“All the Sex I’ve Ever Had” by Darren O’Donnell of Mammalian Diving Reflex (Canada)
Think sex and seniors don’t go together? This production featuring the unique perspectives of five people over the age of 60 of diverse backgrounds, sexualities and abilities will make you think again.
In “All the Sex I’ve Ever Had”, director/writer Darren O’Donnell of the Mammalian Diving Reflex (Canada) company invites five Japanese seniors over the age of 60 to talk about their lives with sex as the starting point.
The script, developed over a month, captures O’Donnell’s dialogues with senior citizens from various diverse backgrounds, sexualities and abilities from Miyagi, Chiba, Hyogo and Toyama. Each has spent hours giving their responses via interviews on their personal histories from the perspective of their sexual experiences.
As we journey through the ages and stages of these five different lives, the music, selected by singer-songwriter Yo Irie (Japan), takes us back to decades past. At some point, the venue turns into a glittering disco—mirror-ball included!
“All the Sex I’ve Ever Had” is a raw and fascinating record of one’s youth in old age. It offers clues for living that are certainly not taught in schools. Nostalgic and moving, these courageous personal stories are a celebration of life and theater at its finest.
“All the Sex I’ve Ever Had” by Darren O’Donnell of Mammalian Diving Reflex (Canada)
From April 8 to April 11, 2021
Running time: About 100 minutes
Performed in Japanese with English and Japanese subtitles
*Recommended for ages 15 and up. 12 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
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Japanese audio guide device rental
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Attending with wheelchair
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Attending with assistance dog
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Up to one caregiver free admission
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Aisle seat
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Guide from the nearest station
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Japanese subtitles / English subtitles
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Japanese Sign language translation
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Multipurpose toilet
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Writing boards
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Access information from the nearest station
One-minute video
Performance Detail
| Day2021 | April 8, 6:00 p.m. April 9, 6:00 p.m. April 10, 6:00 p.m. April 11, 3:30 p.m. |
Entrance Time | 60 minutes before show: Reception begins at the lobby 30 minutes before the show: Priority admission begins (For those who need time to move, those who need assistance, those with small children, etc.) 20 minutes before the show: Doors open |
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| Ticket Price | Advance purchase ¥3,000, Purchase at the door ¥3,500 Advance purchase for student ¥2,500, Purchase at the door for student ¥3,000 Purchase for high school students and younger ¥1,000 *Same-day tickets will be sold at the venue reception one hour before the show. |
| Venue | Spiral Hall 5-6-23 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062 |
*Depending on the spread of COVID19, the content of the event may be changed.
We will announce the details on the True Colors Festival official website as soon as possible.
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The performance at Austin, USA /2018
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The performance at Austin, USA /2018
©Christopher Shea
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Mammalian Diving Reflex / Darren O'Donnell
Mammalian Diving Reflex was founded in Toronto in 1993, primarily produce stage-based performances created by Darren O’Donnell. Mammalian is always on the lookout for contradictions to whip into aesthetically scintillating experiences. The company creates site and social-specific performance events, theatre productions, participatory gallery installations, videos, art objects and theoretical texts to foster dialogue and dismantle barriers between individuals of all backgrounds by bringing people together in new and unusual ways.
www.mammalian.ca
Darren O’Donnell
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Nicole Bazuin
Darren O’Donnell is an urban cultural planner, novelist, essayist, playwright, filmmaker, performance director and the Artistic and Founding Director of Mammalian Diving Reflex. His books include: Social Acupuncture (2006), which argues for aesthetics of civic engagement, and Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract (2018), which proposes the cultural sector as a site to pilot a new social contract with children.
Darren O’Donnell's message
“The older people get, the more courageous we are to accept and share our vulnerabilities. It is a courage born of enduring hardship and tragedy and understanding that vulnerability is universal and constant. Life is a bitch and then we don’t die – we keep on living and living and living as our sight, hair, muscles, joints and neurons hit the road and the people we love evaporate. This shit is not for the faint of heart. But our world doesn’t place much value on this vulnerability – displays of vulnerability tend to make people feel uncomfortable. Through learning to accept our own vulnerability, we build the courage to accept the vulnerability of others, even when their vulnerability appears to be an affront.”
– Darren O’Donnell, Artistic and Research Director
Sound designer and MC
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Yo Irie
Yo Irie (born September 19,1987) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, sound producer, film composer and writer. His latest song is “Kinosei(201912)”. Twitter：@irieyoo
Credit
| Directed and written | Darren O’Donnell |
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| Produced and written by | Annalise Prodor & Ryan Lewis |
| Production and writing assistance by | Kathy Vuu |
| Environment design and technical direction by | Alice Fleming, Christian Horoszczak |
| Transcription by | Ngawang Luding |
| Featuring | Seniors from Miyagi, Chiba, Hyogo, Toyama and Tokyo |
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| Sound designer and MC | Yo Irie |
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| Japanese-English interpretation, script translation, subtitle translation by | Art Translators Collective (Nobuko Aiso, Kanoko Tamura, Hibiki Mizuno, Kyle Yamada) |
| Stage manager | Yoshiko Haraguchi |
| Assistant stage manager | Yoshiyuki Shimizu, Kensuke Sugita |
| Lighting designer | Ayumi Kito |
| Sound director | Ukioka Atsushi |
| Video director/Surtitle projection planner | Kei Uchida |
| Stage sign language Manager | Asako Hirokawa |
| Stage sign language interpreter: | Yuko Kato, Ichiro Hashimoto, Rika Mizuno |
| Supervision of stage sign language | Yoriko Kawai, Yumiko Kawai |
| Stage sign language assistant | Sachie Shimosaka, Mitsumi Suito, Mika Takada |
| Audio guide narrator: | Kahori Saiki |
| Surtitle Operator | Mizuki Tazawa |
| Project coordinator | Miki Nozaki |
| Accessibility coordinator | Miyuki Tanaka |
| Main visual photographer | Katsumi Omori |
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| Rehearsal photographer | Ryohei Tomita |
| Production | precog co.,LTD. Director: Akane Nakamura Senior producer: Kumi Hiraoka Producer: Tamiko Ouki Chief administrator: Yuka Morita Project manager: Hitomi Sato Project manager assistant: Tomo Seto Interns: Nana Shimojo, Haruka Ueda, Yuka Okazawa Accessibility Coordinate Producer: Mai Hyodo Accessibility Coordinate Manager: Yuka Yatsu Accessibility Coordinate Assistant: Mei Hayashi |
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| PR director | Haruka Murakami |
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| PR assistant | Asumi Kitahori, Miki Tainaka |
| Ticketing coordinator | Madoka Shishido |
| Organized by | The Nippon Foundation DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS, precog co.,LTD. |
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| With support from | Embassy of Canada |
| With financial support from | Arts Council Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture    |
| Special cooperation | Kanayo Ueda, Otsuka Takashi, Taku Suzuki, Tatuya Takagi, Takeda Tomoya, Raku Nakahara, Hayashi Tomoko, Takashi Usui, Ken Okamoto, Migiwa Kikuchi, Shinko Suzuki, Rino Nakashima |
| Cooperation | NPO Theatre Accessibility network, City Lights, Chupki, Tanaka Arts Studio, KYOTO EXPERIMENT |
| Venue support | Wacoal Art Center Co., Ltd. |
This presentation of All the Sex I’ve Ever Had has been made possible in part thanks to a grants from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Canada Council and the Ontario Arts Council touring programs.
Information about the performance in Kyoto
This performance was presented at KYOTO EXPERIMENT from March 26 (Fri.) to 28 (Sun.), 2021.
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