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It’s Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” But Not As You Know It

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 16th May 2019 | Adaptation, Japan, News, Transcultural Collaborations

With praise for his Hamlet with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2016 still ringing in his ears —...

Absurdist Comedy “Every Good Boy Deserves Favour” Gets Its Japan Debut

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 4th May 2019 | Adaptation, Japan, News, Transcultural Collaborations

Tom Stoppard is one of the most influential figures in theater today and one of the most...

Transforming The Traditional World Of Kabuki With Kinoshita-Kabuki

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 23rd Mar 2019 | Essay, Japan, News

For many people, the mention of kabuki brings to mind images of exaggerated makeup on actors’...

In The Labyrinth Of Surfaces: Performativity, And Visitor Experience In The teamLab Exhibitions

Posted by Krisztina Rosner | 22nd Mar 2019 | Essay, Japan, Transmedia

Cutting-edge technology and visual immersion in a flow of digital images have been the focus of...

The Presence Of Others In A World Without Boundaries: An Interview With teamLab

Posted by Krisztina Rosner | 17th Mar 2019 | Interview, Japan, Participatory Theatre, Transmedia

teamLab, founded by Toshiyuki Inoko and several of his friends in 2001, is an art collective, an...

Creating Opportunities For “Inclusive Dance” With Stopgap Dance Company

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 8th Mar 2019 | Japan, Review, Theatre and Disability, United Kingdom

“I believe people with almost any kind of physique can do contemporary dance. Yet though...

“Kinkakuji:” Staging A Japanese Classic With A German Twist

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 24th Feb 2019 | Adaptation, Japan, News, Theatre and Opera, Transcultural Collaborations

A new opera based on the quintessentially Japanese novel Kinkakuji is set to open in Tokyo...

The “King” Returns And Theaters Look To Russia For 2019 – Theatre in Japan

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 12th Feb 2019 | Japan, Musical Theatre, News, Transcultural Collaborations

Whether it’s a regular theatre that gets you going these days—or you’re skipping along more to...

“Crime And Punishment”: The Crime You’ll Be Glad You Were A Witness To

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 26th Jan 2019 | Adaptation, Japan, News

In a scoop for Tokyo, Theatre Cocoon in Shibuya Ward is set to mark the new year with the world...

On The Road To New Experiences, Post-SMAP, With Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 29th Dec 2018 | Acting, Interview, Japan, Theatre and Film

It has been almost two years since pop group SMAP split up, but its demise after over two decades...

“An Enemy Of The People”: The Not-So-Silent Majority Speaks Out Again

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 25th Dec 2018 | Directing, Interview, Japan, Theatre and Politics

In one bound, the rising English director Jonathan Munby found himself in the spotlight of...

2018 Was The Year In Japan That Saw The Stage Sing, While Contemporary Drama Barely Made A Squeak

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 22nd Dec 2018 | Japan, Musical Theatre, News, Transcultural Collaborations

Musicals have flourished in 2018, with many young stars also helping to sell out straight plays in...

Yukio Ninagawa, The Architect Of Cultural Crossroads

Posted by Corrie Tan | 20th Nov 2018 | Directing, Essay, Japan

Part of the Asian Theatremakers series I met the late Japanese director Yukio Ninagawa in 2013...

Tokyo Festival Looks To Throw Open Some Doors With Fringe Elements

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 21st Oct 2018 | Festivals, Japan, News

If the inclusion of Festival/Tokyo in Tokyo Festival’s diverse program of performing arts is any...

“Hurricane — The Life Of Tian Han” Tells The Story Of The Father Of Contemporary Chinese Theater

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 20th Oct 2018 | Directing, Interview, Japan

There has always been a considerable amount of cultural exchange between China and Japan, but...

Golden Oldies: A Saitama Theater Festival For Elderly Actors Welcomes Seniors From Around The World

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 6th Oct 2018 | Festivals, Japan, Theatre and Age

Renowned theater director Yukio Ninagawa broke new ground when he launched Saitama Gold Theater in...

“Swimming With Sharks”: A Horrible Boss Is Truly Universal

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 2nd Oct 2018 | Japan, Review

The lobby of the Setagaya Public Theatre in Tokyo teemed with women on Sept. 1, each eager to see...

Akinori Nakagawa Captures Frankie Valli In “Jersey Boys”

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 1st Oct 2018 | Essay, Japan, Musical Theatre

Nothing sounds quite like the early 1960s more than the vocals of Frankie Valli. As lead singer of...

Dramatist Hideto Iwai Connects With His Audiences In Ways He Never Could Have Imagined By Being Honest About His Own Life Experiences

Posted by Nobuko Tanaka | 24th Aug 2018 | Interview, Japan, Playwriting

When he was 16, Hideto Iwai was perplexed as to why everyone around him unquestioningly jumped...

Creating Tapestries Of Sound

Posted by Vikram Phukan | 23rd Aug 2018 | India, Interview, Japan, Transcultural Collaborations

Passing through Mumbai last week was Japanese composer Yasuhiro Morinaga. Arts aficionados in...

Japan

It’s Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” But Not As You Know It

Absurdist Comedy “Every Good Boy Deserves Favour” Gets Its Japan Debut

Transforming The Traditional World Of Kabuki With Kinoshita-Kabuki

In The Labyrinth Of Surfaces: Performativity, And Visitor Experience In The teamLab Exhibitions

“Kinkakuji:” Staging A Japanese Classic With A German Twist

The “King” Returns And Theaters Look To Russia For 2019 – Theatre in Japan

On The Road To New Experiences, Post-SMAP, With Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

“An Enemy Of The People”: The Not-So-Silent Majority Speaks Out Again

2018 Was The Year In Japan That Saw The Stage Sing, While Contemporary Drama Barely Made A Squeak

Yukio Ninagawa, The Architect Of Cultural Crossroads

Tokyo Festival Looks To Throw Open Some Doors With Fringe Elements

“Hurricane — The Life Of Tian Han” Tells The Story Of The Father Of Contemporary Chinese Theater

“Swimming With Sharks”: A Horrible Boss Is Truly Universal

Akinori Nakagawa Captures Frankie Valli In “Jersey Boys”

Dramatist Hideto Iwai Connects With His Audiences In Ways He Never Could Have Imagined By Being Honest About His Own Life Experiences

Creating Tapestries Of Sound

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