Expect Revivals and VR from the Stage as Theater Continues to Deal with the Coronavirus
In his 1964 anthem, “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” Bob Dylan sings: “As the present now / Will...
Read MoreGraduated from Chuo University with a BA in German literature, having written her dissertation on the playwright Bertolt Brecht’s theory of drama. In 2000, she got MA in arts management at City University in London. Afterwards, she began contributing theatre articles to Japan’s leading English-language newspaper, The Japan Times, for which she has now been a regular writer on contemporary drama and dance for more than 15 years. She also writes articles for a number of Japanese-language theatre magazines — including Theater Guide, Higeki Kigeki and Theatre Arts — as well as the programs for a range of stage productions in Japan and England.
Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 6th Feb 2021 | Japan, News, Transmedia
In his 1964 anthem, “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” Bob Dylan sings: “As the present now / Will...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 11th Dec 2020 | IOTF 2020: Beyond The Stage, Japan, Review, Theatre and Dance, Theatre and Politics
Sometimes a gesture of gratitude comes in the form of a carte blanche. Akira Shirai, the departing...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 14th Nov 2020 | Covid-19, Festivals, Japan, News, Transcultural Collaborations, Transmedia
Maybe 13 is an unlucky number? Contemporary theater’s annual Festival/Tokyo is known for its focus...
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Kennosuke Nakamori’s sonorous voice fills a small room as he practices the lines of a traditional...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 6th Nov 2020 | Japan, Review, Theatre and Art
A Midsummer Night’s Dream has the makings of a fairy tale: a forest full of meddling fairies,...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 1st Nov 2020 | Festivals, Japan, News
Maybe 13 is an unlucky number? Contemporary theater’s annual Festival/Tokyo is known for its focus...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 22nd Oct 2020 | Interview, Japan, Theatre and Politics
Back in January, when English director Lindsay Posner visited Tokyo for preparatory meetings to...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 14th Oct 2020 | Festivals, Interview, Japan
Performing arts festivals and opportunities to enjoy live entertainment have been few and far...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 8th Aug 2020 | Covid-19, Interview, Japan
This past week, health officials called for more than 800 theatergoers to be tested for COVID-19...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 24th Jul 2020 | Devised Theatre, Japan, News, Transmedia
As the new reality of daily life amid a global pandemic settles in, many people are getting...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 15th Jun 2020 | Covid-19, Japan, News, Transmedia
Troupes turn to telework in a bid to keep audiences entertained The performing arts are built on...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 10th Jun 2020 | Covid-19, Essay, Japan, News, Participatory Theatre
On April 3, Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC) announced the cancellation of this year’s...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 23rd Apr 2020 | Covid-19, Japan, News, Theatre and Politics
Responses to the spread of the COVID-19 virus have varied widely from country to country and are...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 27th Mar 2020 | Interview, Japan, Theatre and Politics
Ever since his Oscar-nominated Hollywood debut as Lord Katsumoto in 2003’s The Last Samurai, Ken...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 28th Feb 2020 | Interview, Japan, Theatre and Gender
With William Shakespeare’s iconic use of English lost in translation, bold and reimagined versions...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 24th Feb 2020 | Japan, News, Theatre and Age
In theater, as in daily life, it is possible to have too much of a good thing. Such was the case...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 9th Feb 2020 | Interview, Japan, Transcultural Collaborations
Haruki Murakami is probably Japan’s best-known living writer — a worldwide bestseller with novels...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 25th Jan 2020 | Collaborating Across Cultures, Japan, Review
Japanese theater gets off to a flying start in 2020 with a collaboration between leading British...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 7th Jan 2020 | Japan, Musical Theatre, News, Transcultural Collaborations
As the curtain falls on 2019’s theater scene in Japan, a continuing rise in the popularity of...
Read MorePosted by Nobuko Tanaka | 28th Dec 2019 | Adaptation, Japan, Review
What is it about stories from the ancient world that attracts contemporary dramatists? One person...
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