The Geisha is perhaps one of the biggest symbols of Japanoiserie, it is an empty screen on which all our fantasies of Japan can be projected, even for many contemporary Japanese individuals today who do not come into contact easily with this old world. However it is not just exotic but it is a powerful arena to discuss the water world or a dream world, a floating world. It seems to encapsulate many notions of Japanese identity, gender relationships but more universally it is a space to discuss life, dream and reality for the world.
Conceived & Directed: Ong Keng Sen
Writer: Robin Loon
Composer: Toru Yamanaka
Light Design: Scott Zielinski
Costume Design: Mitsushi Yanaihara
Hair Design: Tomoya Nakamura
Collaborators-Performers: Gojo Masanosuke, Karen Kandel, Kineya Katsumatsu
Producer: Tay Tong
Production Management: Nora Lim
Technical Management: Jim Larkin, Thomas Dunn
Stage Management: Kathryn Hindley, Lisa Porter
Staging: Danny Hones
Master Electrician: Tom Pearl
Sound Engineer: Sebastian Song
Wig Technician/Specialist: Yuji Hosono
Kabuki Costume Consultant: Taiji Yashiro
Dresser for Gojo Masanosuke: Teruo Miyazaki
Assistants to Composer: Akira Ishihara, Rie Yamanaka, Hidekazu Maeda
Translator: Sumida Michiyo
Promotion & Publicity: Mervyn Quek
(Source: National Arts Council Programme)