The Silence we Inherit

About the show:
Some inheritances aren’t written in wills; they are passed down through the things left completely unspoken.

When a frantic phone call summons Terra back to his rural childhood home, he must finally confront the heavy, unspoken history of his Japanese family.
After a lifetime spent running from his roots and his father’s suffocating silence, he embarks on a desperate, tragicomic search for answers before time runs out.

It is a raw, immersive exploration of family burdens, asking what it truly costs to hack the quiet truths hidden within a bloodline.

This is an intimate, solo show about human nature, tracing the ripples of the past into the present to make sense of the burdens and blessings we carry.
This unforgettable journey asks: what are the silent inheritances you carry, and do you dare to finally look at them?

Bio:
Terra Norihiro Terazawa, also known as Terra, is a natural farmer, storyteller, and theatermaker from Japan, based in The Hague. He specializes in transformative narratives that bridge Eastern philosophy with universal human experiences. Terra’s work dives deep into the hidden layers of cultural and familial identity, utilizing the stage as a space to explore vulnerability, cycles of nature, and the unspoken.

On stage, Terra has built a robust track record across international storytelling and Fringe circuits, presenting original solo works at The Amsterdam Storytelling Festival (2016, 2023), the Toronto Fringe Festival (2021), and the Prague Fringe Festival (2024). His performance, Standing on the Miraculous Field, earned a 4-star review from Binge Fringe Magazine, which celebrated his “warm and inviting presence.”

His current project, The Silence We Inherit, is the highly anticipated second chapter of his “Nature Trilogy” and will integrate live-coded music and dynamic visual projections.

Credits:
Terra Norihiro Terazawa — Writer, storyteller & Live-coder
Raffi Feghali — Director
Raksha Hoost — Assistant Director
Patrick McGlyn — Tech & Live-coding Mentor
Jan Blake — Narraturg, Creative Direction