{"id":4648,"date":"2017-08-26T23:10:15","date_gmt":"2017-08-26T14:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iti-japan.or.jp\/?page_id=4648"},"modified":"2026-03-08T22:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T13:57:26","slug":"theatre-yearbook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iti-japan.or.jp\/en\/theatre-yearbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Theatre Yearbook"},"content":{"rendered":"

 
\nThe Japanese Centre of ITI has published \u2018Theatre Yearbook\u2019 since 1972.<\/p>\n

The annual publication is available in two volumes: Theatre in Japan (an English-language book aimed at overseas readers, covering developments in the Japanese performing arts) and Theatre Abroad (a Japanese-language book about overseas performing arts for Japanese readers). <\/p>\n

The \u2018Theatre Yearbook\u2019 is globally distributed to various performing arts organizations, cultural departments of embassies, culture centers, university libraries, etc., free of charge.<\/p>\n

From 2011, the Japanese Centre of ITI has also edited and published scripts of the plays featured in the Theatre Born in Conflict Zones series.<\/p>\n

The Japanese Centre of ITI welcomes new subscribers, suggestions of topics related to performing arts that you would like to covered in Theatre in Japan, and inquiries from writers in other countries who can contribute to Theatre Abroad. Please contact us at mail@iti-j.org.<\/p>\n

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Commissioned by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan<\/p>\n

\u25cfContents of \u2018Theatre Yearbook\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\u27a3 Theatre Yearbook 2026 \u2013 Theatre in Japan<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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\u300aWorld Theatre Day Message\u300b<\/strong> Willem Dafoe (Actor, Theatre Maker \/ USA)<\/p>\n

\u300aThe Japanese Performing Arts in Japan in 2025\u300b<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u3008Kabuki\u3009A New Onoe Kikugoro \u2167; Performances of the Three Great Classics \/ Yanai Kenji<\/p>\n

\u3008Bunraku\u3009 Expo 2025 and two full-length productions showcasing the middle ranks \/ Kameoka Noriko<\/p>\n

\u3008Musicals\u3009 International Collaborations on the Rise: Creating Shows for a Broader Audience \/ Nakamura Masako<\/p>\n

\u3008Contemporary Theatre\u3009Eighty Years after the War, in Search of \u201cWe Are Here\u201d \/ Yamaguchi Hiroko<\/p>\n

\u3008Contemporary Dance and Butoh\u3009 Human Movements and Nonhuman Dance: On the Error of Seeking to Separate Choreography from Behavior \/ Tsutsumi Hiroshi<\/p>\n

\u3008Special Contribution\u3009Reflections on the Role of a World Organization for the Performing Arts and the Importance of Traditional and Contemporary Japanese Performing Arts \/ Tobias Biancone<\/p>\n

Contents of the Companion Volume \u201cTheatre Abroad 2026\u201d (Japanese)<\/p>\n

Editor-in-chief: Niino Morihiro<\/p>\n

Published by Japanese Centre of International Theatre Institute (ITI\/UNESCO)<\/p>\n

Project to collect basic data for understanding trends of
\ncultural and artistic activities in the fiscal year 2025,
\ncommissioned by the Japan Arts Council<\/p>\n

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\n\u27a3 Theatre Yearbook 2025 \u2013 Theatre in Japan<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\u300aWorld Theatre Day Message\u300b<\/strong> Theodoros Terzopoulos<\/p>\n

\u300aThe Japanese Performing Arts in Japan in 2024\u300b<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u3008Kabuki\u3009Generational Change; National Theatre Reconstruction Stalls \/ Yanai Kenji<\/p>\n

\u3008Bunraku\u3009 The Future of Bunraku: The Rise of New Mid-level Performers and Innovative Programming \/ Kameoka Noriko<\/p>\n

\u3008Musicals\u3009 The Light and Shadow of a Booming Market: Time to Face Up to Reality \/ Nakamura Masako<\/p>\n

\u3008Contemporary Theatre\u3009Listening to the Past, Looking Squarely at the Present \/ Yamaguchi Hiroko<\/p>\n

\u3008Contemporary Dance and Butoh\u3009 A Public Theatre Winter? Hopes for Transnational Platforms \/ Tsutsumi Hiroshi<\/p>\n

\u3008Television Dramas\u3009 Past to Future, Terrestrial to Streaming: How Do We Live Our Lives amid Changing Times? \/ Kimata Fuyu<\/p>\n

Contents of the Companion Volume \u201cTheatre Abroad 2025\u201d (Japanese)<\/p>\n

Editor-in-chief: Niino Morihiro<\/p>\n

Published by Japanese Centre of International Theatre Institute (ITI\/UNESCO)<\/p>\n

Project to collect basic data for understanding trends of
\ncultural and artistic activities in the fiscal year 2024,
\ncommissioned by the Japan Arts Council<\/p>\n

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\n\u27a3 Theatre Yearbook 2024 \u2013 Theatre in Japan<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\u3008Shots from the Performing Arts in Japan in 2023\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u3008The Japanese Performing Arts in Japan in 2023\u3009<\/strong>
\nNoh and Kyogen \/ Oda Sachiko
\nKabuki \/ Kodama Ryuichi
\nBunraku \/ Kameoka Noriko
\nMusicals \/ Nakamura Masako
\nContemporary Theatre \/ Yamaguchi Hiroko
\nChildren\u2019s and Youth Theatre \/ Ota Akira
\nJapanese Classical Dance \/ Hirano Hidetoshi
\nBallet \/ Urawa Makoto
\nContemporary Dance and Butoh \/ Tsutsumi Hiroshi
\nTelevision Dramas \/ Kimura Takashi<\/p>\n

\u3008Developments in Japan and Overseas in 2023\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00ab The \u2000Theatrical Experiments of Abe Kobo on the 100th anniversary of his birth \u00bb
\nAbe Kobo and the Theater \/ Takahashi Nobuyoshi
\nThe Abe Kobo Studio and Its Western Contemporaries \/ Gianluca Coci<\/p>\n

Mokuami and the West \u2013 On the 130th anniversary of Kawatake Mokuami\u2019s death \/ Yanai Kenji<\/p>\n

\u3008Special Feature\u3009<\/strong>
\n\u201cTheatre Born in Conflict Zones 15\u201d \u2000The Murder of Isaac in October 2023 \/ Murai Hanayo<\/p>\n

Contents of the Companion Volume \u201cTheatre Abroad 2024\u201d (Japanese)<\/p>\n

Editor-in-chief: Niino Morihiro<\/p>\n

Published by Japanese Centre of International Theatre Institute (ITI\/UNESCO)<\/p>\n

Supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs,
\nGovernment of Japan, through the Japan Arts Council<\/p>\n

Published in March, 2024<\/p>\n

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\n\u27a3 Theatre Yearbook 2023 \u2013 Theatre in Japan<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\u3008Shots from the Performing Arts in Japan in 2022\u3009<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u3008The Japanese Performing Arts in Japan in 2022\u3009<\/strong>
\nNoh and Kyogen \/ Oda Sachiko<\/a>
\nKabuki \/ Yanai Kenji<\/a>
\nBunraku \/ Kameoka Noriko<\/a>
\nMusicals \/ Hagio Hitomi<\/a>
\nContemporary Theatre \/ Yamaguchi Hiroko<\/a>
\nChildren\u2019s and Youth Theatre \/ Ota Akira<\/a>
\nJapanese Classical Dance \/ Hirano Hidetoshi<\/a>
\nBallet \/ Urawa Makoto<\/a>
\nContemporary Dance and Butoh \/ Tsutsumi Hiroshi<\/a>
\nTelevision Dramas \/ Ota Shoichi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u3008Developments in Japan and Overseas in 2022\u3009<\/strong>
\nCreating stages amidst war: Interviews with the directors of three Ukrainian theatres \/ Interviewer: Marina Kotelenets<\/a>
\nContinuing Creating After Leaving My Homeland: An interview with director Timofey Kulyabin \/ Interviewer: Uchida Kensuke<\/a>
\nA Retrospective on the Fiftieth Anniversary of Okinawa\u2019s Reversion to Japan: The Rich World of Uchinaa Shibai, a Theatre Reflecting Okinawa\u2019s Turbulent History \/ Hosoi Naoko, Kinjo Shinji, Senaha Takako, Kakihana Rieko<\/a>
\nWhat We Learned Digging Through Rare Materials from the Early Days of the ITI Japanese Centre: 2023, the \u2000fiftieth anniversary of the first issue of the Theatre Yearbook, as a gateway \/ Sota Shuji<\/a>
\n\u3008Special Feature\u3009<\/strong>
\n\u201c\u2000Theatre Born in Conflict Zones 14\u201d Director\u2019s notes: Doubting what you know, relating indistinguishability \/ Ikuta Miyuki<\/a><\/p>\n

Contents of the Companion Volume \u201cTheatre Abroad 2023\u201d (Japanese)<\/a><\/p>\n

Editor-in-chief: Niino Morihiro<\/p>\n

Published by Japanese Centre of International Theatre Institute (ITI\/UNESCO)<\/p>\n

Commissioned by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal 2022 under the Program for Nurturing Upcoming Artists Leading the Next Generation<\/p>\n

Published in March, 2023<\/p>\n

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\n\u27a3 Theatre Yearbook 2022 \u2013 Theatre in Japan<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\u3008Shots from the Performing Arts in Japan in 2021\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u3008The Japanese Performing Arts in Japan in 2021\u3009<\/strong>
\nNoh and Kyogen \/ Oda Sachiko
\nKabuki \/ Yanai Kenji
\nBunraku \/ Kameoka Noriko
\nMusicals \/ Hagio Hitomi
\nContemporary Theatre \/ Yamaguchi Hiroko
\nChildren\u2019s and Youth Theatre \/ Ota Akira
\nJapanese Classical Dance \/ Hirano Hidetoshi
\nBallet \/ Urawa Makoto
\nContemporary Dance and Butoh \/ Tsutsumi Hiroshi
\nTelevision Dramas \/ Okamuro Minako<\/p>\n

\u3008Developments in Japan and Overseas in 2021\u3009<\/strong>
\nAt Our Posts, Ten Years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami \/ Kuramochi Hiroyuki, Onobu Pelican, Shibahara Hiroshi, Hatasawa Seigo
\nThe 160th Anniversary of Mori Ogai\u2019s Birth and the Centenary of His Death\u2014Ogai and the Performing Arts \/ Itoda Soichiro
\nThe 2.5-Dimensional Musical: An Audience-Creating System \/ Suzuki Kunio<\/p>\n

\u3008Special Feature\u3009<\/strong>
\n\u201cTheatre Born in Conflict Zones 13\u201d Five Highly Dense Short Films \/ Tanioka Takehiko<\/p>\n

Contents of the Companion Volume \u201cTheatre Abroad 2022\u201d (Japanese)<\/p>\n

Editor-in-chief: Niino Morihiro<\/p>\n

Published by Japanese Centre of International Theatre Institute (ITI\/UNESCO)<\/p>\n

Commissioned by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal 2021 under the Program for Nurturing Upcoming Artists Leading the Next Generation<\/p>\n

Published in March, 2022<\/p>\n

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\n\u27a3 Theatre Yearbook 2021 \u2013 Theatre in Japan<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\u3008Shots from the Performing Arts in Japan in 2020\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u3008The Japanese Performing Arts in Japan in 2020\u3009<\/strong>
\nNoh and Kyogen \/ Oda Sachiko
\nKabuki \/ Yanai Kenji
\nBunraku \/ Kameoka Noriko
\nMusicals \/ Hagio Hitomi
\nContemporary Theatre \/ Yamaguchi Hiroko
\nChildren\u2019s and Youth Theatre \/ Ota Akira
\nJapanese Classical Dance \/ Hirano Hidetoshi
\nBallet \/ Urawa Makoto
\nContemporary Dance and Butoh \/ Tsutsumi Hiroshi
\nTelevision Dramas \/ Nakamachi Ayako<\/p>\n

\u3008Developments in Japan and Overseas\u3009<\/strong>
\nJapanese Theatre in the Time of Spanish Influenza 100 Years Ago\/ Goto Ryuki
\nPlurality of Senses \u2014 for Dumb Type \/ Uchino Tadashi
\nObituary: Betsuyaku Minoru \u201cUnder the Influence of Beckett: Betsuyaku, Pinter, Stoppard\u201d \/ Tanioka Takehiko
\nAppendix: Translations and Overseas Presentations of Works by Betsuyaku Minoru \/ Editorial Team<\/p>\n

\u3008Special Feature\u3009<\/strong>
\n\u201cTheatre Born in Conflict Zones 12\u201d A Staged Reading Performed Full Out \/ Kono Takashi<\/p>\n

Contents of the Companion Volume \u201cTheatre Abroad 2021\u201d (Japanese)
\nEditor-in-chief: Niino Morihiro
\nPublished by Japanese Centre of International Theatre Institute (ITI\/UNESCO)
\nCommissioned by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal 2020 under the Program for Nurturing Upcoming Artists Leading the Next Generation
\nPublished in March, 2021<\/p>\n

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\n\u27a3 Theatre Yearbook 2020 \u2013 Theatre in Japan<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\u3008Shots from the Performing Arts in Japan in 2019\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u3008The Japanese Performing Arts in Japan in 2019\u3009<\/strong>
\nNoh and Ky\u014dgen \/ Oda Sachiko
\nKabuki \/ Mizuochi Kiyoshi
\nBunraku \/ Kodama Ryuichi
\nMusicals \/ Hagio Hitomi
\nContemporary Theatre \/ Yamaguchi Hiroko
\nChildren\u2019s and Youth Theatre \/ Ota Akira
\nJapanese Classical Dance \/ Hirano Hidetoshi
\nBallet \/ Urawa Makoto
\nContemporary Dance and Butoh \/ Tsutsumi Hiroshi
\nTelevision Dramas \/ Nakamachi Ayako<\/p>\n

\u3008Developments in Japan and Overseas\u3009<\/strong>
\nA Theatre that Continues to Challenge\u2014The Rebirth of PARCO Theatre \/ Sugiyama Hiromu
\n\u201cThe-Show-Must-Go-On\u201d\u2014In Memory of Johnny Kitagawa \/ Hayashi Naoyuki
\nThe Era of Okada Toshiki\u2014Performing Arts in the 2010s \/ Uchino Tadashi<\/p>\n

\u3008Special Feature\u3009<\/strong>
\n\u2018Theatre Born in Conflict Zones 11\u2019 A Girl\u2019s Struggle Reflect Our Current World\u2014The Dramatic Reading of Liberian Girl \/ Hamada Motoko<\/p>\n

Contents of the Companion Volume \u201cTheatre Abroad 2020\u201d (Japanese)
\nEditor-in-chief : Niino Morihiro
\nPublished by Japanese Centre of International Theatre Institute
\n(ITI\/UNESCO)
\nCommissioned by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal 2019 under the Program for Nurturing Upcoming Artists Leading the Next Generation
\nPublished in March, 2020<\/p>\n

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\n\u27a3 Theatre Yearbook 2019 \u2013 Theatre in Japan<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\u3008Shots from the Performing Arts in Japan in 2018\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u3008The Japanese Performing Arts in Japan in 2018\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

Noh and Ky\u014dgen \/ Nishi Tetsuo
\nKabuki and Bunraku \/ Mizuochi Kiyoshi
\nMusicals \/ Hagio Hitomi
\nContemporary Theatre \/ Yamaguchi Hiroko
\nChildren\u2019s and Youth Theatre and Puppet Theatre \/ Yokomizo Yukiko
\nJapanese Classical Dance \/ Hirano Hidetoshi
\nBallet \/ Urawa Makoto
\nContemporary Dance and Butoh \/ Tsutsumi Hiroshi
\nTelevision Dramas \/ Nakamachi Ayako<\/p>\n

\u3008Developments in Japan and Overseas\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

Remembering Asari Keita:
\nA Master Living in the Irrational Contradictions of Art and Business \/ Uchida Y\u014dichi
\nAn Interview with Mr.Kobayashi Yasuhiro of the Performing Arts Section, Secretariat for Japonismes, The Japan Foundation
\nOn the influence of Japonismes 2018 in Presenting Traditional to Cutting-Edge Performances \/ Katsura Mana<\/p>\n

\u3008Special Feature\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Report on \u2018Theatre Born in Conflict Zones 10\u2019
\nTwo Plays from Germany and Canada Linler to Conflict Zones \u2013 Common Ground and This is War \/ Niino Morihiro<\/p>\n

Contents of the Companion Volume \u201cTheatre Abroad 2019\u201d (Japanese)<\/p>\n

Editor-in-chief : Tanokura Minoru
\nPublished by Japanese Centre of International Theatre Institute
\n(ITI\/UNESCO)
\nCommissioned by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal 2018 under the Program for Nurturing Upcoming Artists Leading the Next Generation
\nPublished in March, 2019<\/p>\n

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\n\u27a3 Theatre Yearbook 2018 \u2013 Theatre in Japan<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\u3008Shots from the Performing Arts in Japan in 2017\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u3008The Japanese Performing Arts in Japan in 2017\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

Noh and Ky\u014dgen \/ Nishi Tetsuo
\nKabuki and Bunraku \/ Mizuochi Kiyoshi
\nMusicals \/ Hagio Hitomi
\nContemporary Theatre \/ Yamaguchi Hiroko
\nChildren\u2019s and Youth Theatre and Puppet Theatre \/ Yokomizo Yukiko
\nJapanese Classical Dance \/ Hirano Hidetoshi
\nBallet \/ Urawa Makoto
\nContemporary Dance and Butoh \/ Tsutsumi Hiroshi
\nTelevision Dramas \/ Kotaki Tetsuya, Nakamachi Ayako<\/p>\n

\u3008Developments in Japan and Overseas\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Birth of Shingeki \/ Ozasa Yoshio
\nCreating the New Kabuki The Wars of Mahabahrata \/ Aoki Go
\nThirty Years On, Remembering Ninagawa and Macbeth \/ Rosalind Fielding
\nTalk Event \u201cTheater Reviews and Theatrical Journalism\u201d
\n\u2015 Theatrical Criticism as an Instrument to Raise Theater to the Level of Culture \/ Uchida Yoichi<\/p>\n

\u3008Special Feature\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Report on \u2018Theatre Born in Conflict Zones 9\u2019
\n\u2015 Two Arab Playwrights Cutting \u00acrough the Darkness of Night \/ Goto Ayako<\/p>\n

Contents of the Companion Volume \u201cTheatre Abroad 2018\u201d (Japanese)<\/p>\n

Editor-in-chief : Tanokura Minoru
\nPublished by Japanese Centre of International Theatre Institute (ITI\/UNESCO)
\nCommissioned by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal 2017
\nPublished in March, 2018<\/p>\n

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\n\u27a3 Theatre Yearbook 2017 \u2013 Theatre in Japan<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\u3008Shots from the Performing Arts in Japan in 2016\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u3008The Japanese Performing Arts in Japan in 2016\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

Noh and Ky\u014dgen \/ Nishi Tetsuo
\nKabuki and Bunraku \/ Mizuochi Kiyoshi
\nMusicals \/ Hagio Hitomi
\nContemporary Theatre \/ Yamaguchi Hiroko
\nChildren\u2019s and Youth Theatre and Puppet Theatre \/ Yokomizo Yukiko
\nJapanese Classical Dance \/ Hirano Hidetoshi
\nBallet \/ Urawa Makoto
\nContemporary Dance and Butoh \/ Tsutsumi Hiroshi
\nTelevision Dramas \/ Kotaki Tetsuya<\/p>\n

\u3008Developments in Japan and Overseas\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

100 Years of Russo-Japanese Cultural Exchanges in Ballet : The First Ballet Performance at the Imperial Theatre in Japan \/ Kawashima Kyoko
\nFujairah International Arts Festival Report \/ Sota Shuji
\nBunraku : Recent Challenges & Developments \/ Kameoka Noriko
\nNinagawa Yukio: From 1960s Theatre Artist to Global Star \/ Takahashi Yutaka<\/p>\n

\u3008Special Feature\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Report on \u2018Theatre Born in Conflict Zones 8\u2019 \u2015 Theatre Standing Against The Time of Peril \/ Hayashi Hideki<\/p>\n

Contents of the Companion Volume \u201cTheatre Abroad 2017\u201d (Japanese)<\/p>\n

Editor-in-chief : Tanokura Minoru
\nPublished by Japanese Centre of International Theatre Institute (ITI\/UNESCO)
\nCommissioned by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal 2016
\nPublished in March, 2017<\/p>\n

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\n\u27a3 Theatre Yearbook 2016 \u2013 Theatre in Japan<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\u3008Shots from the Performing Arts in Japan in 2015\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u3008The Japanese Performing Arts in Japan in 2015\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

Noh and Ky\u00f4gen \/ Nishi Tetsuo
\nKabuki and Bunraku \/ Mizuochi Kiyoshi
\nMusical \/ Hagio Hitomi
\nContemporary Theatre \/ Yamaguchi Hiroko
\nChildren\u2019s and Youth Theater and Puppet Theater \/ Yokomizo Yukiko
\nJapanese Classical Dance \/ Hirano Hidetoshi
\nBallet \/ Urawa Makoto
\nContemporary Dance and Butoh \/ Tsutsumi Hiroshi
\nTelevision and Radio \/ Kotaki Tetsuya<\/p>\n

\u3008Developments in Japan\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recitation of These Children\u2019s Summer \u2015 Hiroshima & Nagasaki 1945 \u2015 Interviewing Shimoju Akiko (author) and Obayashi Nobuhiko (film director) \/ Moderated by Taeko Nagai
\nAPP (Asian Producers\u2019 Platform): Attempting to Create a Network of Producers in Asia\/ Yokoyama Yoshiji<\/p>\n

\u3008Developments Overseas\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

How Can the Performing Arts Survive in Dystopia? \u2014 Freedom of Expression and Performing Arts \/ Teerawat Mulvilai<\/p>\n

\u3008Special Feature\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Report on \u2018Theatre Born in Conflict Zones 7\u2019 \/ Niino Morihiro<\/p>\n

Contents of the Companion Volume \u201cTheatre Abroad 2016\u201d (Japanese)<\/p>\n

Editor-in-chief : Tanokura Minoru
\nPublished by Japanese Centre of International Theatre Institute (ITI\/UNESCO)
\nCommissioned by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal 2015
\nPublished in March, 2016<\/p>\n

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\n\u27a3 Theatre Yearbook 2015 \u2013 Theatre in Japan<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\u3008Shots from the Performing Arts in Japan in 2014\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n


\n\u3008The Japanese Performing Arts in Japan in 2014\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

Noh and Ky\u00f4gen \/ Nishi Tetsuo
\nKabuki and Bunraku \/ Mizuochi Kiyoshi
\nMusical \/ Hagio Hitomi
\nContemporary Theatre \/ Yamaguchi Hiroko
\nChildren\u2019s and Youth Theatre and Puppet Theatre \/ Yokomizo Yukiko
\nJapanese Classical Dance \/ Hirano Hidetoshi
\nBallet \/ Urawa Makoto
\nContemporary Dance and Butoh \/ Tsutsumi Hiroshi
\nTelevision and Radio \/ Kotaki Tetsuya<\/p>\n


\n\u3008Developments in Japan\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kabuki\u2019s Tours Abroad \/ Iizuka Misa
\nThe History of Takarazuka Revue Company\u2019s International Tour \/ Ishii Keifu
\nHosting the Vietnam Performing Arts Specialists Middle Term Invitation Program \/ Yokobori Fumi
\nReport on the 1st ITI World Theatre Workshop : Peking Opera and Nihon buy\u00f4 \/ Hishinuma Yoshiaki<\/p>\n

\u3008Special Feature\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Report on \u2018Theatre Born in Conflict Zones 6\u2019 \/ Yoshiiwa Masaharu<\/p>\n

Contents of the Companion Volume \u201cTheatre Abroad 2015\u201d (Japanese)<\/p>\n

Editor-in-chief : Tanokura Minoru
\nPublished by Japanese Centre of International Theatre Institute (ITI\/UNESCO)
\nCommissioned by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal 2014
\nPublished in March, 2015<\/p>\n

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\n\u27a3 Theatre Yearbook 2014 \u2013 Theatre in Japan<\/a>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\u3008Shots from the Performing Arts in Japan in 2013\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u3008The Japanese Performing Arts in Japan in 2013\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

Noh and Ky\u00f4gen \/ Nishi Tetsuo
\nKabuki and Bunraku \/ Mizuochi Kiyoshi
\nMusical \/ Hagio Hitomi
\nContemporary Theatre \/ Yamaguchi Hiroko
\nChildren\u2019s and Youth Theater and Puppet Theater \/ Yokomizo Yukiko
\nJapanese Classical Dance \/ Hirano Hidetoshi
\nBallet Urawa Makoto
\nContemporary Dance and Butoh \/ Tsutsumi Hiroshi
\nTelevision and Radio \/ Kotaki Tetsuya<\/p>\n

\u3008Developments in Japan\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Developments in Co-Productions, Growing from Networks of Regional Theatres and Producers \/ Ogura Yukako
\nReport on the Traditional Japanese Performing Arts Workshop on Noh \/ Odagiri Yoko<\/p>\n

\u3008Developments Overseas\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

GATS Festival and ATEC Festival \/ Hishinuma Yoshiaki<\/p>\n

\u3008Special Feature\u3009<\/strong><\/p>\n

Report on \u2018Theatre Born in Conflict Zones 5\u2019 \/ Goto Ayako<\/p>\n

Contents of the Companion Volume \u201cTheatre Abroad 2014\u201d (Japanese)<\/p>\n

Editor-in-chief : Ozasa Yoshio
\nPublished by Japanese Centre of International Theatre Institute (ITI\/UNESCO)
\nCommissioned by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan in the fiscal 2013
\nPublished in March, 2014<\/p>\n

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