IHI Stage Around Tokyo explained

IHI STAGE AROUND TOKYO
Native Name:IHIステージアラウンド東京
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:6-4-25, Koto ward, Tokyo, 135-0061
Destruction Date:-->
Owner:TBS
Seating Capacity:1,314
Public Transit:Shijō-mae Station

)was an amphitheatre located in Toyosu, Kōtō, Tokyo. It had a seating capacity of 1,314.

Overview

The theatre was a 360-degree revolving amphitheatre, with a system similar to the SceneAround system used in TheaterHangaar, which the audience would be revolving around a 360-degree stage from scene to scene. Up to four stages can be built simultaneously. The theatre was operated by TBS Television.[1]

The first performance was held on 30 March 2017, with Kazuki Nakashima's acclaimed samurai drama “Dokurojo no Shichinin” (“Seven Souls in the Skull Castle”). IHI Corporation acquired the naming rights of the theatre.

2023 would be last season of the theatre,[2] with the closure announced to be in April 2024. Itochu Property Development and Sankei Building would be redeveloping the area into "CREVIA BASE Tokyo".[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tanaka . Nobuko . 2017-03-23 . Samurai drama to put unique spin on evolution of theater . registration . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170323091012/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/03/23/stage/samurai-drama-put-unique-spin-evolution-theater/#.WNORCHbP1qY . 23 March 2017 . 2024-09-07 . The Japan Times . en.
  2. 2023-03-29 . ja:歌舞伎ファンもFFファンも必見!話題のファイナルファンタジー歌舞伎観劇レポートをお届け . ja . https://crea.bunshun.jp/articles/-/41269?page=2 . 2023-09-20 . . .
  3. 世界各国でエキシビション事業を展開するNEONグループと新会社設立 日本国内における体験型エンターテインメント事業の運営に参画 第一弾として「ラムセス大王展 ファラオたちの黄金」展を2025年春に開催 開催地は東京都江東区の「CREVIA BASE Tokyo」 . 2024-05-17 . 伊藤忠都市開発 .