JAPAN THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 15

Upon her appointment to the role of Artistic Director of Drama, OGAWA Eriko committed herself to pushing the boundaries of experimentation and pioneering innovation.

Featuring the next generation of talent, OperaVision will hold an online celebration programme in the company of young singers from seven opera studios by distributing their videos.

The 15th Asian Film Awards (AFA15) announced the winners in 18 categories tonight at a much-anticipated ceremony hosted by the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA) in conjunction with the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), at the Paradise Hotel Busan.

The Tokyo Festival is a comprehensive urban arts festival held every fall around Tokyo’s Ikebukuro area, which aims to connect with the world through Tokyo’s rich and diverse arts and culture scene.

World Ballet Day 2021 will recognise the extraordinary resilience of this art form in the face of the challenges we have all faced over the last 18 months, showcasing the breadth of talent performing, choreographing, and working on productions today.

New National Theatre, Tokyo's Carmen which was staged on 8 July 2021 will be streamed on OperaVision from 18 October, 10:00 CET / 17:00 JST.

Kaz of J-Pop Group, INTERSECTION, has released his first solo EP, CODE LOVE, in which Kaz participated in the songwriting and composition of each of the tracks.

A secret friendship fostered by a wolf and a goat, the 'eating side' and the 'edible side'.

A story of a small friendship between a zombie girl, Nono, who lives in a remote forest and a human boy, Shaw, who lives in the city.

In 2022, the theater will present a total of 25 performances, including 11 performances of NHK Minna no Uta musical 'Little Zombie Girl', with more power than usual.

Since penning this show, Wildhorn, Miller and Green have been working on a slate of new projects together, including Kung Fu Masters (based on the lives of Bruce Lee and Ip Man) for Joyway in China, an avant-garde musical adaptation of Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human for Ranspace in China, The Light o

In this workshop, participants will learn the stories and song structures of famous musicals and work on actually constructing the music with instructors who are graduate/student of prestigious music schools in New York, the home of musicals, and work on actually constructing the music.

In response to the government's declaration of Priority Preventative Measures and at the request of the local governments, we will hold the performances while committing to ensure the safety and security of our guests.

The Japanese Government announced that its state of emergency affecting Tokyo will be lifted on 20 June and pre-emergency measures will be applied afterwards.

Originally scheduled to be the opening production for YOSHIDA Miyako's inaugural season as the Artistic Director of Ballet & Dance in October 2020, this has been postponed to October 2021 because of COVID-19.

New National Theatre, Tokyo has opened the website for three performances presented by NNT Young Artists in Summer 2021.

Cinema House Otsuka in central Tokyo is preparing to reopen on Tuesday.

Tokyo Godfathers is the stage adaptation of the popular 2003 feature-length animated film directed by KON Satoshi, Tokyo Godfathers - and is now on stage at the New National Theatre.

The New National Theatre Tokyo will be streaming performances online for free.

In response to a request from the government and other authorities regarding the declaration of a state of emergency, the theatre has decided to cancel the performances and events between Sunday, 25 April and Tuesday, 11 May, inclusive.

A new video work by David Hockney, one of the world’s most celebrated living artists, will be unveiled across a network of the world’s most iconic outdoor video screens in London, New York, Seoul and Tokyo this May.

The 3rd new production of New National Theatre's 2020/2021 season opera is an exciting Russian double-bill.

This is the third work in the company's full audition programme which is one of Artistic Director of Drama OGAWA Eriko's major objectives.

In light of the Japanese government's declaration of the state of emergency and advisories from Tokyo Metropolitan Government, ticket sales for host events at the National Noh Theatre in April will be limited to 313 seats.

The radio music station platform 'Tone by Gridge' which has been providing the place to connect independent artists to listeners from all over the world ever since the service started in 2019, launched its very first overseas base in New York.