Heike-Gani AKA The Heike Crabs

Heike-Gani or The Heike Crabs (1988) was a theatre production by The Norwegian Theatre, the Norwegian premiere of a Kabuki play by Kido Okamoto. The production was performed in The Norwegian Theatre's venue Prøvesalen (later called Scene 3).

Haukur J. Gunnarsson directed it.

Heike-Gani was performed with The Madman and the Nun by Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz.

Information

(Objekt ID 42409)
Object type Production
Premiere Navember 19, 1988
Produced by The Norwegian Theatre
Based on Heike-Gani AKA The Heike Crabs by Kido Okamoto
Audience Adults
Audience size 1208
Number of events 20
Language Norwegian Nynorsk
Keywords Kabuki, Theatre
Running period Navember 19, 1988  
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SOURCE:

Einar Dahl's private archive, donated by Einar Dahl, 29.10.2014

Contributors (20)
Name Role
Kido Okamoto – Playwright
Halldis Moren Vesaas – Translation
Haukur J. Gunnarsson – Direction
Yoh Izumo – Choreography
Bjørn Kruse – Music
Svein Lund Roland – Stage design
Svein Lund Roland – Costume design
Roy Bjørnstad – Actor (Munekiyu)
Tom Arne Haug – Actor (Ein soldat)
Elsa Isefiær – Actor (Aya no Tsubone)
Jørgen Langhelle – Actor (Yatoji)
Arnhild Litleré – Actor (Tamagoto)
Wenche Medbøe – Actor (Oshio)
Nils Bernt Olsen – Actor (Nasu no Yogoro Muneharu)
Hildegun Riise – Actor (Tamamushi)
Grethe Ryen – Actor (Kureha no Tsubone)
Sissel Dørum – Musician (Fløyte og altfløyte)
Bjørn Kruse – Musician (Synthesizer og sopransax)
Britt-Helen Riise – Mask design
Pär Hjort – Wigs
Performance dates
Navember 19, 1988Scene 3 (tidligere Prøvesalen), The Norwegian Theatre National premiere, Norway