Non-Verbal High Comedy & Action

A Theatrical Musical Performance NANTA2001

Beyond language barriers...beyond cultural barirers...beyond stage barriers....
NANTA slices, dice, chops and beats it's way into your heart.
Four crazy chefs In a Korean kitchen perform a high-energy percussion show.
You will never look at cooking the same way again.
An unforgettable rocking' kitchen experience.

�`COOKIN' BEAT Is fast, funny, foot-tapping and at times breathtaking�`
COOKIN' BEAT roots are Inspired by traditional percussion and samulnori music, in which special drums and gongs are beaten rapidly to create a mind-whirling and heart-thumping musical effect. Western Inspirations Include the Marx Brothers and B movie. Visual effects are taken from mask dance and Oriental marital arts.
And as food and Its careful preparation are an Important element of Korean culture, the kitchen seems a natural setting for what Is undoubtedly an unforgettable rocking kitchen experience!

Four crazy chiefs In a Korean kitchen have to prepare the meal for a wedding banquet to a strict time limit. Struggling to overcome rivalries and other obstacles, they take advantage of every utensil in the kitchen-from knives and chopping boards to pots, pans and water bottles. They drum, Juggle, flight, skip, beat and stir their way through the day's cooking schedule producing an Intensely energetic range of percussive rhythms. There is audience participation. The combination of dance, slapstick comedy and well-timed physical stuntwork creates a high-energy percussion show. This show is COOKIN' BEAT.

��NAGOYA
Date: from 16. March to 17 March In 2001
Place: Aichi Kouseinenkin Kaikan
Fee: all seat 6,500 yen *Including Tax
Reference: SUNDAY FALK 052-320-9100

��JOETSU
Date: 20. March In 2001
Place: Joetsu Bunka Kaikan
Fee: seat A 6,000 yen, seat B 5,500 yen *Including Tax
Reference: Joetsu Bunka Kaikan 0255-25-4103

��NIIGATA
Date: from 23. March to 24. March In 2001
Place: Niigata Shimin Geijutu Bunka Kaikan
Fee: all seat 6,500 yen *Including Tax
Reference: KYODO HOKURIKU 025-245-5100

��SENDAI
Date: 26. March In 2001
Place: Sendai Kenmin Kaikan
Fee: seat S 6,500 yen, seat A 5,500 yen, Student 4,500 yen *Including Tax
Reference: KYODO TOHOKU 022-296-8888

��HIROSHIMA
Date: 29. March In 2001
Place: Hiroshima Asuteru Plaza
Fee: all seat 7,000 yen *Including Tax
Reference: HIROSHIMA HOME TV 082-221-7116

��FUKUOKA
Date: from 30. March to 1. April In 2001
Place: Momochi Palace CITY
Fee: all seat 6,500 yen *Including Tax
Reference: KYODO NISHINIHON 092-714-0159

��OSAKA
Date: from 4. April to 8. April In 2001
Place: Geijutsu Hall
Fee: all seat 6,500 yen *Including Tax
Reference: KYODO OSAKA 06-6233-8888

��TOKYO
Date: from 10. April to 22. April In 2001
Place: Aoyama Theater
Fee: seat S 7,500 yen, seat A 6,800 yen, seat B 5,500 yen *Including Tax
Reference: DISK GARAGE 03-5436-9600