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A Fool’s Life is a fantastical tale about a family man coming undone. This new play is inspired by the life and short stories of Japanese writer Akutagawa Ryunosuke, often referred to as ‘the father of the Japanese short story’, and best known as the author of Rashomon. Dark, bizarre and absurd, this multi-lingual piece combines elements of Butoh, live drumming, shadow puppetry and projections on a set made entirely of paper.

A Fool’s Life is performed by an international ensemble including dora award winning artists Richard Lee, Claire Calnan, Derek Kwan, Julian DeZotti and Japan-based actress Haruna Kondo. Kagura drummer Gaishi Ishizaka of Japan provides live percussion. Sean Frey designs the set and projections and André du Toit designs the lighting and stage manages. Dora Award-winning artist Ravi Jain, Artistic Director of Why Not Theatre, is the producer.

“Even drops of sweat are made impressively beautiful through Ahuri Theatre’s artistically trained muscles.”-Nikka Times

Opens September 30 and runs to October 8, 2011 (preview September 29) at The Theatre Centre, 1087 Queen St. West Monday-Saturday, 8PM.
Tickets: Tuesday-Saturday $20, Monday & Preview Pay-What-You-Can (PWYC) Theatre Centre Box Office: 416-538-0988 or click here.

Ahuri Theatre was forged from the initiative of its six founding members : all graduates in 2005 of l’Ecole Internationale de Theatre Jacques Lecoq in Paris. They decided, in the summer of 2005, to construct the foundation of a theatre company whose work brews and mixes different languages, theatrical forms and cultures. Six cultures and 3 continents are represented by its members from Ontario all the way to Japan. The adventure began in October 2005 when members embarked for 8 weeks to the land of the Rising Sun to attend workshops and to experience the culture and traditions of Japan. Encouraged by this experience, the members of the company have continued their presence in Japan and in Canada by giving performances and workshops.

Using numerous styles, Ahuri theatre explores the encounter and the mixing of different theatrical forms and trainings. Both in the world and in their bodies, Ahuri theatre is a company in constant movement.