These days in Japan, it's easy to see Broadway musicals, Russian ballet, foreign rock acts or even Pavarotti waxing operatic.
In this respect, the cultural gap in the performing arts, especially in Tokyo, has narrowed considerably. However, a unique theater festival, running from this week through Oct. 28 in Tokyo, Toga (Toyama Prefecture) and Shizuoka, aims to make us take a broader view of the cross-cultural world map.
"Waiting for Godot" by Korea's Sanwoollim Theater Co.
"Metamorphosis" by Russia's Meyerhold Theater Center
"Uttar-Priyadarshi (The Final Beatitude") by India's Manipur Chorus Repertory TheatreBeseto Theater Festival photos