At Home in the World

A cultural collaboration like no other

13th March 2014

Ashinaga / Vassar

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13th March 2014 – Tohoku University Kawauchi Hagi Hall, Sendai, Japan
20th March 2014 – Shinjuku Culture Centre, Tokyo, Japan
8th June 2015 – Martel Theatre, Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York
10th June 2015 – Frederick P. Rose Theatre, Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York
12th June 2015 – Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C.
20th June 2015 – Kobushi Hall, Nerima Culture Centre, Tokyo
23rd August 2016 – Ndere Cultural Centre, Kampala, Uganda

Creatives (2014)

DirectorJohn Caird
Narration 音無 美紀子
Chorus DirectorChristine Howlett
Ugandan Dance LeaderBukenya Farouque
Wadaiko (Japanese Drum) Producer / Conductor佐藤 三昭
Wadaiko Director千葉 秀
OrchestrationsBrad Haak
Interpreter / TranslatorImai Maoko
Original English NarrationLance Ringel
Design ConsultantPaul O'Connor
VideographerBen Rutkowski
Producer (Ashinaga)関 亨江
Producer (Vassar)Ryan C. Durham
Assistant Producer (Ashinaga)明崎 由美

Cast (2014)

Ashinaga Uganda
ChildrenAmpwerire Collin / Kimbugwe Pius / Muhindo Gift / Namukwaya Doreen / Namunoga Claire / Nantege Lukia / Nsubuga Juma / Kyeyune Joseph / Muwonge Jovin / Nakanjako Viola / Osinde Andrew / Ssemujju Douglas / Mirembe Prossy / Nabadda Sharon / Nakawuka Safina / Nakimbugwe Hajiarah / Namakula Sarah / Namuddu Anitah / Nangendo Ruth / Nansubuga Aidah / Ssegawa Paul / Matovu Regan / Muloki Christopher / Nabukenya Stecia / Najjuma Doreen / Nampala Doreen / Nansambu Takia / Nasasira Onesmas / Kaija Edward / Kintu Abel / Nampala Hassan
Vice Executive DirectorYuka Yamada
TerakoyaTeddy Nansubuga
Terakoya TeacherMutubara Emmanuel
Instrument TeacherWamala Samuel
Vassar
Vassar College ChorusPatrick Brady / Emily Breeze / Joshua Bruce / Lydia Ciaputa / Tymon Dickson / Rachel Fuerstman / Matthew Goldstein / Jordan Godbaum / Madison Hayes / Asia Howard / Jonggeol Kim / Regina Krawiec / Benjamin Liu / Madeline Pollis / Malinda Reese / Ruby Pierce / John Rowland / Samantha Smith / Gileann Tan / Seamus Taylor / Daniel Young
PianoJane Cardona
Design InternsZoe Cohen / Olivia McGiff
Japanese Performers
Wadaiko (Japanese Drums)阿部 明日香 / 阿部千早 / 青木一生 / 伊藤健人 / 鹿野 悠歩 / 川田崚治 / 日下 マリア / 今野迅人 / 清水石 雄大 / 鈴木悠介 / 高橋梨奈 / 藤本 和 / 牧野陽紗
M`s Japan Orchestra猪狩大志 / 石田陽祐 / 織江 響 / 千坂栄介 / 千葉 響 / 三浦公規

Creatives (2015)

DirectorJohn Caird
Text byLance Ringel
Japanese translations byMaoko Imai
Ugandan Translations byEmmanuel Mutabara
Original Music Composed byMatt Gould, Tarik O'Regan & Mitsuki Sato
Narrated byApril Yvette Thompson
Choir DirectorChristine Howlett
Wadaiko (Japanese Drum) ProducerMitsuki Sato
ChoreographerGriffin Matthews
Lighting DesignerPaul Toben
Video DesignerBen Rutkowski
Taiko (Japanese Drum) DirectorShu Chiba
Musical ArrangementsBrad Haak
Ugandan Dance TeacherNathan Kitooke
Ugandan Music InstructorWamala Samuel Egwali
Japanese/English Translations byMaoko Imai
Ugandan/English Translations byEmmanuel Mutabarura
Ugandan/Japanese Translations byYuka Yamada

Production Staff (2015)

Director of Production for AshinagaYukie Seki
Director of Production for Vassar CollegeRyan Durham
Production Stage ManagerTsubasa Kamei
Japanese English Interpreter to John CairdHiroe Nakada
Production Assistant for AshinagaYumi Akizaki
Senior Director, Vassar Regional ProgramsJohn Mihaly
Specialist, Vassar Regional ProgramsCarolyn Joseph
Ashinaga Terakoya Uganda
Vice Executive DirectorYuka Yamada
Head TeacherTeddy Nansubuga
TeacherEmmanuel Mutabarura

Cast (2015)

Ugandan Performers
Ashinaga Terakoya School Singers and DancersCollin Ampwerire / Edward Mugisha Kaija / Pius Kimbugwe / Joseph Kyeyune / Regan Matovu / Trevor Mayengo / Prossy Mirembe / Gift Muhindo / Christopher Muloki / Jovin Muwonge / Sharon Nabadda / Stecia Nabukenya / Doreen Najjuma / Viola Nakanjako / Safina Nakawuka / Hajjarah Nakimbugwe / Sarah Namakula / Doreen Nampala / Hassan Napala / Anita Tamale Namukwaya / Doreen Namukwaya / Claire Namunoga / Ruth Nangendo / Takia Nansambu / Aidah Nansubuga / Lukia Nantege / Juma Nsubuga / Andrew Wicklef Osinde / Douglas Semujju / Noah Ssekajja
Japanese Performers
Tohoku Taiko DrummersAsuka Abe / Chihaya Abe / Hiroto Abe / Issei Aoki / Reoto Chiba / Kei Fujimoto / Nodoka Fujimoto / Kento Ito / Kenshin Iwasaki / Sotaro Katsurada / Takumi Ogata / Yusuke Suzuki / Ren Takahashi
Tohoku ChoirRikuto Abe / Sana Abe / Hatsune Hirano / Gaishi Itakura / Soshi Itakura / Ryota Kobayashi / Akihiro Otsuki / Ayaka Otsuki / Masataka Saito
M's Japan OrchestraKyo Chiba / Taishi Igari / Yosuke Ishida / Koki Miura / Hibiki Orie
American Performers
Vassar College ChoirAri Bell / Patrick Brady / Zachary Brashear / Conor Chinitz / Lydia Ciaputa / Tymon Dickson / Melanie Donnelly / Jason Goldman / Madison Hayes / Asia Howard / Regina Krawiec / Benjamin Liu / Jordan Peyer / Ruby Pierce / Logan Pitts / Madeline Pollis / Malinda Reese / John Rezes / Samantha Smith / Gileann Tan / Ana Toruella / Daniel Young

Creatives (2016)

DirectorJohn Caird
Text byLance Ringel
Japanese translations byMaoko Imai
Ugandan Translations byEmmanuel Mutabara
Original Music Composed byMatt Gould, Tarik O'Regan & Mitsuki Sato
Choir DirectorChristine Howlett
Wadaiko (Japanese Drum) ProducerMitsuki Sato
ChoreographerGriffin Matthews
Lighting DesignerPaul Toben
Video DesignerBen Rutkowski
Taiko (Japanese Drum) DirectorShu Chiba
Musical ArrangementsBrad Haak
Ugandan Dance TeacherNathan Kitooke
Ugandan Music InstructorWamala Samuel Egwali
Japanese/English Translations byMaoko Imai
Ugandan/English Translations byEmmanuel Mutabarura
Ugandan/Japanese Translations byYuka Yamada

Production Staff (2016)

Director of Production for AshinagaYukie Seki
Director of Production for Vassar CollegeRyan Durham
Production Stage ManagerTsubasa Kamei
Japanese English Interpreter to John CairdHiroe Nakada
Production Assistant for AshinagaYumi Akizaki
Senior Director, Vassar Regional ProgramsJohn Mihaly
Specialist, Vassar Regional ProgramsCarolyn Joseph
Ashinaga Terakoya Uganda
Vice Executive DirectorYuka Yamada
Head TeacherTeddy Nansubuga
TeacherEmmanuel Mutabarura