Looking back over the past 12 months in Japan’s theater world, it’s clear that one encouraging trend is a lessening of the capital’s dominance.
Contemporary drama in this country has long been centralized on Tokyo, where major theaters plan their programs far in advance, booking celebrity actors or actresses to appear in works by popular directors — often even before the play has been written.
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KEYWORDS
Hideki Noda,
Chelfitsch,
Toshiki Okada,
I-Play Fes,
Mone Kamishiraishi,
Kyoto Experiment,
Oriza Hirata,
Kunisaki Art Festival,
YUKIO SHIBA,
KURO TANINO,
NIWA GEKIDAN PENINO,
THEATER DER WELT,
MYEONDONG THEATER,
SEONG GI-WOONG,
12th TONGUE THEATER STUDIO,
JUNNOSUKE TADA,
TOKYO DEATHLOCK,
DOSAN ART CENTER,
YUKO KUWABARA,
MISAKI SETOYAMA,
KAKUTA,
MINAMOZA,
GUDRUN PAUSEWANG
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