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“Jonah” is a declaration of love for both Romanian spirituality and the ways in which the history of this people has tried to find a balance in reconciliation with the universe and nature, as well as the beauty and refinement of Japanese culture that Silviu Purcărete will approach with his well-known aesthetic precision. This non-conformist adaptation of Marin Sorescu’s play has, therefore, the force of a universal existential experience, inviting the audience from all corners of the world to share a spiritual communion that brings us closer to the primal energies of nature in which divinity manifests itself. This is an intercultural dialogue that brings together two spaces as different in appearance as they are similar in feeling, in the hope of finding the same peace and grace felt in front of the pure beauty of nature.

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Translation from English into Japanese: Mayo Nishiike și Florin Grancea

Playwright: Durian Sukegawa
Original music: Vasile Șirli
Scenography and light design: Dragoș Buhagiar
General producer: Constantin Chiriac, Junko Suzuki
Assistant director: Mariana Cămărășan, Sanda Anastasof, Kyle Yamada
Simultaneous translation: Ritsuko Kato
Project management: Claudia Maior, Minako Naito
Marketing coordinators: Violeta Buduleci, Naomi Yoshida, Shinobu Kuroda
Co-production Radu Stanca National Theatre Sibiu and Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre

Cast: 

Kuranosuke Sasaki (Iona)

Veronica Arizancu, Liviu Vlad, Eduard Pătrașcu

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Original title: Iona