"The Sea Riders" - The Sea Riders

Japanese: 《海へ騎りゆく人々》 - うみへのりゆくひとびと

...The movement, which gathered comrades with the goal of seeking subject matter not from commercial or naturalistic theatre in Britain or Europe, but from the myths, folk traditions and social realities of the mother country, while excluding political partisanship and raising awareness of true national culture, developed into the Irish National Theatre Society in 1903, and in 1904, with the support of Miss Horniman, the Abbey Theatre, the main theatre, was built in Dublin. Most of Yeats' plays, from On Bahria Beach (premiered in 1904), which deals with the legendary hero Cuchulain, to his final work Purgatory (premiered in 1938), premiered here. Other masterpieces produced included Mrs. Gregory's Moonrise (premiered in 1907), which deals with an escaped independence activist, and JM Synge's simple tragedy The Riders to the Sea (premiered in 1904), which depicts the misfortunes of poor fishermen living on the Aran Islands. A variety of works were performed, including works filled with the visionary romanticism characteristic of the Celtic peoples, and realistic yet poetic works that made use of Western dialects in the dialogue, all with simple and symbolic direction, and the Abbey Theatre came to be regarded as an important center of world theater in the early 20th century.

From the Aran Islands

…Originally a waterproof sweater for fishermen, it is known in Japan as an Aran sweater. Playwright Synge often visited the area, and his experiences bore fruit in his play Riders to the Sea (premiered in 1904). It is also known for R. Flaherty's film Man of Aran. …

*Some of the terminology used in "The Sea Riders" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イギリスやヨーロッパの商業的あるいは自然主義的演劇の模倣ではなく，祖国の神話，民俗的伝統，また社会的現実に題材を求めること，ただし政治的党派性を排して，真の民族的文化の自覚を高めること――このような目標をかかげて同志を集めた運動は，1903年アイルランド国民劇場協会Irish National Theatre Societyへと発展し，04年にはホーニマン女史の援助でダブリンに拠点劇場アベー座が建てられた。伝説的英雄クーフリンを扱った《バーリアの浜辺で》(1904初演)から最晩年の《煉獄》(1938初演)にいたるイェーツの戯曲のほとんどがここで初演されたほか，脱獄した独立運動家を扱ったグレゴリー夫人の《月の出》(1907初演)，アラン諸島に生きる貧しい漁民たちの不幸を描いたJ.M.シングの簡潔な悲劇《海へ騎（の）りゆく人々》(1904初演)などの秀作が生まれた。ケルト民族特有の幻視的ロマンティシズムにみちた作品や，西部地方の方言を会話に生かした写実的でしかも詩情豊かな作品など，さまざまな作風の作品が簡素で象徴的な演出によって上演され，アベー座は20世紀初頭の世界演劇における重要な一拠点と目されるにいたった。…