--> The Children and the Animals came onto the streets Tokyo Metropolitan Art Center May 5 th 2019 http://www.19-27.co.uk/the-animals-and-children The charming black-humor children’s production with the somewhat leading name was performed during the Golden Week, when parents had a full ten days to fill with appropriate entertainment. The play had been described by The Guardian as part Dickens, part Kafka, part Pantomime, part silent film, and lived up to its billing. Like Lemony Snicket and Tim Burton, and the Gorey aesthetic they dwell upon, these young performers know how to amuse and educate, while tapping the dark side. Their Golem—seen in full on YouTube—was a more mature work, far-reaching in its social significance for the moment. But Children similarly hit a delicate nerve to provoke curiosity, disgust, and amusement. The Troupe evoke the silent film era of camerawork, faded colors, and primitive CG, a kind of high-tech retro performa
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