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, 1988 – Scene 3 (tidligere Prøvesalen), Det Norske Teatret, The Norwegian Theatre | National premiere, Norway |