International joint project between Taiwan and Japan: Yasunari Kawabata Trilogy "Katarm," "Shonen," "Crystal Fantasy" Shanghai ACT Shanghai International Contemporary Theater Festival Tour Performance

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Name of the organization or individual

Kawabata Yasunari Trilogy

subsidy category

Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy

Grant Type

single year

FY 2014 Phase II Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Grant (Single Year Grant Program)

Yasunari Kawabata Trilogy "One Arm" (2014) Photo by Hideto Maezawa Bozzo

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Business Overview

An international Taiwanese-Japan co-production project that adapts Kawabata Yasunari's three short stories (Directed by Nozoe Seiji, Liu Ryoen, Yamagata Mirai.) to the stage, toured Shanghai. The ACT Shanghai International Contemporary Theater Festival is one of the major international theater festivals in China, celebrating 10 years this year. This year, organizations from 12 countries around the world are scheduled to participate.

implementation period

November 18, 2014 to 19 Shanghai, China

Place of implementation

Shanghai Theatre Arts Center

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Profile

Kawabata Yasunari Trilogy
Started in 2012 by YAMAGATA Mirai (Tokyo), LIU Ryoen (Taipei) and NOZOE Seiji (Tokyo). The aim is to develop a unique artistic style that transcends the barriers of history, culture and politics through cross-cultural exchange by adapting Kawabata Yasunari's short story on stage in a foreign country. Company members are from Japan, Taiwan and China. So far, he has performed "One Arm" (performed by Seiji NOZOE in Tokyo/Taipei), "Shonen" (performed by Ryoen LIU in Tokyo), and "Crystal Fantasy" (performed by Mirai YAMAGATA in Taipei). In spring of 2014, he performed all three works simultaneously at Komaba Agora Theater.