Monologues and narratives of actual letters between family members at the end of WW2 in Hiroshima, Japan. Presented as an operetta, composed by Yoshiyuki Kodama, interwoven with melodic piano accompaniment. This operetta never passes judgement or points the finger of blame. Instead, by portraying the love shared by a family, it passes along the hope for world peace. Produced and directed by Yukari Black of Kuro Productions.
90 minute play, performed in Japanese with English Subtitles.
Irvine Show
August 7, 2015 7:00pm
Irvine Presbyterian Church
4445 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA 92604
Los Angeles Show
August 9, 2015 3:00pm
Zipper Hall at Colburn School
200 South Grand Ave., LA, CA 90012
Suggested Donation
$20
Reservations
Email kuroproductions@yahoo.com
Phone 818-769-5697
About Operetta Nadeshiko
This operetta was written by Yoshiyuki Kodama in 1994, based on letters that were exchanged between actual
members of the Yao family in Hiroshima around the end of World War II. In 1944, the year before the war ended, Mr.
Yao’s transfer made it necessary for his family to move from Tokyo to Hiroshima. The Family consisted of a father
and mother and their four children. In April, 1945, they had to send two of their children, 12-year-old Yoji and 9-yearold
Sakiko, away as part of a school evacuation so they could escape from the intensifying air-raids. Living in the
countryside, away from their family, was a hardship to Yoji and Sakiko. To encourage and ease their discomforts, the
parents and elder brother, Taisuke, sent them frequent letters.
On August 6, the first atomic bomb in human history was dropped on Hiroshima City. The parents and younger
sister became its victims, their house in the center of the city burned to ashes. Their brother, Taisuke, met his death
while working in the city on student relocations. Yoji and Sakiko had lost everything except for a bundle of letters
from their family. The heroine, Sakiko, never utters a word of resentment against the atomic bomb which had taken
away her parents, brother and sister. The parental love and affection in these letters gave them a new perspective
and point of view towards war, not to hold a grudge against the war and atomic bombs.
This musical allows you to discover the compassion that lies in their everyday conversation. It is presented with
lyrical piano accompaniment. In this “Nadeshiko”, you find the existence of a human’s powerful resilience and love
which cannot be easily destroyed by tragedy. You can survive and achieve even more strength and compassion. This operetta never passes judgement or points the finger of blame. Instead, by portraying the love shared by a family, it passes along the hope for world peace.
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戦争や原爆を恨む事とは違う視点を、子供に与えた両親からの一束の手紙。日常の言葉の中に溢れる愛情、それに伴う叙情的なピアノ曲 — そこには恨みを言わず悲劇を悲劇で終わらせない人間の強さが潜んでいる。
アーバイン公演
2015年8月7日（金） 午後7時
Irvine Presbyterian Church
4445 Alton Parkway
Irvine, CA 92604
ロサンゼルス公演
2015年8月9日（日） 午後3時
Zipper Hall at Colburn School
200 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
上映時間 90分（日本語で上演、英語字幕付き）
入場券 $20（ドネーション）
入場券予約
kuroproductions@yahoo.com (818) 769-5697
広島の作曲家小玉好行作、音楽劇 『撫子』 は、原爆時に広島市に実在した八尾家の生存者、鈴木咲子著『撫子』を原本とする音楽劇。咲子の想いや、想い出話の中に、疎開先に届けられた家族からの実際の手紙を歌にして織り込んだ作品。家族愛を表現する中に、戦後７０年を迎えて更なる世界平和への祈りが込められている。
この作品を、Kuro Productions 制作、 ユカリ ブラック 演出、そして、有志の、LA在住で日本とアメリカで活躍するトップの日本人俳優達と協同システム生徒代表の出演で、英語字幕付きで日本語で公演する。ロサンゼルスカウンティーとオレンジカウンティーでの２公演開催。
日本人の思いやりの心と真の強さを表現し、 家族愛を描く事で世界平和への願いを未来に繋ぐこの作品を観に、子供達や、ご家族に多くご来場頂く為、入場料は寄付金制としている。
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