“Crime And Punishment”: The Crime You’ll Be Glad You Were A Witness To
In a scoop for Tokyo, Theatre Cocoon in Shibuya Ward is set to mark the new year with the world...
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On The Road To New Experiences, Post-SMAP, With Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
It has been almost two years since pop group SMAP split up, but its demise after over two decades...
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“An Enemy Of The People”: The Not-So-Silent Majority Speaks Out Again
In one bound, the rising English director Jonathan Munby found himself in the spotlight of...
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2018 Was The Year In Japan That Saw The Stage Sing, While Contemporary Drama Barely Made A Squeak
Musicals have flourished in 2018, with many young stars also helping to sell out straight plays in...
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Yukio Ninagawa, The Architect Of Cultural Crossroads
Part of the Asian Theatremakers series I met the late Japanese director Yukio Ninagawa in 2013...
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Tokyo Festival Looks To Throw Open Some Doors With Fringe Elements
If the inclusion of Festival/Tokyo in Tokyo Festival’s diverse program of performing arts is any...
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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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Creating Tapestries Of Sound
Passing through Mumbai last week was Japanese composer Yasuhiro Morinaga. Arts aficionados in...
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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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Kyoto As A Stage For World Theatre – An Interview With Kyoto Experiment Program Director Yusuke Hashimoto
Kyoto Experiment is one of Japan’s major international theatre festivals, along with...
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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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Kamishibai: How The Magical Art Of Japanese Storytelling Is Being Revived And Promoting Bilingualism
In a world where technological advancement seems to be at the forefront of almost everything, it...
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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
For casual fans of film, the name Martin McDonagh only became familiar after the movie he wrote,...
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World Theatre Festival Shizuoka 2018–Listening To The Other To Rediscover Yourself
World Theatre Festival Shizuoka is one of Japan’s three major annual performing arts festivals,...
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