocking. Every move these 7 actors/dancers make should not be missed.
- www.festivalier.net
Running time: 120 minutes
Performed in Japanese with English supertitles
Sunday, February 22, 3 pm
Tickets $25, MCA members $20
Buy Tickets Online
or call the MCA Box Office, 312.397.4010
In March 2003, on the eve of the American and British offensive in Iraq, Japan rejoined the ranks of the armed nations for the first time since 1945.
A couple of drifting kids stay for five days in a love hotel worrying about their futures, while outside in the “real” world, war changes everything. The precarious balance of Five Days in March juxtaposes the grand sweep of history and the insignificant patterns of real daily life. And the insecurity held by urban Japanese youth of the “N” generation (no job, no income) takes form in this startling and indelible performance.
About the Artist
Toshiki Okada is a playwright and director who has gained international acclaim for his plays, called “super-real” for the way the characters speak in broken sentences, like fragments from private conversations. The plays of chelfitsch - a name taken from a child’s pronunciation of the English word ‘selfish’, and referring to a trend of infantilism in Japanese urban culture - seem odd at first. Their narrative is meandering, and even insignificant. The characters fidget in a strange but rich body language, making the small moments of daily life into a kind of dance. And within this quiet setting, chelfitsch makes turbulent works that take us into deep emotional waters. These MCA performances mark the Chicago debut of this stunning company.
Shocking. Every move these 7 actors/dancers make should not be missed.
- www.festivalier.net
Running time: 120 minutes
Performed in Japanese with English supertitles