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Contemporary dance English English subtitles Theater Visual arts

A Kyoto Experiment, By Heart, & by Tiago Rodrigues

On October 3 and 4, the famous Portuguese director is bringing another masterpiece to Kyoto Theatre Rohm. In English, subtitled in Japanese. Marking the highly anticipated Japan premiere of a masterpiece restaged throughout the world since its opening in 2013, By Heart blends personal memories and collective histories while presenting shared memory and its inheritance as a tool of resistance. We cannot forget Tiago Rodrigues last performances in Japan in Shizuoka, and this one again is a must – at least for Kansai people.
This will be the opening performance of K EX 2026, which wil spread throughout October and close on November 8.
See the whole program here, with interesting programs from Korea and Hong Kong and beyond.

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Butoh Contemporary dance Dance 舞踏

The Rite of Spring, butoh style

Dairakudakan, the famous butoh company established in 1972 and still headed by Akaji Maro, one of the most famous butoh dancers and choregraphers still alive, was chosen by Dance Box Kobe selection series 2026 for their revisited Rite of Spring, choregraphed by Jongye Yang and created in late 2025. This is a great chance to see an exciting works, one of my preferred performances of 2025, from September 4 to 6, in Kansai, and this really is not to be missed.

For more details, check dbKobe here

For more context
About watching butoh in Tokyo
Akaji Maro, profil(e) in French
A short history of contemporary dance in Japan
Contemporary dance venues & others

And for more performances, dance and theatre in the autumn
Tokyo stages from July to September

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French Theater

Jean Reno – un chameau traverse le Japon

L’acteur français a quitté Tokyo, pour présenter son solo, si émouvant, dans les provinces japonaises. Les dates à venir sont les suivantes SHIZUOKA｜2026.06.07 公演詳細
MIYAGI｜2026.06.16 公演詳細
ISHIKAWA｜石川 2026.06.20 公演詳細
KOCHI｜高知 2026.06.27 公演詳細
FUKUOKA｜福岡 2026.07.04
YAMAGUCHI｜ 26.07.06 – 08 公演詳細
KYOTO｜京都 2026.07.11 – 07.12 公演詳細
AICHI｜愛知 2026.07.14 – 07.15 公演詳細
OKAYAMA｜岡山 26.07.18 – 19 公演詳細

C’est une chance unique de découvrir l’intime de cet acteur célèbre, sa face cachée, une grande leçon de modestie et de rêve. A consommer sans modération – à la différence des bouteilles de vin de riz fermenté Dassai offertes aux heureux spectateurs de ce très beau spectacle.

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Dance English subtitles Theater Visual arts

Nagoya scene – the Aichi triennale

Through the Aichi Triennale, a number of performances will take place in Nagoya from September to November. In particular the following works caught my attention : Paradise rumour by Black Grace, a Samoan and Pacific Island dance troupe, September 13-15, Brain by the group Taihen, a commissionned contemporary dance work about AI and the body, September 26-28, and in November Bird, dance and performance where birds join the scene, My body my archive, a contemporary dance project and performance questioning the violence of history, from a choregrapher based in Congo, in English with Japanese subtitles. Special distinction in the field of theatre accessible to English speakers (and readers), from November 22 to 24, Human Pavilion, a comedy, around discrimination and Okinawa colonization, which got the Kishida Kunio award. Other works like Eternal labor tackle forced labor in Japan and Korea (October 10-19), and there is even a musical performance in Ainu in Seto city. If you happen to be in Nagoya, do not miss this chance. To be noted, child care service is offered, and the tickets are very affordable.

Some insight on Human pavilion, by Chinen Seishin
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210220/p2a/00m/0na/027000c