Tokyo-Based International Centre for Theatre Arts Shakes Up Japanese Theatre With New Production
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Sagi-ryū: The Elusive Third School of Kyōgen
Today, if you bring up the topic of the traditional Japanese comedic performing art, kyōgen, chances are the conversation you will have will revolve around either the activities of the professional Ōkura (大蔵) or Izumi (和泉)...
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A New Version Of “Macbeth” For Today: Minimal, But Relatable
“When I was studying English literature at the University of Tokyo, even though I had no theater...
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Chelfitsch’s “Current Location” – A Mirror To Reality After The March 2011 Earthquake
Current Location (Genzaichi in Japanese), written and directed by Okada Toshiki, founder of the...
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“In What Time Do We Live?” Time and Distance in the Work of Toshiki Okada
In May 2016, Japanese writer and director Toshiki Okada presented his latest production, Time’s...
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A Golden Age of Theater for Japan’s Seniors
At the age of 91, Saitama resident Izumi Noguchi is speaking at his first press conference — at...
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Japanese Theatre: Take Your Pick of The Year’s Highlights
From soccer minnows Leicester City winning the English Premier League to “That Election” in the...
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Manga Musicals and Takarazuka Revue: A Model of Theatre in Episodes
The adaptation of Japanese manga into musical theatre productions represents an interesting...
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Takarazuka Revue: Japanese All-Female Musical Theater Troupe
Nothing’s clear-cut at Japan’s Takarazuka Revue, arguably one of the world’s largest all-female musical theatre groups. The women who portray male roles in the Revue’s repertoire must maintain a semblance of “maleness” off-stage as well, the “off” boundaries being far away from the theatre environs.
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Spirit Of Ninagawa And Shakespeare Strong In Takahiro Fujita’s Daring Take On “Romeo And Juliet”
Takahiro Fujita was really looking forward to the new year in 2016. He’d already been honored when...
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Invoking the Spirit: “Sounds to Summon the Japanese Gods”
It is a musical piece without words. At Japan Society on Nov. 11, Sounds to Summon the Japanese...
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“Short-Term” Visitor To Japan Serves Up A Rare Shakespeare Treat After Only 20 Years
When Peter Goessner’s wife got a contract to teach at a university in the city of Kitakyushu,...
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Kyoto Experiment Autumn 2016
Kyoto Experiment, or the Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival, will be held for the...
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Festival/Tokyo Speaks With A Defiant Voice
Press conferences are usually upbeat affairs, but at the one held to herald Festival/Tokyo — a...
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Munby’s “Crucible” Speaks To Societies Built On Fear
“When the opportunity came to work at Theatre Cocoon in Tokyo, I was so excited about the great...
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Kabuki’s Bando Tamasaburo V Takes Kodo Drum Troupe In An Artistic New Direction With “Spiral”
To celebrate its 35th anniversary, the internationally renowned Kodo drumming troupe staged three...
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Kyôgen Comedies’ Embedded Dramaturgy: 13 Lessons for Theater Practitioners
Kyôgen (狂言) are short, stylized comedies performed between somber masked-dance noh (能) for over...
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Dance Icon Saburo Teshigawara’s “Magic Flute” Brings Abstract Notes To Mozart’s Final Gem
Since studying visual arts and sculpture before taking up ballet at the age of 20 in 1973, Saburo...
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“Dragon Quest” Show Pulls Its Audiences Into The Action
For gamers and lovers of sheer theatrical spectacle alike, the summer’s hottest ticket seems sure...
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Butoh For Kids Has Fun With “Birthday Suit” Tale
“Gloomy,” “eerie,” “vulgar,” “avant-garde” and “conceptual” are adjectives often used to describe...
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