Bringing a Greek Tragedy to 21st-Century Japan
What is it about stories from the ancient world that attracts contemporary dramatists? One person...
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“Dr. Hoffmann’s Sanatorium”: Delving Deep into the Weird World of Kafka
The starting point for Dr. Hoffmann’s Sanatorium was, according to the play’s Japanese creator,...
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Capitalizing on the Pull of Experimental Japanese Theatre
Shuntaro Matsubara’s first contact with live theatre was in 2014, when he saw a production of...
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Tadashi Suzuki’s “Cyrano de Bergerac”: East and West Under the Umbrella
This year is a special one for the Theatre Olympics. For in it’s touring, it is comprised of two...
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Taking Classic Musical “West Side Story” to New Heights.
Back in 1961, Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins’ Hollywood film West Side Story became something of a...
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“A Night At The Kabuki”: Giving a Classic Love Story the Queen Treatment
The title of Hideki Noda’s new play is Q: A Night At The Kabuki. The “Q” refers to British rock...
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An Original Tokyo Musical Destined For Bigger Things
Disturbance is an original musical, making its world premiere in Tokyo this month. We spoke with...
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Aichi Triennale 2019: Political Art, Censorship, and Democracy
The sudden Aug. 3 closure of After “Freedom of Expression?” — a multi-artist exhibit...
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Building Bridges To Bangkok Through Stage
Never at risk of being run of the mill, Chelfitsch — which took its name from a baby’s...
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Oriza Hirata’s “In the Heart of a Forest”: Mastering Multilingual Performance
Tokyo’s cozy 60-odd-seat Komaba Agora Theater isn’t perhaps where you would expect a cutting-edge...
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Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” Is Brought into the Reiwa Era
Why are thespians the world over so drawn to Waiting for Godot, that for many older actors playing...
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Translating Shakespeare
Translation of Shakespeare’s works is almost as old as Shakespeare himself; the first German...
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It’s Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” But Not As You Know It
With praise for his Hamlet with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2016 still ringing in his ears —...
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Absurdist Comedy “Every Good Boy Deserves Favour” Gets Its Japan Debut
Tom Stoppard is one of the most influential figures in theater today and one of the most...
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Transforming The Traditional World Of Kabuki With Kinoshita-Kabuki
For many people, the mention of kabuki brings to mind images of exaggerated makeup on actors’...
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In The Labyrinth Of Surfaces: Performativity, And Visitor Experience In The teamLab Exhibitions
Cutting-edge technology and visual immersion in a flow of digital images have been the focus of...
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The Presence Of Others In A World Without Boundaries: An Interview With teamLab
teamLab, founded by Toshiyuki Inoko and several of his friends in 2001, is an art collective, an...
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Creating Opportunities For “Inclusive Dance” With Stopgap Dance Company
“I believe people with almost any kind of physique can do contemporary dance. Yet though...
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“Kinkakuji:” Staging A Japanese Classic With A German Twist
A new opera based on the quintessentially Japanese novel Kinkakuji is set to open in Tokyo...
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The “King” Returns And Theaters Look To Russia For 2019 – Theatre in Japan
Whether it’s a regular theatre that gets you going these days—or you’re skipping along more to...
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