In one of his famous fables, Kenji Miyazawa, a Japanese poet
disparaged particular human attitude and behaviours vis-à-vis environments. As
a devoted Buddhist and vegetarian, arrogance and joy-hunting seemed not to his
liking, and thus he expressed this through ‘The Restaurant of Many Orders’.
The plot starts with 2 arrogant hunters from the city who enjoy
hunting animals just for the sake of fun. Wandering into the deep forest, both
of them soon lost their way and their hunting dogs also perished, leaving them
disorientated and frightened. To their
astonishment, they found a restaurant in the middle of the jungle. Being hungry
and frightened, they entered the restaurant ‘of many orders’ where they find a
lot of strange notes with instructions for them to follow. At first, they
followed each and every instruction but later they found out that they are the
one being ordered and will soon be served to the wild animals for food.
If you would like to know the ending of the story, you can
watch the Hiroshi Koike Bridge Project “Restaurant
of Many Orders” this upcoming 26th and 27th October at Damansara
Performing Art Centre. Focused on
its theme “The
relationship between Human and Nature”,
the show is based on this tale and composed of contemporary and traditional
dance, voice, songs and masks, in order to make audiences travel between the
world of animals and the world of humans.
Having been
described as “Physical Theatre”,
this project inherits the one-and-only Hiroshi Koike style: mysterious, delusional
and fun with highly skilled cross-genre artists. Being the first project after
disbanding the world-recognized TARAHUMARA, Hiroshi Koike Bridge Project explores the world after the great earthquake
of Japan, bridging people to people, past and present, crossing the boundary of
different arts, media and body.
This program
is held in conjunction with 40th year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and
Cooperation, presented by the Japan Foundation Kuala Lumpur, jointly organized
with Damansara Peforming Arts Centre.
Event: The
Restaurant of Many Orders
Date: 26th
& 27th October 2013
Pricing: RM
50 for adults
RM25 for students and members
Website: www.dpac.com.my or www.kikh.com