New Tokyo National Theater
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| Address: | 1-1-1 Honmachi |
| City: | Shibuya , Tokyo |
| Coordinates: | 35 ° 40 '56.8 " N , 139 ° 41' 9.2" E |
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| Opened: | October 10, 1997 |
| Spectator: | 3320 seats |
| Architects: | Takahiko Yanagisawa, Harald Deilmann |
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| Website: | www.nntt.jac.go.jp |
The New National Theater Tokyo ( Japanese 新 国立 劇場 , Shin Kokuritsu Gekijō , English New National Theater, Tokyo , short: NNTT) is the first state theater in Japan for opera , ballet and dance . In addition, various events take place there, for example a program to train young artists. There is also a costume rental and a library. The theater is located in the district of Shibuya in Tokyo , and is managed by the "Foundation New National Theater". The building has three theaters: Opera Palace Tokyo, Playhouse and The Pit. There are also restaurants and shops. Rehearsal rooms, an information center and a roof garden. The Tokyo Opera City skyscraper is in the immediate vicinity . In contrast to the existing national theater, which continues to be dedicated to traditional Japanese theater, the new national theater has dedicated itself to the goal of serving the future of European theater and opera culture, which is gaining a steadily growing following in Japan.
history
In 1986, the Japanese Ministry of Construction launched an international competition for the construction of the New National Theater in Tokyo. More than 2000 architects had registered to take part. However, due to the difficult site conditions, only 228 works were submitted, including 60 works by foreign architects from all over the world.
The Japanese-German team Takenaka Komuten Co., Ltd. received 1st prize. with chief architect Takahiko Yanagisawa (Tokyo / Japan) and architect Prof. Harald Deilmann (Münster - Düsseldorf / Germany) and theater construction engineer Prof. Adolf Zotzmann (Recklinghausen / Germany).
Several 2nd prizes went to Hisao Wakamatsu (Kajima Corp./Japan), Hans Hollein (Studio Hans Hollein, Vienna / A), Bernard Tschumi (Paris / F.) And Osamu Ogasawara (Shimizu Const./Japan). The contributions of Kan Izue (Japan), Peter Eisenman (Eisenman / Robertson Architects, New York), Yoshikazu Naruse (Toda Const./Japan), Tomohisa Yuri (Kajima Corp./Japan) and Youichi Yokogawa (Sato Kogyo / Japan).
In February 1997 the theater was completed. The architect Takahiko Yanagisawa also designed the contemporary art museum and the neighboring Tokyo Opera City.
The first performance with the title "TAKERU" took place on October 10th of the same year. The opera "TAKERU" was composed by Dan Ikuma and Hoshide Yutaka ( 星 出 豊 ) conducted the concert.
Theaters
Opera Palace Tokyo
There are 1814 places in four tiers. The hall is mainly used for operas and ballet performances. There is an orchestra pit for 100 musicians. Prompt boxes on both sides of the stage. On March 29, 2007 the hall was named "Opera Palace Tokyo".
Playhouse
There are 1038 seats in two tiers. The theater is mainly used for drama and modern dance. Operas and ballets can also be performed.
The pit
The hall has 340 to 468 seats and is located in the basement. Both the stage and the seats can be moved. It is mainly used for modern dance.
Performances
Ballet, modern dance
The group of the New National Theater takes on the performances of ballet and modern dance, the Tokyo Orchestra the music performance. In many performances the orchestra plays with a foreign conductor.
Opera
The New National Theater takes on the performance of the choir . There is no orchestra and no directors. The Tokyo Philharmonic and the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra take turns performing.
Web links
- Official website (Japanese, English)