Run Melos is based on a short-novel by Osamasu Dazai and is about a young man who stands up for friendship and justice against a tyrant. Run Melos will be performed in Minami Civic Center in Fukuoka before travelling to the Small Theatre Big Drama Asia Dialogue Festival (STBD 2013) in Hong Kong. The play will be performed in Japanese with Chinese subtitles. As a FFAC produced production, the play was created by a Fukuoka and Kyushu based performance and production team. Director Erica Yamada’s style is quirky and engaging so, even if you’re only an elementary Japanese speaker, you’re bound to follow at least a little of what’s going on. See below for a plot synopsis.
• 6/7~6/9
• Showing times: 6/7 (Fri.), 19:00, 6/8 (Sat.), 13:00/18:00, 6/9 (Sun.), 13:00 (Doors open 20 minutes before shows start)
• Culture Hall, Minami Civic Center (Bunka Hall, Minami Shimin Center)
• Adv.: ¥2,000, Door: ¥2,800, Student Adv.: ¥1,000, Student Door: ¥1,500, Parent & Student: ¥2,500 (Adv. Only) *No pre-school kids are allowed to enter. (¥300 discount for Minami Ward Residence, Foreign Audience)
•Shiobaru 2-8-2, Minami-ku, Fukuoka City (1 min. walk from Nishitetsu Bus ‘Minami Keisatsusho Iriguchi’(Minami Police Station) Stop or 15 min. walk from Nishitetsu ‘Ohashi’ Station)
• Google map:http://goo.gl/maps/uHNK2
• Tickets: FFAC (Fukuoka City Foundation for Arts and Cultural Promotion): 092-263-6265 or Art and Culture Information Center Artlier (7th Floor at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum): 092-281-0103 or Lawson Ticket: 0570-084-008 (L Code: 86543)
• Contact in English & Japanese: FFAC (Fukuoka City Foundation for Arts and Cultural Promotion) 福岡市文化芸術振興財団: Phone: 092-263-6265, Email: npo-b@ffac.or.jp
• https://www.facebook.com/meros.fukuoka
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Synopsis of ‘Run Melos’
A once lively town has become a dead town. The king has started to distrust his people and begun to kill them off one after another. When Melos, a naïve young shepherd tries to assassinate the king, he is arrested. In order to attend his younger sister’s wedding, the king allows Melos to postpone his execution for three days. In exchange, Melos’s friend Selinuntius is left as a hostage. If Melos does not come back in three days time, before sundown, his friend will be executed instead of him. Once the wedding is over, Melos runs over the hills and through the forests. But the raging river, attacks by bandits and the devil’s whisper get in his way. Despite these tribulations, Melos runs; for his friend who believes in him and waits for him to return. “Tonight, I will be killed. I run to be killed.” Run, run, run Melos! At sundown he arrives in the town and fulfils his promise. When the king sees the two young men hugging each other tightly and crying for joy, he repents of his tyranny and peace returns to the town. Director: Erica Yamada, Cast: Hiroyuki Seguchi (The Greco Roman Style), Nobuyuki Gomi (Muhosha), Masumi Mosa (Space GIGA Theatre Troupe), Takuya Ikee
About FFAC (Fukuoka City Foundation for Arts and Cultural Promotion)
Since the establishment in 1993 with the motto of “Connecting People with Art”, FFAC has been providing opportunities for people to get involved in and feel the passion of art and culture. By hosting various art events, workshops and seminars, FFAC has been supporting individuals and groups working in the art field and engaging in nourishing the next generation of art managers. http://artlier.jp/event/theatre/2013/04/fukuoka_in_asia_1.html
