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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Expect Revivals and VR from the Stage as Theater Continues to Deal with the Coronavirus
In his 1964 anthem, “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” Bob Dylan sings: “As the present now / Will...
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Noh Theater Struggles To Survive The Pandemic
Kennosuke Nakamori’s sonorous voice fills a small room as he practices the lines of a traditional...
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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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Shakespeare and Asia
When a weary Egeon laments in the first scene of The Comedy of Errors that in quest of his lost...
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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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“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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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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“Mrs. Pistols” A Requiem For A Dream
Mrs. Pistols is an outstanding example of an Iranian play that meets the intellectual and...
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Alternative Theatre Aims To Create A New Type Of Tourist Attraction In Tokyo
The neighborhood surrounding Yurakucho Station isn’t exactly starved for things to do. The Ginza...
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Theater Festival’s Roots Dig Deep Into Shizuoka
In recent years, theater fans and artists here and abroad have increasingly been wakening up to...
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Spectacle and Tradition at the 2014 Lincoln Center Festival
In 2014, Marcina Zaccaria wrote about The Lincoln Center Festival, including productions of...
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