This paper was submitted to the Degenerative Times and Generative Places: Performance and VR Working Group at ASTR, which took place on the 31st of October 2025. Abstract In these times of technological profligacy and societal disarray, Japan’s shōgekijō theatre persists as a site for rethinking community, intimacy, and testimony. This paper traces the migration of shōgekijō (Little…
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VR Theatre Review: “Omnibus Performance Vol.1”
This is a review of four short Japanese VR theatre pieces, presented by Mashiro Small Theater under the title “Omnibus Performance Vol.1”. These four 15-minute plays were created by “amateur” (a term that needs completely rethinking) groups and performed in the Mashiro Small Theater on the virtual social platform, VRChat. The program was performed on…
Yuriwaka VR: an EFL odyssey into in/completeness, in/equality, and multimodal mis/performance
Paper given at the International Association of Performing Language (IAPL) 9th Conference on 13 October 2024 at the Professional College of Arts and Tourism (Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan). Abstract: In the spring of 2024, I proposed to students in my research seminar to work on the translation and adaptation of a folktale called Yuriwaka…
Andrew Eglinton 