Program
Handa Gote Research & Development "THE THIRD HAND"
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This performance uses small objects, opera glasses may be useful. Please bring them if you would like to get a closer look at the objects on stage.
Same-day tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis starting 60 minutes before the performance at the venue. More detail here.
A brilliant microcosm of puppet theater crafted from fragments of objects. This acclaimed work from the Czech alternative theater scene makes its long-awaited Japan debut!
Hand Gote Research & Development is a leading company within the contemporary alternative theater scene in Czechia. Since its founding in 2005, the group has created over 50 works that explore the boundaries between theater, contemporary dance, visual arts, music, performance, and conceptual art. They continue to present stage works using various objects that range from natural materials to industrial machinery.
Premiering in 2023, “The Third Hand Třetí Ruka” is their second performance revisiting the field of puppet theater and attempting to revive the genre’s experimental developments of the 1990s.
By revealing the individual histories of various objects, the piece creates countless moments that recompose their narratives and social significance. Regarded as the company’s masterpiece, the performance shows fragments of stories, situations, and images to construct a microcosm of puppet theater that is accessible through multiple perspectives, leaving the interpretation to the audience.
After the performance, audience members are invited backstage to observe each of the enigmatic objects up close and take photos.
Dates
October 17th (Friday), 2025 - October 19th (Sunday)
Schedule
Fri Oct 17, 6:00pm
Sat Oct 18, 3:00pm ★
Sun Oct 19, 3:00pm
★=A related lecture about Object Theater will be held before the performance. For more details, visit here.
Venue
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Theatre West)
Additional info about Runtime: Doors open 20 mins before the performance starts
Runtime: 70 MIN (subject to change)
Performance Language: Non-verbal
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*This performance uses small objects, opera glasses may be useful. Please bring them if you would like to get a closer look at the objects on stage.
[All seats non-reserved (with numbered entry) / Tax included]
Adult: JPY 4,500
U29s: JPY 2,300
U18s: JPY 1,000
Discount for Persons with Disabilities: 10％ discount from the adult price
Same-day tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis starting 60 minutes before the performance at the venue. More detail here.
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Profile
Handa Gote Research & Development
Handa Gote Research & Development is an interdisciplinary art laboratory combining modern and traditional approaches and diverse artistic visions of free-thinking art.
Active since 2005, the group blends theatre, dance, visual art, music, and technology. Exploring post-dramatic theatre, media archaeology, and documentary performance, they focus on memory and disappearing traditions. In addition to theatre, they’re active in experimental music and visual arts. Their interdisciplinary work emphasizes sustainability, recycling and traditional cultures, which is also reflected in the ensemble’s work in the area of the visual arts, objects, and installations.
Devised: Švábová/Dobrodinská, kosmo_nauty, Dörner/Němec, Procházka
Cast: Tomáš Procházka, Veronika Švábová, Jan Dörner / Vavřinec Němec
Technical staff: Jan Dörner / Vavřinec Němec
Production co-ordinate: Jakub Hora
Producer: Maria Cavina (Jedefrau.org)
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Object Theater Curator: Yoko Yamaguchi
Technical Coordination: Satoshi Hosoda (Stage Work URAK Co., Ltd.)
Lighting Coordination: Keiji Ohba (RYU inc.)
Sound Coordination: Hiroyuki Onai (JOYSOUND PROMOTION Inc.)
Flyer Design: Ryota Yamaguchi (slowcamp)
Documentation Photos: Kozo Kaneda
Program Coordinator: Aya Comori,Yoko Ono (ACC)
Producer: Nobutaka Nakahara
Organizer: Tokyo Festival Executive Committee [Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)]
Support: Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan Japan Arts Council
Sponsor: Asahi Group Japan, Ltd.
Media Partner: Tokyo Art Beat
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