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Inspired by two texts by Jun’ichiro Tanizaki, A Portrait of Shunkin and In Praise of Shadows, Shun-kin is the story of a blind Shamisen player and the servant so devoted he will do anything to share her world.

Shun-kin was performed in Japanese by an all-Japanese company.

A Complicité co-production with Setagaya Public Theatre and barbicanbite09

Supported by The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, Japan Foundation, Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.

© Sarah Ainslie, Tsukasa Aoki

“A visually and physically beautiful production.” The Sunday Times

Dates

Tokyo
London
Tokyo
London
Paris
Tokyo
Taipei
New York
Osaka
Tokyo
Singapore
Ann Arbor
Los Angeles

Awards

2008 Kinokuniya Theatre Award for Outstanding Achievement (Eri Fukatsu) 2009 Yomiuri Theatre Awards Grand Prize for Best Director (Simon McBurney) 2011 French Drama Critics' Award: Grand Prix for Best Foreign Play
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