New Opera “Yuzuru” Cautions Against the Dangers of Capitalism
For his first foray into the realm of opera, dramatist Toshiki Okada is tackling Ikuma Dan’s...
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Cameron Mackintosh’s All-Japanese “Oliver!” Will Have You Asking for More
It was enough for theater fans to learn that after more than 50 years, the Tony Award-winning...
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Family Drama Hits Close to Home for Keito Okamoto
When Keito Okamoto was offered the title role in French dramatist Florian Zeller’s latest work,...
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Very Genki, Slightly Kitsch, Occasionally Compelling: The Olympic Opening Ceremony Put Humanity in Centre Frame
The rising of the Japanese flag and the singing of the national anthem is the first moment of...
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Obscured Truths Come to Light in Hideki Noda’s “Fakespeare”
William Shakespeare is one of the world’s most influential playwrights, but his life continues to...
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Asian Adaptations of Shakespeare Today
During the AAPI (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) heritage month, let us explore the...
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ASSITEJ World Congress & Performing Arts Festival is Finally Here
The 2020 ASSITEJ World Congress & Performing Arts Festival / MIRAI 2020 is scheduled to take...
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Searching for the Origin of the Korean Wave: The Nanhee’s MIMAJI!
The Korean theatre company The Nanhee premiered its new production Mimaji!, written and directed...
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“Knife” Critiques Human Nature Through Mime And Dance
Sometimes a gesture of gratitude comes in the form of a carte blanche. Akira Shirai, the departing...
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“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Conjures Dark Fantasies
A Midsummer Night’s Dream has the makings of a fairy tale: a forest full of meddling fairies,...
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Kabuki Rolls With The Times And Launches Paid Streaming Site
Online streaming of videos of kabuki plays, including an adaptation of a manga and an animated...
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Live-Stage Performances Are Taking Roads Less Traveled With Trucks And Virtual Reality
As the new reality of daily life amid a global pandemic settles in, many people are getting...
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Japan’s Acting Troupes Turn Your Home Into A Stage
Troupes turn to telework in a bid to keep audiences entertained The performing arts are built on...
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Living Skill At Work
In order to analyze the concepts “skill”, “artistry” and “virtuosity” within the performing arts,...
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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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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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The Play That Never Sleeps: “Macbeth” In China
As we neared the elevator doors, a woman dressed in a beautiful 1930s-era gown directed us to keep...
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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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