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“Mushi Mezuru Himegimi (The Lady Who Loved Insects)” is one of the works of classical Japanese literature written in the Heian period (8th-12th Century), which features a non-traditional lady who loved insects, and her surrounding people. Collaborating with “Butoh,” a dance style born in Japan, and classical music including popular pieces everyone knows, this stage will take you to a brand new world of the Heian tale.

In old-time Japan in the Heian period (8th-12th Century), people took it for granted that ladies were always beautiful and loved flowers and butterflies. In that period, there was a lady who loved insects and did not care about her appearance. She did not even care when her maids and parents were worried about her unconventional doings.

One day, a young nobleman became interested in this lady and tried to tease her by sending her a love poem with a gift of a tricky-fake snake. How would the lady deal with it!?

KATO Masanori: The Lady Who Loved Insects Ⅰ including some parts of Temari-uta

KATO Masanori: The Lady Who Loved Insects Ⅱ

Music collage with

Minuets by J.S.BACH, MOZART, BEETHOVEN, and PADEREWSKI

GRIEG: “In the Hall of the Mountain King (I Dovregubbens hall)” from Peer Gynt Suite No.1

BIZET: Minuet from L’Arlésienne Suite No.2

KATO Masanori: The Lady Who Loved Insects Ⅲ with Temari-uta

J.S.BACH: Concerto for Two Violins in d minor, BWV1043, 1st movement

KATO Masanori: The Lady Who Loved Insects Ⅳ based on J.S.BACH’s Concerto for Two Violins in d minor, BWV1043, 1st movement

Lee HOIBY: The Serpent

KATO Masanori: The Lady Who Loved Insects Ⅴ, deformation and improvisation based on BRAHMS’s Hungarian Dance No.5 in g minor

KATO Masanori: The Lady Who Loved Insects Ⅵ and Temari-uta

Music collage with

RAVEL: Boléro

SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No.7 in C major, Op.60, “Leningrad,” 1st movement

GRIEG: “In the Hall of the Mountain King (I Dovregubbens hall)” from Peer Gynt Suite No.1

Direction, Choreography, Butoh Dance: AGATSUMA Emiko

Music Direction, Music Composition/Arrangement, Piano: KATO Masanori

Soprano (Storytelling): MIYAKE Rie

Flute: UENO Yoshie *1st prize of Wind section at the 2nd Tokyo Music Competition

Clarinet: HAMASAKI Yuki

Cello: SASANUMA Tatsuki *2nd prize of String section at the 12th Tokyo Music Competition

Butoh Dance: SHIOYA Tomoshi, AMOK Conan (Sanzen CAMP)

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Libretto: PEYOUNNE Maki

Set Design: MATSUO Hiroko

Costume Design: TAKEDA Kumiko

Hair & Makeup: ISHIHARA Momoco

Lighting Design: MOCHIZUKI Daisuke (Art Stage Lighting Group)

Sound Engineering: SUEHIRO Yuki (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)

Stage Manager: ASANUMA Nobuo (The Stuff)

Associate Stage Director: INAYAMA Akiko

Read the full article of the interview with

AGATSUMA Emiko (Direction, Choreography, Butoh dance) and KATO Masanori (Music Direction, Music Composition/Arrangement, Piano)

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan quarterly magazine “Onmyaku” (PDF only in Japanese)

[Day tickets]

Sat, Feb 5: Tickets go on sale at 14:00.

Sun, Feb 6: Tickets go on sale at 14:00.

Elementary/Middle School Students 1,100yen (The price applies to all seat categories.)

Adults S3,300yen A2,200yen

* Valid ID is required to elementary/middle school students for their age verification on the day of the performance.

* The tickets will be on sale by following the guidelines and other regulations set by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Please note that the ticket sales are subject to suspension depending on the restriction of the seating capacity and the sales situation.

* The frontmost row is the row D.

* On the ticket sales starting date, the tickets will be on sale at full seating capacity.

(The information has been changed as above from the announcement on the flyer.)

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Sat, Nov 6, 2021

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Box Office

Eligibility: 4th grade elementary school students

Maximum number of invitees: 50 per performance, 100 in total (Invitees will be determined by lot if the application number exceeds the limit.)

Application period: Mon, Nov 15, 10:00–Sun, Dec 12, 18:00, 2021

How to apply: Online application form must be submitted.

Application Form (The form is only in Japanese.)

Invitation notification: Invitation tickets will be sent to the invitees in the middle of December. Please bring your valid ID such as students handbook and health insurance card as we may verify your age on the day of the performance.

* Caregivers can purchase up to 1 ticket for the seat next to the invited child.

* If an applicant submits multiple times, only the first application will be valid.

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Tokyo Metropolitan Government/ Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture: the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, the Arts Council Tokyo