극단 친구네 옥상ART, 다자이 오사무 '인간실격' 공연Theater Company Chingune Rooftop ART Presents Osamu Dazai's 'No Longer Human' Performance

December 9-12 at Seoul Seongbuk-gu Traveler Theater

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Byung-hee] The theater troupe 'Chingune Ok-sang ART' will perform the play "Ningen Shikkaku" (No Longer Human), adapted from Osamu Dazai's short story, at the Traveler Theater in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, from December 9 to 12.

"Ningen Shikkaku" is one of Osamu Dazai's representative works that has greatly influenced Japanese literature and even appears in Japanese textbooks. It is also an autobiographical novel by Osamu Dazai.

"Ningen Shikkaku" is a confession of a man who declares himself disqualified. The protagonist, Yozo, ultimately fails to adapt to a hypocritical human society and walks the path of destruction. The play meticulously follows the protagonist's inner journey toward ruin.

Han Jae-hoon, the representative of Chingune Ok-sang ART, personally adapted the novel into a script and directed the play. Director Han said, "When I first read the novel, I thought I definitely wanted to stage this work someday," adding, "I wanted to place the young Yozo of the 1900s on the stage of modern society."

The novel "Ningen Shikkaku" is considered a gloomy work embodying nihilism.

Director Han explained that Chingune Ok-sang ART's "Ningen Shikkaku" will be portrayed in a completely different tone. "After the time of laughter and enjoyment ends, only a heavy theme will remain. There is no definitive answer to what humanity means in modern society. Perhaps it will be a time for each person to reflect on their own questions and answers." He added that he hopes the audience will have time to think together while watching Yozo on stage.

This performance was selected for the "Playticket 2020 Performing Arts Branding Project," supported by Playticket, and will receive promotional marketing support from Playticket. The project aims to revitalize small theater performances and enhance the brand value of artists and performance groups.

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