On “The Window of the Spaceship ‘In-Between'” by Chelfitsch

In October 2021 and 2022, the Chelfitsch theatre company held a series of workshops in Tokyo with the purpose of creating “Japanese theater with people whose native language is not Japanese.” The result was “The Window of the Spaceship ‘In-Between.'” This article looks at the genesis and development of that project.

Kyoto Experiment #4

This article was originally published in the Japan Times newspaper on Oct 16 2013. 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. Along with artists from Japan,…