Supporting comment for “Dance Work No. 3: Naoya Shiga’s “At the Castle””
Kyoko Tokunaga (Theater Journalist)

I would not recommend “At the Castle” to anyone, but “At the Castle” is an exception. In this piece, the dancers and music are like two lovers at the beginning of their relationship, trusting each other honestly, cuddling neatly, and releasing each other’s territory. It is, if anything, emo. However, there may be something edgy hidden somewhere, and both those who know Speno and those who have not seen him before will surely enjoy this work.

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Kyoko Tokunaga

Theater journalist. Planning and management committee member of Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space. External advisor for Sengawa Theatre. Selection committee member of the Yomiuri Theatre Grand Prize. Director of the Emergency Performing Arts Network. Planned, supervised, and wrote “The Strongest Theory of Theatre-ing” for Lawson Ticket’s website. Wrote a play review for the Asahi Shimbun Metropolitan edition. He writes “Glasses and Compasses” for Stage Natalie. Author of “Let There Be Light: Saitama Gold Theatre, Yukio Ninagawa and the Challenge of 41 Elderly Actors,” “The Strongest Theory of Theatre” (with Chikara Fujiwara), and “The Man Who Created ‘Theatre Town’: Honda Kazuo and Shimokitazawa.