November 2026
there used to be…
Genshitan · Installation / Performance
Theatre unit Genshitan presents “there used to be…”, the second Work in Progress chapter of its project “Throwing Away the Sofa Bed”, at XUANWU ART SPACE from 20 to 22 November.
What was that room, back then? “there used to be…” is an installation and performance about one room and the many things it became for one family.
A room with several entrances and several exits. Against a pale, blue-tinged white wall stands a sofa bed. Over time the room became a restraint, then a hideaway, a public square, a place of rest.
“Mother left home. My brother stopped coming back. One morning, Father died.” — What is the room now? Come and see for yourself.
The installation can be viewed throughout opening hours; the performance runs about 20 minutes.
The full production, Genshitan’s third performance “Throwing Away the Sofa Bed”, follows from 27 to 31 January 2027 at Oji Studio 1.
Dates: Fri 20 – Sun 22 November 2026 Hours: 12:00 – 20:00 (last day until 18:00) Admission: ¥500 Contents: Installation & Performance (20 min)
Direction & Composition: 西山珠生 Production: 幻視譚 Genshitan Art: 倉澤彩冬 / Art Assistance: 山下仁緒 Sound: 矢島朱海 / Video: 井上国太郎 Performance: 加藤葉月, 波木ぺん / PR: 児玉萌
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20 – 22 November 2026, 12:00 – 20:00 (last day until 18:00)
XUANWU ART SPACE, Tokyo