A Tale of Japan

影の物語

World premiere — Q1 2027 Posthuis Theater · Heerenveen · The Netherlands

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The Paradox 逆説

Each crossed the world for the other's art.

A Japanese artist who mastered European ballet

Taro — Japan

Szénási Gergely Zoltán, katana raised in a low stance

A Hungarian artist who mastered Japanese martial arts

Szénási Gergely Zoltán — Hungary

Drag the line — light and shadow meet on a Frisian stage

The Artists 演者

Three traditions. One stage.

Japanese martial arts, European ballet and contemporary circus — carried by performers who each crossed a border to master an art that was not theirs by birth.

The Artists

Trailer — coming soon

Visions 幻

Light and shadow share one stage.

Two performers — one in white, one in black — light and shadow on one stage — Study image — toward A Tale of Japan

The Company 座

Who we are

刃

Tara de Jong

Artistic director · Performer

The Netherlands

Szénási Gergely Zoltán

Martial arts · Stunt choreography

Hungary

舞

Taro

Ballet

Japan

Partnership in development

Live Taiko 太鼓

The heartbeat is played live.

No recordings. Every strike on stage is struck on stage — Japanese taiko drumming as the pulse that binds blade, body and shadow.

Taiko

Live percussion trailer — coming soon