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1994結成。能楽の身体性と同時にその厳しい即興性をも取り入れ、現代劇の解体とその再構築による前衛的舞台を実現している。その求心的舞台構築の為、観客の無意識層に揺らぎを与え、そこから立ち上がる想像力において顕現するダイナミックな原初的舞台を目指している。その前衛と伝統のせめぎ合いの舞台は、日本において最も能楽に近い舞台と定評がある。
The Ami Theatre Company
Founded in 1994 by actor-director Okamura Yojiro, the company devises contemporary verse drama, by paradoxically utilizing the improvisational potential as well as the non-naturalistic physicality and style of traditional noh theatre. Furthermore the Ami Theatre explores the possibilities of making a new contemporary mask drama.In constructing a high-tension centripetal kind of staging, Ami aims to stir the audience’s unconscious so that a dynamic and primordial drama may flower in its imaginary.
The avant garde and the traditional collide and converge in Ami’s performance; yet at the same time, the Ami Theatre enjoys a reputation of being the closest to authentic noh theatre.
The “dynamic and primordial stage” mentioned above refers to Okamura’s concept of the “disappearing stage”. For further information, refer to the Ami Theatre manifesto that explains the company’s acting theory.
| 主宰 岡村洋次郎 プロフィール 1948年生。竹内演劇研究所（故・竹内敏晴,主宰）において、<からだとことば>のレッスンを通して、舞台創造の根源に触れる。その後、故・観世栄夫（観世流能楽師）に師事という、能楽が現代演劇界と断絶している中にあって特殊な経歴の持ち主である。また、前衛的拠点劇場「シアター・バビロンの流れのほとりにて」のオーナーであり、演劇・舞踊等の企画プロデューサーとしても活動中。 |
 1994.6 青山銕仙会 お能「藤戸」後シテ |
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| Okamura Yojiro Actor, director and head of the Ami Theatre Company. Through a five-year physical training on the “recovery of the body” at the Takeuchi Toshiharu Theatre Institute, Okamura Yojiro discovered for himself the origin of theatrical creation. He then trained with the renowned noh actor Kanze Hideo for eight years. In this way, Okamura enjoys an unusual background for a practitioner engaging in contemporary theatre. In addition, he is the owner-manager of the Tokyo Babylon Theatre complex, which is dedicated to the production of experimental performance arts such as butoh, contemporary dance, and theatre. Translated by Mari Boyd |
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