Dates
thu 22 feb 2018 - 20:00
fri 23 feb 2018 - 20:00
sat 24 feb 2018 - 15:00
sat 24 feb 2018 - 20:00
location
Rode zaal
price
€ 40 (standard) / € 30 (under-25s/over-65s) / € 8 (under-19s)
duration
3h 
interval
after 1u15
language
spoken language Japanese . surtitles in Dutch/French
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui & Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon
In 2011 Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui paid tribute to the manga icon Osamu Tezuka in the multimedia performance ‘TeZuka’. In it the central figure was Astro Boy. In January 2015, Cherkaoui adapted the manga ‘Pluto’, a ‘reboot’ of Tezuka’s ‘The Greatest Robot on Earth’ by the artist Naoki Urasawa. This mega production with words, music, dance and manga had a full Japanese cast. Now, ‘Pluto’ has finally arrived in Europe... and at deSingel. The story is a continuation of Astro Boy, but the focus is more on Pluto, the so-called bad guy. In essence ‘Pluto’ is about change and loss. And, more importantly, about the power of forgiveness. This is a central theme in Cherkaoui’s work: ‘Forgiveness is sometimes very difficult. Reading ‘Pluto’ taught me that I should give it a try.’ Consequently, this is a performance with a message. But you can also simply enjoy the stunning visuals and the four-meter-high Pluto robot.

Credits

directed by
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
original Manga Story
Naoki UrasawaOsamu Tezuka
based on
Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy ' The Greatest Robot on Earth'
co-authored
Takashi Nagasaki
project sponsor
Delen Private Bank
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