Japanese Grandma Funeral
COMEDYClown,Interactive

Japanese Grandma Funeral

Presented by Kento Morita · UNITED STATES

ZOO Playground · Playground 1
7 - 30 Aug
60 min · Age FOURTEEN
100% available

22 performances tracked

About the show

Kento the clown missed his grandmother's funeral in Japan due to Covid restrictions. He's trying to recreate the traditional rites, but it keeps going wrong. Can the audience help him achieve closure in this gentle, heartwarming comedy? Blending clown and storytelling with Japanese and Okinawan funeral customs, Kento attempts to process 108 of his grandma's memories, along with unresolved thoughts and small, stubborn facts about her life, in a show that is both deeply personal, yet widely relatable. What begins as a failed ceremony becomes a gentle, intimate invitation to laugh, remember and let go.

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A Pixar short about loss, performed by a charmingly bumbling clown.Like 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' if it tackled Japanese funeral rites with audience participation.Fleabag's emotional vulnerability meets the playful absurdity of a clown show.

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