In the summer of 2022, Tokyo-based theatre company Kamome Machine, led by director Yuta Hagiwara, embarked on research for a new project to address the often-ignored historical issue of the Nanjing Massacre. The Nanjing Massacre was a tragic moment in world history involving mass killings of Chinese citizens by Japanese soldiers in 1937, a few years before the Second World War witnessed by British and American journalists. Three years and four different phases later, the Company comes to Lancaster for a two-week residence to explore the embodiment of this issue from an outsider perspective with Lancaster artists, students and researchers. During the residency, there will be several drop-in sessions, a workshop and a final work-in-progress showing of a performance due to premiere later this year. This is a unique opportunity to witness and participate in their collaborative process of sharing thoughts through theatre.
Company is running open rehearsals throughout the residence and work-in-progress showing on 8 May 2025 at Jack Hylton Music Room (Great Hall Complex) 3:00 - 5:00pm.
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This project is organised through Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts (LICA) Cultures Research Centre. It is supported by Arts Council England, The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation and The Saison Foundation.
