Geki Choco serves up pick ‘n’ mix trilogy of brothers’ China war roles

Chocolate Cake, a Tokyo-based theatre company known to its fans as Geki Choco, was formed in 2000 primarily ar…

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Venerable Bungakuza set to stage ‘beautiful and powerful’ break from tradition

The Bungakuza, one of Japan’s most venerable and traditional theatre companies, is undertaking a production di…

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Motoi Miura delights in his Chiten company’s diversity

Chiten, the esteemed theatre company led by Motoki Miura, was founded in Tokyo but relocated to Kyoto in 2005.…

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Puppets and ‘things’ in the spotlight at Shimokitazawa’s International Puppet Theater Festival

Object theater, which features objects (puppets and/or everyday items) as performers rather than human actors,…

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