A practicing place where it can be said as a base for creation of theatrical company Shiki, a tour report on the "Four Seasons Arts Center" - Part 1 -

The "Four Seasons Art Center" in Yokohama Azamino is exactly the "creation base" of the four seasons. There are several stage works distributed from here. We had this facility not open to the public, this time to guide me specially.

In the first partBallet and utterance lessonsHere are the facilities mainly used by the actors in the four seasons. There was a system to support skill improvement from various aspects, from facilities that form the body such as dining halls and training gyms to the facilities necessary for making roles like library rooms. Also, I ate a part of the menu in the dining room actually.

Details are as below. Arrived at the Seasons Art Center.


I head by the stairs to the entrance.


There is also an escalator, but this is mainly for customers who visited the theater company. I hear that he usually uses the stairs. This time, the editorial staff went up the stairs as I thought.


The character of the dramatic "Theatrical Company Shiki".


Performance posters that are currently performing are sliding at the entrance.


A shared umbrella was also placed.


On the side of the entrance there is a free space for guest reception and reception.


On the other side there is a shoe box used by actors.


It looks like a school 's shoes box when you see it at once. It seems that the name of the actor is properly sealed.


Slippers were also put in, but is it beyond capacity to be on top of a shoe box?


The schedule of the lesson of the day will be written on the whiteboard, and based on this, the theater company will visit the practice place of the lesson to be taken.


In the place where I entered and went back to the back, the phrase "Familiar crash = leave" was posted. This is one of the commandments to the members of the group members. While standing on the stage, if you do not change your own "accustomed" that you do not know without knowing, eventually it will become "who", eventually "collapsing". Those who do not care about themselves leave the theater company, it is a strict content.
Also the next thing is "Remove a single note", the most important thing for the actor is to deliver the dialogue written in the script to the audience in a lucid way, and it is impossible to keep this one note But it seems that those who drop it are said to go away.


For each role you intend to have, there is something called "actor-mindedness". This is "singing aspiration".


"Dancer comprehension" is "Training same as an actor", ballerinas teach the foundation of jazz dance, jazz dancers learn the basics of ballet, and teach that they are widely effective.


This is "an actor's mind". First of all, it seems that the roles of other genres are linked, such as the item "to do the same training as a singer" comes, not completely division of labor. And the respiration method using the abdominal muscle which we observed in the lesson section is cited as the basic force necessary for any field person.


The ability to learn in dealing with songs and lines is written.


Some of the words of the predecessor were printed.


As Keita Asari (the theater company Shiki representative) takes the initiative and is working on ecological activities, there are big notices in the hall.


We also actively participate in efforts to collect polio vaccines by collecting PET bottle caps. Mr. Asari also bother brought a cap from home.


The hallway is wide, and when you leave the rehearsal stage, there is a missing space.


The facilities in the room are roughly the same, but the small practice area with impressions that are small and cohesive. Also, it is due to the wood being used by this one, which is creating a little warm atmosphere.


Depending on the size of the rehearsal area, there was an upright piano here, not a grand piano.


Audio equipments are arranged without any inconvenience.


I will go into the training gym.


The necessary equipment to train the body is sliding.


There is a horse riding machine, and it seems that there are quite a lot of users.


A massage treatment hospital was also built in the gym.


Price lists etc are placed on the desk.


The balance ball which was in fashion for a while was also rolling. It is convenient to train the trunk so that it is placed.


There are also mirrors and bars, so I can also do fitness and dance here.


There is also a classic running machine.


I think that it is a fairly well - appointed gym, what makes school reminiscent about the entrance. It seems to be sink for cleaning, but I have a nostalgic atmosphere somewhere.


Not only theatrical company Shiki but also materials related to the whole theater are placed.


There is also a space to survive those who supported the theater company.


Exhibits that clearly show the history were decorated variously.


A poster feels like a time as it was decorated at the Art Resource Center here.


The rehearsal area where the lesson was shown earlier was wide, but there were also smaller ones.


In the corridor there was also a part of the set that I had you show at the warehouse in Nagano.




"The Lion KingFor practicing props used in. The head of the impressive female lion was placed.


Even though it is for practice, almost everything is built as hard as it is in production.


Puppet of an umbrella.


Some of the gazelle was turned upside down.


This is the cloth string used by the "grass" role. If you are a person who has seen the stage once, it is a prop of impressive use as it comes with the pin "Was it used in that scene?"


This is for practicing the tools used in the scene "I want to be the king" in the play. I was sitting in the corner of the corridor in exactly the same size and shape as those used in the theater. This is pure white giraffe, but the actual thing painted this.


There were several private rooms for individual lessons in the hall. Although reservation is necessary for use, it is said that anyone can use it.


As soon as it enters it is like this.


An electronic piano and a simple desk are installed.


Because there is also a component, you can practice while playing not only piano accompaniment but also sound.


Since there are bars and mirrors, it seems to be able to check your movement firmly.


"Library" "actor salon" is attached. I will go inside.


A monument of CATS was also placed.


Materials related to the four seasons and the theater are stored, so that you can borrow and return here.


There was a cafeteria on the second floor part just above the "library". At the entrance of the dining room there is a menu sample and this week's menu list. The opening hours are from 11:30 to 15:00, so it seems to be available for lunch time.


Small bowls were also enriched, and the rice was supposed to be chosen from white rice and millet rice. By the time we arrived at the dining hall, millet rice was sold out so it seems to be pretty popular. It may be because many actors who care for health often use it.


Food tickets can be purchased at offices used by employees. As you can see from the menu on the picture above, "paying points" instead of the amount of money is used for payment, executive actors and employees pay a little more price per point, It is in a form to support from.


I will take the Bon festival and proceed to the counter.


A salad and a small bowl in front are taken by self, a form to ask the main dish and rice to ask the shop and ask them to resort. The rail that can hold Obon also makes me think of school meals.


There was a place where the dressing and mayonnaise was boldly placed, seasoning BAR just behind the counter.


Self-service water / tea.


I actually decided to have lunch here. The foreground is seafood curry and salad, the back is beef stroganoff and rice, cocoa pudding.


The salad was silly, so we chose a chopper dressing from the seasoning BAR. I have a proper amount and I feel like I ate vegetables.


The hotness of seafood curry is about the general spicy condition, it may be due to the atmosphere of the dining room, but I remembered something I ate somewhere with some school meal.


Beef stroganoff is fashionable as vegetables and pasta are also attached. It seems that the taste is sticky in beef only in Hayashi rice, but I did not feel much greasy and I ate all of it. Rice is compatible, but it looks good to eat with bread.


Cocoa pudding had a smooth texture and a lot of cream and it was satisfying as a dessert after meal.


I will return my own tableware after eating.


Vending machines not only sell drinks but also candy and sandwiches. Since convenience stores have to walk a bit, it seems to be a reassuring ally in the time when the canteen closes.


By making it open, sunlight falls down. The peak time zone has already gone by, but everyone used it as thoughtfully.


Free space in front of employee's office. It seems that actors sometimes make meetings here.


Secretariat of the "mobilization committee" to consider measures to increase audience.


Flyers are sliding in front of the office. There are also a lot of programs being advertised in posters in the station premises and hanging advertisements on trains, so there are people who have seen it.


It is also one of the actors' jobs to distribute handouts of other performances to friends, or to go around posters etc in performances being performed in neighboring stores. Public promotion from a steady point may lead to an increase in the number of spectators recruited.


I found a room named Woody Room, whose purpose is not known by name alone.


It was a warmly decorated meeting room.


Rush into the medical office.


As soon as I entered, it was like this.


The record of the actor 's clinical record has been arranged.


There are many standings, but there are a lot of people who come to receive bandages and poultice etc.


It is possible to lie down and rest here.


It seems to be able to get medical consultation.


Chair and table seems to be for visitors.


Machines that can measure height and weight at once. Once a year, they are outsourcing to external organizations to conduct health checks.


Next, the staff will look at each room to work. There was a scene of producing props and costumes of famous performances.

· Continued
A practicing place where you can say it as a base for the creation of theatrical company Shiki, a tour report of the "Four Seasons Art Center" - The second part - - GIGAZINE