Fukushima - A Silent Prayer of Poetry
T01382551832
When a powerful earthquake struck the coast of Japan on the afternoon of 11th March 2011, no one was to know the levels of destruction and carnage that would ensue after it caused a tsunami which hit the Eastern coast in the following hours. Arial footage managed to capture the wide scale destruction the tsunami caused, however, news on the ground was restricted and those in the affected areas began to take to social media sites to spread the word about what was happening. One of those people was Ryoichi Wago, a poet living in Fukushima City, who began using Twitter to communicate his feelings about the disaster, providing those living outside the region with a candid and deeply personal insight into the impact of this catastrophe. It is this poetry that forms the script for the production Fukushima- A Silent Prayer of Poetry. Over a year has past since the tsunami first struck, yet the bulk of information we receive about the aftermath of the disaster is still limited and does not carry the voices and experiences of the people who still live amongst the devastation. Ryoichi Wago's poetry portrays the ?spirit' of these people.
Archive :: production:T01382551832, play:S162351587, venue:V1059
Production details
Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This event takes place at Spotlites @ The Merchant's Hall, Venue 278, 22 Hanover Street (Up from National Gallery). Venue Box Office: 0131 220 5911
