Tokyo stages and live arts, theatre and biodiversityIn Kagurazaka, check this art and dance center which features contemporary dance performances on week-ends and bank holidays.
Night session live on March 20, Theater festival on April 5, and Mademoiselle Cinema residing Dance company on April 12.
https://session-house.net/img/21-135.jpg
Myrtle Arts will present Kurumizawa Shin latest work, 日の丸と割烹着, from February 5 to February 11. The playwright stemmed from memories about his grand mother, and tackles the subject of the Pacific war, when housewives associations supported the departures of young soldiers to the front. Works from Kurumizawa often are critical of Japan social issues, while being deeply moving. Also on the list of Teatro recommended plays. In Japanese only.
https://myrtle.co.jp/arts/
Review of the play here.
SPAC presents a play from Shusaku Endo with English subtitles. The main character is a Japanese soldier from Shizuoka who travelled to Thailand in the 17th century and became involved in the life of the Ayuthaya kingdom. Played in Shizuoka city.
1/18-19, 2/15-16, 3/1-2
Always check with the theatre if Subtitles will be offered when you intend to join.
(English summary below)
Deux pièces contemporaines, écrites en français, seront jouées dans cette langue, sous-titrées en japonais, lors du World Theatre Festival Shizuoka (26 avril – 6 mai 2025). Il s’agit de Dans la mesure de l’impossible, de Tiago Rodrigues, par la Comédie de Genève, qui met en lumière les conditions de travail des humanitaires à travers le monde, et de Lacrima, écrite et mise en scène par Caroline Guiela Nguyen, jouée par sa troupe du Théâtre National de Strasbourg, qui aborde les pressions auxquelles sont soumis les artisans et couturières dans le monde de la haute couture, dans une histoire haute en couleurs. Satoshi Miyagi, génial directeur du festival et du SPAC, le Shizuoka Performing Arts Center, dont l’Antigone a été jouée à Avignon, présentera quant à lui le Ramayana, récit mythique indien, sous-titré en anglais. Enfin du 3 au 5 mai se déroulera le Strange Seed Festival, spectacles dans la rue et les parcs, gratuits pour la plupart. De quoi passer quelques jours exceptionnels à Shizuoka, entre mer et montagne, face à la scène et dans la ville. Comme si on était à Avignon.
https://festival-shizuoka.jp/teaser/
https://spac.or.jp/en/
https://www.comedie.ch/fr/dans-la-mesure-de-l-impossible
https://tns.fr/agenda/lacrima
2 thrilling French plays will be shown at the World Theatre Festival Shizuoka between April 26 and May 5th, in French, with Japanses subtitles. As far as impossible from Tiago Rodrigues will focus on humanitarian workers, while Lacrima by Caroline Guiela Nguyen will tackle workers in the haute-couture. Satoshi Miyagi will present the Ramayana, subtitled in English.
For more, in English, on Performing Arts Festivals in Japan
Nankyoku Godzilla, a Japanese modern theatre group, who created plays around Godzilla, Jurassic Park, and ghosts – a kind of modern baroque group – is presenting its 7th creation, The heat of WOW, in the framework of TominFes, the Capital Citizens Festival. It is a new creation and there is little description of the play. A unique point is that English subtitles will be featured on March 29, 6pm performance, and on March 30. So it is a rare chance to see a modern play with English subtitles. It looks entertaining and adventurous, but is difficult to share more at present. More details to come in the future.
https://tomin-fes.com/list/theater05.html
https://nankyokugodzilla.com/
For Eri Watanabe 70th birthday, 2 of her plays, Whale ! Get on my hand and Ribbon will be shown at Honda theatre in Setagaya. Eri Watanabe, a famous playwright, director and actress, has played quite a role on the Japanese scene, and has been one of the very first woman director in Japan. Unfortunately, the plays will be in Japanese only.
https://office300.co.jp/kokikinen.html
Sheepdog Theatre will be playing Romeo and Juliet from March 12 to March 16, 2025. After their great modern play The effect, the most regular English speaking troupe will be back to classical theater, in a Japanese and modern context. In English with both English and Japanese subtitles, it is ideal for non native speakers.
https://sheepdogtheatre.com/en/shows/romeo-and-juliet
On April 26 and 27, 2025, this play from Tiago Rodrigues in French, English and Portuguese will be performed in Shizuoka by the troupe of the Comedie de Geneve. World Festival Theatre Shizuoka, under the direction of Satoshi Miyagi, always presents great works. A fantastic opportunity to travel to this city, and watch a playwright focused on humanitarians and their dilemmas.
Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting will start on Nov.29, 2024, for 2 weeks. A good opportunity to see theatre plays and performances in English or with English subtitles (like Confession of a Shinagawa Monkey, from Nov.28 to Dec.8, Dido and Enea, or Les Chants de Maldoror) as well as contemporary dance, butoh and performances. Yuni Hong Charpe performances look interesting, on Dec 4,5, 6 and 7. There is a very solid dance program for Yokohama Dance collection throughout the meetings and Performing Arts selection 2024 from December 7 to 12. Some free spectacles, including Mirai Circus Network (on December 8)
https://ypam.jp/program/index.en.html?type=direction
https://ypam.jp/program/index.en.html?type=program
https://ypam.jp/program/index.en.html?type=fringe
IMPRO TOKYO sera de retour le SAMEDI 23 NOVEMBRE pour une nouvelle soirée d’improvisation théâtrale en français à Tokyo et ce sera une PREMIERE.En effet, se tiendra le premier match d’improvisation théâtrale au Japon ! Samedi 23 novembre, les ROUGES affronteront les BLANCS dans un spectacle qui promet de faire des étincelles…
Renseignements et inscription :
Spectacle tout public, en français. Rendez-vous à 19h à OurSpace (arrêt métro: Hatagaya) / Ouverture des portes: 18h45 Tarif: 1500 Y (1 consommation incluse) / Vous pouvez réserver vos places en retour de mail à improtokyo@outlook.fr
