TOKYO TRANSLATION MATTERS

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Hiromasa Kiuchi

subsidy category

Creation Grant

Grant Type

single year individual

Reiwa 3(2021) 1st Term Creation Grant Category I Single-Year Grant

Translation Comparison Workshop (from left: Tokita Keiko, Ogawa Eriko, Odajima Soshi, Hirota Atsuro, Takada Yoko)

A session on the works of Simon Stevens (from left to right: Soshi Odajima, Atsuro Hirota, Yoko Takada)

Session on Tom Stoppard (From left: Soshi Odajima, Eriko Ogawa, Keiko Tsuneta, Atsuro Hirota, Tsuneshi Odajima)

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Business Overview

Talk sessions, translation workshops, readings and symposiums by leading play translators. Conducted once a month for 3 consecutive months since October 2021. The authors featured in each edition were Simon Stevens, Tennessee Williams and Tom Stoppard. We will share the appeal of theater by sharing practical words such as what it is like to translate a play, why we translate classics anew, and what is the pleasure of translating a play.

Period of Activity / Project

Saturday, October 23, 2021
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Saturday, December 11, 2021
Saturday, January 1, 2022 - 31st (Mon) Video distribution

Venues

Sumida Park SASAYA CAFÉ (Sumida Ward, Tokyo)

*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.

Profile

[Hiromasa Kiuchi]
Born in Tokyo. He was a stage director, playwright, and translator of plays. After working as a student theater troupe and a small theater troupe, he was involved in joint productions with foreign directors and artists at Theater Project Tokyo, scripts for works directed by Tamiya Kuriyama, translations for works directed by Hirotaka Kumabayashi, and joint productions for works directed by Kazumi Kushida. Won the 7th Odajima Yushi Translation Drama Award. In 2021, Translation Matters was established. He is currently the representative director.