Kuro Tanino

Kuro Tanino

Born in Toyama Pref. in 1976. Tanino is leader of the theater company Niwa Gekidan Penino (Theatre of the Garden Penino) and serves as its representative, playwright and director. While a medical student, he formed the company in 2000. In 2009, Tanino and Niwa Gekidan Penino were invited to participate in the 2009 “Tokyo-Shibuya” program of the HAU Theater ’s festival in Berlin, Germany with his play Irairasuru Otonano Ehon (Frustrating Picture Book for Adults) , after which he has continued to participate in theater festivals in Japan and abroad. March 2015 saw the premiere of his new play Käfig aus Wasser created in residence at Theater Krefeld in Krefeld, Germany. Tanino’s recent works include Chekov?! (2011), Daremo Shitanai Anata no Heya (2012), Okina Trunk no naka no Hako (2013), Tanino to Dwarf-tachi ni yoru Kantor ni Sasageru Homage (2015), Dark Master (2003, 2006, 2016) and others. Tanino’s play Jigokudani Onsen, Mumyo no Yado that premiered in 2015 was the winner of the 60th Kunio Kishida Drama Award.

Niwa Gekidan Penino
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