The lineup is packed with events, including a performance of the classic "The Bear" by Pocket Planning, a live collaboration of music, sand art and dance, and a talk event that delves into Chekhov from a specialist perspective.
Chekhov's world, which depicts the warmth, humor, and loveliness of human life amid the bitter cold of the northern lands, quietly resonates with Sapporo in February. Enjoy a moment of laughter, a little sadness, and a lingering feeling in your heart at Theater Zoo in winter.

【program】
■ Live performance "Shadows of the Frozen Earth: Sand Art, Body, Overtones"
A collaboration of heterogeneous expressions. Ephemeral light and shadow, dynamic bodies and words, and the distant sounds of the Far East resonate together, highlighting the subtleties of human nature hidden in Chekhov's work.

● Sand art x Morin Khuur "Monk in Black"
Cast: Nohana Minami... Takako Saga [sand art performance and reading], Haruhiko Saga [morin khuur]

● Dance x Music "About the Harms of Smoking"
Featuring: Sakurai Hiro [dance], Saga Haruhiko [morin khuur, throat singing, mouth harp, doshipururu]


■ Theater: "Kuma" (Pocket Planning)
Popova, a widow, has been staying at home since her husband died. Her servant, Luca, advises her to go out and clear her mind. Then, the landlord, Smirnov, arrives, saying he has something important to discuss. Popova refuses to meet him, but after a brief greeting, Smirnov asks for repayment of the money he lent to her late husband. The argument that begins thus turns into a fierce clash of their respective views of men and women, and in the end, Popova calls Smirnov a "vicious bear"...
Pocket Kikaku will be performing a short comedy written by Chekhov when he was 28 years old!

● Cast
Tomoko Sato (Pocket Kikaku/Trunk Machine Theatre) as Smirnoff
Asuka Saito (Pocket Kikaku) as Popova
Role of Luker: Daiki Mori (Pocket Kikaku)
Yoshida Ryoki (Inadagumi Theater Company/PiP) as Popova
Shun Miyanomori (Kotatsu Groove) as Smirnov
Luker's role: Nakane Soto
Takayuki Yokoyama (Compagnie Belle mémoire)
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*Pocket Project's "Bear" will be performed with the performers divided into two teams.
The performers for each stage are scheduled as follows:
- 2/21 (Sat) 16:00~ Ryoki Yoshida / Shun Miyanomori / Soto Nakane
- 2/22 (Sun) 13:00~ Tomoko Sato / Asuka Saito / Daiki Mori
- 2/22 (Sun) 16:00~ Ryoki Yoshida / Shun Miyanomori / Soto Nakane
- 2/23 (Mon) 13:00~ Tomoko Sato / Asuka Saito / Daiki Mori
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● Staff
Script/director: Ryudai Sanpei (Pocket Planning/Shimizu Theater Company)
Translated by: Kiyoshi Kanzai
Sound Plan: Tomoyoshi Matsuda (Pocket Planning)
Sound: Teru Taichi (Pocket Planning)
Props: Maimai (Pocket Planning)
Stage props: Ryudai Sanpei (Pocket Planning)
Costumes: Pochi. / Sato Tomoko (Pocket Planning)
Title calligraphy: Miyanomori Shun (Kotatsu Groove)

Talk: "Chekhov speaks across the ages"
● 2/21 (Sat) 14:30~
"Chekhov: The Astonishing Humanitarianism Reflected in Literature"
● 2/23 (Monday/Holiday) 14:30~
"Innovator of the New Stage - The Theatrical World of Chekhov"
*The talk will take place in the rehearsal room inside Theater ZOO.

● Guest
Vladimir Zhdanov (Professor Emeritus, Sapporo University)
Anna Savinykh (Lecturer and Interpreter at Hokkai-Gakuen University)

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