You are cordially invited to an


Contemporary Japanese Theatre Workshop
on July 27, 2019, 10:15-17:15 h



This workshop investigates recent themes and issues in contemporary Japanese theatre. Themes that will be discussed include regional theatre, theatre and community, the role of the avantgarde and contemporary challenges. We consider some of the urgent issues that Japanese theatre is addressing today. Featuring a mix of presentations by senior scholars and new voices in the field, this workshop is open to everyone interested in theatre in the contemporary world. Presentations are in English.


10:15 A.M. Welcoming Remarks


10:30 A.M. Butoh and Modern Dance
Chair: Barbara Geilhorn
Performance Community in an Age of Reenactment: Kawaguchi Takao's About Kazuo Ohno and the Conversation with Ghosts
Peter Eckersall, The Graduate Center, CUNY
Learning to Linger: On Memory and Migration in Eiko Otake's Movement Art
Andrew Eglinton, Konan Women's University, Kobe


12 A.M. Theatre and Society
Chair: Peter Eckersall
Tanino Kuro's Works Reflecting Social Issues in Contemporary Japan
Ken Hagiwara, Meiji University, Tokyo
An Aesthetics of Relationality - Making Theatre about Dementia Care
Barbara Geilhorn, German Institute for Japanese Studies Tokyo


3 P.M. Theatre and Politics
Chair: Peter Eckersall
Spectres of the Ward: Transit in Tokyo in Contemporary Japanese Performance
Corey Wakeling, Kobe College
Theatre as Assembly: Radical Dramaturgy in 'Theatre Commons'
Tadashi Uchino, Gakushuin Women's College, Tokyo


4:30 P.M. Artist Report
Chair: Barbara Geilhorn
Perspectives on Asian Women's Performing Arts Collective (Ajokai)
Mika Eglinton, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies


For further information including abstracts of the presentations refer to DIJ Website <https://www.dijtokyo.org/event/contemporary-japanese-theatre-workshop/>


The event is open to all. Registration is appreciated, online at www.dijtokyo.org <https://www.dijtokyo.org/event/contemporary-japanese-theatre-workshop/> or via geilhorn@dijtokyo.org <mailto:geilhorn@dijtokyo.org>.



Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien - German Institute for Japanese Studies
Tel: 03 3222 5077 For directions visit www.dijtokyo.org <https://www.dijtokyo.org/access/>