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The cast of Chelfitsch¡¯s play ¡°The Window of Spaceship ¡®In-Between¡¯¡± includes individuals with different levels of Japanese-language proficiency. They participated in workshops hosted by the theater company to promote more inclusivity in Japanese theater.
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 29, 2023
Chelfitsch challenges Japanese theater¡¯s language barriers
The theater company questions the status quo of the Japanese stage by casting non-native speakers in new project, ¡®The Window of Spaceship ¡°In-Between.¡°¡¯
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 30, 2021
New opera ¡®Yuzuru¡¯ cautions against the dangers of capitalism
For his first foray into opera, dramatist Toshiki Okada is modernizing a Japanese classic, centering it on ¡®the damaging influence of capitalism¡¯ instead of a tragic love story.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 20, 2019
Building bridges to Bangkok through stage
Never at risk of being run of the mill, Chelfitsch ¡ª which took its name from a baby¡¯s pronunciation of the English word ¡°selfish¡± and usually stylizes itself with a lowercase ¡°c¡± ¡ª is one of Japan¡¯s foremost contemporary theater companies, despite only rarely performing here. Instead, it can mostly...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 22, 2016
Strindberg¡¯s surrealistic ¡®Dream¡¯ heralds a pivotal era for KAAT
He doesn¡¯t officially become Kanagawa Arts Theatre¡¯s artistic director until April 1, but Akira Shirai wasn¡¯t fooling when he declared, ¡°I aim to make KAAT (the official acronym of his Yokohama base) a place where we take a whole fresh look at theater¡¯s role in today¡¯s Japan.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 24, 2014
2014: New horizons opened up in Japan¡¯s theater world
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.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 17, 2014
Japan recast as a konbini state
Following its May world premiere in Mannheim, Germany, and a summer spent gathering great reviews from its European tour, ¡°Super Premium Soft Double Vanilla Rich¡± finally debuted in Japan last week at the Kanagawa Arts Theatre in Yokohama.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Dec 25, 2013
Top billings of 2013
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Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 16, 2013
Kyoto Experiment 2013: ¡®Do as you like¡¯
Language, memory and identity politics are at the core of the fourth edition of Kyoto Experiment, the annual feast of progressive and experimental theater now being served up by organizers the Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 8, 2013
Theater groups play together
Fresh from a U.S. tour, ¡°Zero Cost House,¡± the first international collaboration work between Yokohama¡¯s Chelfitsch company and Philadelphia¡¯s Pig Iron Theatre Company (PITC), opens at Kanagawa Arts Theatre next week with its original U.S. cast.
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