A web magazine about the Japanese performing arts scene presented by The Japan Foundation.
国際交流基金が運営する、日本と世界をつなぐ舞台芸術ウェブメディア「Performing Arts Network Japan」。
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Wearing National Treasures: The Universal Potential of Noh + The Hosho Head Family’s Collection of Noh Masks
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The Hosho School is one of the five major schools of Noh, with a history spanning over 600 years. Kazufusa Hosho, its 20th-generation head, is active in overseas performances and new creative initiatives. This article introduces 13 outstanding Noh masks from the Hoshokai collection.
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Playwrights’ Guide to Their Own Works Vol. 4 — Takuya Yokoyama on Stitchers
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Featuring Stitchers, a renowned work by Takuya Yokoyama, a master of intimate, finely crafted dialogue. This simple yet universal play allows for various forms of staging and is expected to gain international demand through Stage Beyond Borders (SBB). The interview explores his playwriting techniques that elicit widespread empathy while remaining committed to the specificity of Osaka.
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【#PANJ New Article!】 Icee Po
Theater for the People to Resist in a Turbulent Society–Filipino Theater Group PETA
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Since its founding in 1967, PETA (Philippine Educational Theater Association)hassought to create theater for the people.
Icee Po says that her life was transformed by her encounter with PETA. Through her story, we explore the history of Filipino theater—deeply intertwined with colonialism—and examine the current state of performing arts in the Philippines.
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【#PANJ New Article!】 Chiaki Soma
Independent in Institutions—Defining a Distinctly Asian Curatorial Style
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Chiaki Soma, the first program director of Festival/Tokyo (2009–2020)—an international performing arts festival that offered distinct values through its clear themes and cutting-edge lineups—is a pioneer who built the very foundation for running international arts festivals in Japan. Since then, she has been collaborating with public institutions as an independent programmer, curating timely and significant projects at home and abroad. In this interview, the forward-thinking curator reflects on her career and future, from her experiences in Europe to her recent aspirations to take advantage of qualities specific to Asia.
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【#PANJ New Article!】 Mirai Moriyama
Rediscovering Kobe—Building a Creative Space to Connect Through Art
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Having gained recognition as a performer early on, Mirai Moriyama now works around the world. In recent years, it is in Hyogo Prefecture, and Kobe more specifically, that Moriyama has established “another base.” He has been helping to cultivate the city’s creators, artists, and culture, while assuming various roles himself, from director and producer to curator. Kobe is now more than his place of birth—he has rediscovered it as an amenable creative environment. We asked him about how he has built various relationships there through art.
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【#PANJ New Article!】 The Performing Arts and Building a Multicultural Society: What Theaters Can Do Today
Indi Chan / Bassam Ghazi / Aya Takaha
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This article features the program implemented by Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, “From the scene of theater creation with Immigrants in Germany – Theater workshop development for a multicultural society,” which develops theater workshops for people from multicultural and multilingual backgrounds and provides facilitator training, in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
Workshop lecturer Bassam Ghazi, along with participants from the 2023 edition—Aya Takaha, playwright, director, and leader of Takaha Gekidan, and Indi Chan, director and member of the Bungakuza Production Department—shared their real experiences and discussed what theater can practically do in contemporary society.
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【#PANJ New Article!】 Masashi Nukata
Entwining the Culture of Theater with Music—The Dramaturgy of Nuthmique
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While studying composition at university, Masashi Nukata formed Tokyo Shiokouji, a band that brought a contemporary pop twist to minimalist music. Alongside this, a musical fascination with language also led him to launch the theater company Nuthmique. Nukata analyzes the structures of both music and theater to create original stage works that focus on the relationships between sound and language. In this feature, we take a look at where this rising musician stands today.
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