Anyone in Brittany over the next couple of weeks should catch this new adaptation of the Pillow Book which is currently performing at the CACM in Rennais. The Pillow Book is one of my favourite films and the stage play does not dissapoint nor in any way hold back from the the sexiness of movie. If anything its far more steamier, the nude scenes are longer and the actress playing Nagiko is possibly the most stunning woman I've ever seen perform nude (taking over from sylvia camarda).
The plot follows the film to an extent but waters down a lot of the background about Nagiko's life and after a breif introduction about the characters and condensed history Jerome enters after only about 5 minutes. The dialogue follows the film (and subtitles) and its not long before we are treated to the first of many fully nude scenes between the 2 leads. Nagiko brings Jerome back to her appartment and dances seductively for him stripping away her clothes until she is fully nude. At which point she undresses Jerome realising his skin is the perfect canvass for her. Sex is implied but performed in such a way that the audience sees various poses of the 2 performers.
After sex Jerome lays asleep on the bed, completely naked. Nagiko, still naked herself, walks across the stage to her dresser and comes back with her ink and brushes. She spreads Jeromes legs and kneels in between them looking over his naked body and begins to paint on him. The silence and mood of the scene are stunning, you can sense the sexual tension in the room. My wife and I were sat in the second row and had a perfect view across Jeromes body to the lovely Nagiko and her perfect breasts. After a couple of minutes Jerome stirs and begins to wake, Nagiko convinces him to lay still as she conitunes to paint over the whole front of his body.
After about 5 minutes or so she makes him stand up as she goes to get her camera. He stands centre stage with his arms and legs spead showing beautiful calligraphy drawn all over his body. When Nagiko returns her camera is hooked up to a screen at the edge of the stage which shows her work and she seemingly can't help focus on his shaven pubic region where Nagiko has obviously spent a lot time. The detail is staggering and she has even painted a thin line down his penis. A few years ago at uni I modelled for my then girlfriend in an art project where I was bodypainted and I found it a real turn on, how the guy playing Jerome managed to stave off an erection whilst having his cock painted by a beautiful naked woman is anyones guess.
The rest of the play follows the film, Nagiko uses Jeromes body as a canvass sending him to publishers who strip him naked to read her work. The show lasts over 2 hours and I'd say there's at least an hour of full nudity with both Nagiko and Jerome throughout the play. Will keep an eye on their facebook group to see if they post any photo's or videos, really hope it takes off and tours.
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