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Aichi mountains provide dramatic setting for terra-cotta amphitheater

This acoustic shell is part of an all-clay amphitheater being built by two foreign ceramics artists in Mihama, Aichi Prefecture. Made of clay donated by a local tile maker, it is designed to direct sound from the stage to the audience. . | STEVEN WARD/CHUNICHI SHIMBUN

Chunichi Shimbun

Sep 19, 2014

In the mountains of Mihama, Aichi Prefecture, a curious art space is emerging. Ceramics artists Ximena Elgueda and Steven Ward are building "The Mountain Plaza," a terra-cotta amphitheater.

The husband-and-wife pair have been working on the project for the past 14 years and hope it will provide local people a place to enjoy music and drama.

Their central focus has been the acoustic shell, which forms the amphitheater's rear wall and projects the sound from the stage to the audience.

Aichi mountains provide dramatic setting for terra-cotta amphitheater

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