WHAT IS “LIVE ACTION ANIME”? Part homage to anime history, part commentary on the plight of undocumented workers in the US, and over-the-top tribute to anime creators and fans worldwide, this original theatrical production features giant robots, a Japanese schoolgirl, a lovelorn otaku, a masterless samurai, a gamer woman, evil media magnates, and a vengeful deathgod who all battle for truth, justice, and the anime way. SYNOPSIS The stage is set for the finals of the giant robot contest at the Mokuba Institute of Technology.  But as the two teams prepare for battle, a strange disease called VIRTIGO is sweeping the school, causing unpredictable reality slippages.  And it's getting worse.  Does it have something to do with Homeland Security's suspicious arrest of undocumented workers nearby?   Can our heroes solve the mystery of VIRTIGO, help the workers, and . . . find love?   WHAT IS ANIME? “Anime” (pronounced “ah-nee-may”) refers to Japanese animated films and television shows. Although anime is known for certain stereotypes -- large eyes, spiky hair, ultraviolence and quirky sexualities -- the media form encompasses an enormous range of genres and styles, from mass produced children’s cartoons such as Pokemon to art house cinema for adults such Paprika. credits: Logo / Char. Designs by Ashley Micks Giant Robot costume by Kris Erkiletian Web page by Ian Condry (using iWeb)Live_Action_Anime_2007:_Madness_at_Mokuba_files/Flux.pdf
KEY PLAYERS MIT Dance Theater Ensemble Students, faculty, and MIT community Director Thomas DeFrantz (MIT Music and Theater Arts)  Librettist Ian Condry (MIT Foreign Languages and Literatures)  Tokyo U. of the Arts A collaboration with Profs. Yoshitaka Mori, and Sachio Ichimura   Lecture on Anime in Tokyo Prof. Ian Condry “Explaining Anime’s Global Power” May 27, 2009 (Wed.) Tokyo U. of Arts (Kitasenju Campus) Time / Room TBA free and open to the public SPONSORS MIT Japan Program MISTI Global Seed Funds MIT Music and Theater Arts MIT Foreign Languages and Literatures SLIPPAGE: Performance, Culture, Technology MIT COOL JAPAN project De Florez Fund for Humor MIT Office of the Arts MIT Council of the Arts More info on Cool Japan events http:mitcooljapan.com For more info contact: Prof. Ian Condry condry@mit.edu Prof. Thomas DeFrantz defrantz@mit.edu Kristen Ferry (FLL) kferry@mit.edu 617-253-4771 http://www.mit.edu/~dte/about.htmlhttp://www.mit.edu/~dte/about.htmlhttp://web.mit.edu/mta/www/theater/faculty/defrantz.htmlhttp://web.mit.edu/condry/www/http://mitcooljapan.comhttp://mitcooljapan.comhttp://mitcooljapan.comhttp://mitcooljapan.comhttp://mitcooljapan.commailto:condry@mit.edumailto:defrantz@mit.edumailto:kferry@mit.edu?subject=Live%20Action%20Anime%20QueryLive_Action_Anime_2007:_Madness_at_Mokuba_files/Ota.pdfshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3shapeimage_2_link_4shapeimage_2_link_5shapeimage_2_link_6shapeimage_2_link_7shapeimage_2_link_8shapeimage_2_link_9shapeimage_2_link_10shapeimage_2_link_11
Only from MIT: Live Action Anime Come see anime history in the making May 22, 2009 (Fri.) @ 4:00pm ANIME BOSTON Hynes Convention Center (Boston, MA) (requires conference registration here) May 29-30, 2009 (Fri/Sat) @ 7pm TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS Kitasenju Campus Theater Tokyo, Japan Free and open to the public (reserve seats here) PRESS RELEASE AND IMAGES FOR PUBLICATIONhttp://animeboston.commailto:condry@mit.edu?subject=Request%20reserve%20ticket%20to%20Live%20Action%20Anime%20in%20Tokyohttp://web.mit.edu/condry/Public/liveanime/PressRlsImagesshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2