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The Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (J静岡県舞台芸術センター - shizuokaken butai geijutsu sentâ apanese), or SPAC, is a Japanese public Theater founded in 1995 by the Shizuoka Prefecture. In Japan, the SPAC is the only public artirstic organisation granted with a permanent theatrical troupe of actresses and actors, as well as technical and production teams to program, fund and implement plays from their conceptualisation until their representation. It is also the first Japanese theater based on the Western model of an artistic direction system. The SPAC aims at producing artistic works while engaging in international cultural exchanges by creating links between artists and playwrights from around the world. It works to set up programs for education, creation, representation of artistic performances, as well as exchange and collaboration programs and collaboration with artists and institutions from Japan and overseas. These works include plays, but also workshops, dances and performances. The SPAC headquarters and main offices are located within the Shizuoka Conventional Arts Center (静岡県コンベンションアーツセンター - Shizuokaken konbenshon âtsu sentâ), in the Suruga district of Shizuoka City.[1].

The SPAC motto is "The Theater is a window to look at the world". [2].

History[edit]

The SPAC was officially established in 1995. Tadashi Suzuki was appointed as its general artistic director. The Shizuoka Performing Arts Park officially opened in 1997 with "King Lear", directed by Tadashi Suzuki. The Shizuoka Arts Theater made its official opening in 1998, with "Dyonisus" and "Kachikachi Yama", directed by Tadashi Suzuki.

In 2000, the SPAC put an international theater festival in place, the "Shizuoka Spring Arts Festival".

Satoshi Miyagi succeeded Suzuki at the head of the SPAC in 2007, as general artistic director.

Theatre buildings[edit]

The SPAC is divided into two entities : a theater located whithin Shizuoka City : the Shizuoka Arts Theater, and a large complex located a bit away from the city: the Shizuoka Performing Arts Park.

The Shizuoka Arts Theater[edit]

The Shizuoka Arts Theater is the SPAC's main organ used to manage, create and represent its plays. Located within the Shizuoka Arts Convention Center (Granship). It was designed by architect Arata Isozaki. It houses the whole production line of the works represented within it. These premises contain, in addition to the main representation hall, a rehearsal room, a café, the offices of the production, administrative and technical teams, the artists' lodges, as well as creation workshops for decors, costumes and accessories.

The Shizuoka Performing Arts Park[edit]

The Shizuoka Performing Arts Park holds workshops, artistic performances, rehearsals and lectures. It was established on the Nihondaira plateau which overlooks Shizuoka city and faces Mount Fuji. In the midst of nature while being also close to the city, it has an area of approximately twenty hectares. It is provided with an administrative center and housing units surrounded by bamboo forests and tea fields. These residences are dedicated to foreign artists and foreign actors but can also allow local artistic teams to withdraw from the city in order to benefit from a peaceful atmosphere leading to creation by living together. This complex is particularly active during summer, at the Shizuoka World Theater Festival under Mount Fuji[3].

Activities[edit]

Repertoire[edit]

Since its opening in 1995, the SPAC has established a repertoire of more than 500 works.

The first objetive of the SPAC is the production of artistic performances.The Theater produces works from the classical repertory, including Japanese plays such as "The Story of the Yotsuya Ghost" ("Tôkaidô Yotsuya Kaidan", October 2016, directed by Nakano Maki)[4]. This is one of the most famous Japanese ghost stories that inspired a whole pan of the horrifying culture in Japan. There are also many Western classics: Shakespeare with "Hamlet" (February 2015, directed by Satoshi Miyagi)[5] or "Romeo and Juliette" (February 2016)[6], or Molière with "The Imaginary Invalid" (October 2010, directed by Nozoe Seiji)[7].

A notable proportion of works illustrates artistic co-operation between Japan and the rest of the world, notably France, such as "Mahabharata" (Summer 2014, directed by Miyagi Satoshi), performed during the Festival d'Avignon and chosen to inaugurate the theater of the Musée du Quai Branly[8]. This is a rewriting of an Indian myth in a traditional Japanese form. There is also "A Juggler's Tale" (October 2013), based on the original book written by German author Michael Ende, directed by the Indonesian director Yudi Ahmad Tajudin with Japanese actors and actresses. "Intérieur" (October 2015, directed by Claude Régy), can also be mentioned to illustrate Franco-Japanese cooperation.

The SPAC stages local plays, like "Takaki Kanomono" (November 2016, directed by Kanji Furutachi)[9], whose plot takes place right in the heart of Shizuoka Prefecture. It should be noted that the SPAC produces both "classical" and "modern" plays, without limitating itself in form but being guided by a dramaturgical line.

These plays are mostly produced and represented within the Shizuoka Arts Theater, at the rate of one per month. The existence of a rehearsal room and a performance hall allows the preparation of one play while another one is being staged.

Furthermore, the SPAC has developped a whole new ensemble of activites beside the stages of the main plays.

Shizuoka World Theatre Festival under Mount Fuji[edit]

Initially Shizuoka Arts Spring Festival, this event takes place in June at the Shizuoka Performing Arts Park. It gathers actors, actresses, directors and playwrights from all around the world. It is an occasion for professionals to meet and discuss artistic projects, and for the japanese public to be introduced to many artistic performances usually not staged in Japan.

Some collaboration works between the SPAC and foreign institutions and personalities are often staged during this event. It was the case of "Intérieur", which emerged from a cooperation between the French director Claude Régy and the SPAC troupe. This play was staged during the June 2013 Festival[10]

Human ressources[edit]

Since Satoshi Miyagi arrived at the head of the SPAC as artisitic director, he supervises the creation of dancing groups composed exclusively of high school and middle school students. This programs allows them to perfom on stage at different times of the year. They are mostly perfoming within the Shizuoka Arts Theater.

Leading Figures[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Kazuyoshi Takada, Shigeaki Matsumoto (2013). SPAC's 15 anniversary - Concerning the cultural policy and the artistic creation of the Shizuoka Performing Arts Center. Shizuoka: Shizuoka University of Art and Culture. pp. Page 3. Search this book on
  2. "公益財団法人 静岡県舞台芸術センター:定款 | SPAC". SPAC (in 日本語). 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  3. "Un théâtre sur le toit du monde". L'Humanité (in français). 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  4. "東海道四谷怪談 | SPAC". SPAC (in 日本語). 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  5. "ハムレット | SPAC". SPAC (in 日本語). 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  6. "Romeo & Juliet | SPAC". SPAC (in 日本語). 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  7. "病は気から  | SPAC". SPAC (in 日本語). 2012-06-30. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  8. "Japon - Au pays du théâtre levant" (in français). Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  9. "Japon - Au pays du théâtre levant" (in français). Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  10. "INTÉRIEUR". www.institutfrancais.jp (in français). Retrieved 2017-02-17.


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