Juggle and Hide (Seven Whatchamacallits in Search of a Director)

Juggle and Hide (Seven Whatchamacallits in Search of a Director) , no actors are present on stage. The performers are a number of props: a particular date, a frame, a song, a teru teru bozu (hand-made doll which is believed to bring good weather), a tree, a pizza, and a fan. Artamat himself reflects on his own dictatorial behaviors by tracing the political incidents that gave birth to each of his pieces and the roles these props play in them. He considers how he has forced meaning on to them, and, in this work, allows them space to “respond.”

Concept and Direction: Wichaya Artamat
Text: Pathipon Adsavamahampong, Wichaya Artamat
Art and Technical Direction: Pornpan Arayaveerasid, Rueangrith Suntisuk
Dramaturgy: Yuya Tsukahara
Sound Design and Operation: Araki Masamitsu
Mechanics Creation: Laphonphat Duongploy
Technical Operation: Piti Boonsom, Monthira Jamsri
Object Operation: Surat Kaewseekarm
Stage Management: Pathipon Adsavamahapong
English Translation: Carina Chotirawi, soi squad
Project Management: Thongchai Pimapunsri
Producer: Sasapin Siriwanij
In co-operation with Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)
Residency support: KYOTO ART CENTER
Co-Produced by Kyoto Experiment, The Japan Foundation and For What Theatre
Supported by The Saison Foundation (International Project Support
Program / Kyoto Experiment × For What Theatre Juggle & Hide
[Seven Whatchamacallits in Search of a Director])
Co-Organized by The Japan Foundation
Organized by Kyoto Experiment

This work was produced for the Japan Foundation‛s International Creations in Performing Arts 2023.

Kyoto Experiment Staff
Technical Coordinator: Yuhi Kobayashi
Lighting:Kosuke Ashidano (RYU)
Sound: Ryo Yoshida
Video: Sou Fukuoka
Japanese surtitles: Sho Fukutomi
Talk Interpreter: Miho Tsujii, Pongsapitaksanti Piya
Production Coordinator: Tomo Setou (KYOTO ART CENTER)
Intern: Marina Arita, Misaki Kudo and Haruto Maeda