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“Hurricane — The Life Of Tian Han” Tells The Story Of The Father Of Contemporary Chinese Theater
There has always been a considerable amount of cultural exchange between China and Japan, but...
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Golden Oldies: A Saitama Theater Festival For Elderly Actors Welcomes Seniors From Around The World
Renowned theater director Yukio Ninagawa broke new ground when he launched Saitama Gold Theater in...
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“Swimming With Sharks”: A Horrible Boss Is Truly Universal
The lobby of the Setagaya Public Theatre in Tokyo teemed with women on Sept. 1, each eager to see...
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Akinori Nakagawa Captures Frankie Valli In “Jersey Boys”
Nothing sounds quite like the early 1960s more than the vocals of Frankie Valli. As lead singer of...
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Dramatist Hideto Iwai Connects With His Audiences In Ways He Never Could Have Imagined By Being Honest About His Own Life Experiences
When he was 16, Hideto Iwai was perplexed as to why everyone around him unquestioningly jumped...
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Could Japan Have Its Own Cirque Du Soleil?
When the circus comes to town in most parts of the world these days, you won’t see elephants,...
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Drum Tao Aims For Blockbuster Grandeur In Its Latest Production
Based in mountainous Oita Prefecture in northeastern Kyushu, the privately owned and run Drum Tao...
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Keiko Miyata To Mark Departure From The New National Theatre, Tokyo, With Piece By Up-And-Coming Playwright
After eight years as artistic director for drama at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, Keiko Miyata,...
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K-Ballet Brings “Cleopatra” Back For Another Dance
Tetsuya Kumakawa speaks about his most recent project, Cleopatra, in a way that’s as grand as the...
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Keishi Nagatsuka Navigates Cultural Differences In Bringing Play About Capital Punishment To Japan
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Three Dancers Seek To Redefine The Contemporary Form Of Their Art In “Dan-su Series 3”
Contemporary dance seemed to enter the wider arts consciousness in Japan around the turn of the...
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Shizuoka Stage Festival Aims To Engage Its Audiences The Old-Fashioned Way
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“Ballyturk” Delivers A Surreal Yet Exciting Challenge
When Akira Shirai first read the script for Ballyturk, he quickly understood why its creator,...
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Force And Fragility Meet And Merge In “Dunas”
There are mutual squeals of delight when Belgian dance artist, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Spanish...
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Dairakudakan’s “Unearthly” Butoh Meets A Tortured Russian tale
Following a January press conference in which the New National Theatre, Tokyo, announced that...
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Chiaki Soma puts on a Not-So-Common Theater Festival
In the world of Japanese contemporary drama, the action often takes place offstage as well as on....
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TPAM’s Magic Happens In Front Of And Behind The Curtain
Back in 1995, some of the movers and shakers of the domestic theater scene got together at various...
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Change Is In The Air For New National Theater Tokyo In 2018
At the start of each year, the New National Theatre Tokyo holds a media event at which the...
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Dramatist Oriza Hirata Has A Vision For Theatre
Travel around 150 km northwest from the hustle and bustle of Kyoto, and another, far more peaceful...
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