“STAGE BEYOND BORDERS”—Cross-Border Online Distribution of Outstanding Japanese Stage Performances

As a new initiative, the lineup of projects getting released between October 2021 and March 2022 targets the post-COVID world with the following three points in mind:

• Sharing large volume of existing theater works with the cooperation of the Emergency Performing Arts Archives and Digital Theater Support Project (EPAD), to show diversity in the Japanese theater scene.
• Cast light to promising Japanese artists expected to be active overseas, by showcasing works by upcoming artists on YouTube, so they are easily accessed by people from around the world.
• Conveying the appeal of Japan’s diverse regional performing arts by showing traditional Japanese performing arts such as Gagaku and Ryukyu Buyo, as well as variety of folk performing arts from different regions, such as Kagura and Traditional Puppet Theater.

URL of the venue：

STAGE BEYOND BORDERS－Selection of Japanese Performances
STAGE BEYOND BORDERS with the cooperation of EPAD

Web site:

https://stagebb.jpf.go.jp/en/

Organizer：

The Japan Foundation

Project schedule

Release date	Artist	Title	Subtitles
October 15	SPAC-Shizuoka Performing Arts Center	Antigone	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Japanese
October 20	mamagoto	Our Planet	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Korean, German, Japanese
	Romeo CASTELLUCCI	From Kenji Miyazawa / Yumenoshima" The Phenomenon Called I"	-
	AMEYA Norimizu	From Kenji Miyazawa / Yumenoshima "ground"	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	Kids Launch Project	NAMUHAMUDAHAMU	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, German, Japanese
	contact Gonzo	xapaxnannan: Our future sports	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	Monochrome Circus	The Green Table	-
	KASAI Akira / NPO Kaibunsha	Dance by KASAI Akira x Piano by TAKAHASHI Yuji “Crystal labyrinth”	-
	Nibroll	Romeo OR Juliet	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
October 22	NAKAMURA Shido	KABUKI: the Legacy of Eccentric Spectacle（※）	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Indonesian, Portuguese, Hungarian, Japanese
October 29	Dairakudakan	Dream Cambrian（※）	-
November 12	Baobab	Baobab Re:born project vol.6 “Please! Laughing Frame”（※）	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Thai
November 20	Port B / Akira Takayama	TOKYO / OLYMPIC	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	ISHINHA	Twilight	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	HORI KIKAKU	The Water Station by OTA Shogo	-
	Cigare sisters	Oyasumanasai - Good Night But Don't Fall Asleep	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, German, Japanese
	ONODERA Shuji × SHUTO Yasuyuki	“Kuhaku ni Ochita Otoko”（A Man Fallen Into a Void）	-
	LOLO	Itsukou Series vol. 7 “I Can’t Hibernate With Books as a Pillow”	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	Art and Direction: MARUYAMA Junko / Choreography and Direction: Young Doo JUNG	Silent Flower	-
	Choreography, Direction: Ella Rothschild / Art: OHMAKI Shinji	Futuristic Space	-
November 26	KUJIRAI Kentaro and OKUYAMA Barabbas	A HUM SAN SUI, Mountains and Rivers from Alpha to Omega（※）	English, French, Russian, Thai
December 3	KATAYAMA Kurouemon X, NOMURA Mansai, TAKEMOTO Oritayu VI, TSURUSAWA Seisuke, KIRITAKE Kanjuro III, NAKAMURA Shido II, SISYU	Japanese Traditional Performing Arts: Discovering with New Eyes (※)	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Indonesian, Portuguese, Hungarian, Vietnamese, Japanese
December 10	KURATA Midori and AMEYA Norimizu	Five-Minute Walk from YouTube Hot Springs Station, Higashi Kujo, Shinjuku-ku, Mie Prefecture（※）	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Japanese
December 17	YANAGIYA Sankyo	Rakugo: Creating Worlds from Nothing（※）	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Indonesian, Hungarian, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese
December 20	Tokyo Theatre DōJō	Red Demon by NODA Hideki	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	Ikiume	THE SUN	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Japanese
	Shiroyagi no Kai	Self-Introduction Reader	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	FUKAIPRODUCE-hagoromo	SMALL ANIMAL KISS KISS	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	MORIYAMA Mirai, Ella ROTHSCHILD	JUDAS, CHRIST WITH SOY	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	FUTOME Performance	Sento	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	FUJIMOTO Akiko	17th Fujimoto Akiko Concert	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
December 24	FUJIWARA Dozan, FUJIMOTO Akiko, OKAMURA Shintaro	Sankyoku: Layered Resonance（※）	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese
January 7	YAMADA Fumihiko, BUNNO Takeaki	Gagaku: Beyond a Thousand Years（※）	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Hungarian, Japanese
January 14	MIYAGI Noho, NISHIE Kishun and others	Ryukyu Buyo: Okinawan Soul（※）	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Hungarian, Japanese
January 20	Theater Collective HANCHU-YUEI	I can’t die without being born	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, German, Korean, Japanese
	Choreography: TSUKAHARA Yuya / Performance: TERADA Misako	Three phases for a dancer to carry a bubble gum (preparation, transportation, removing)	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	MONO	SOUTAITEKI UKIYOE	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Japanese
	Nitosha	The Air Ver. 3: And He Left...	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	KITAMURA Akiko	Echoes of Calling	-
	YAMADA Un Co.	COSMOS	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	Choreography: YANAIHARA Mikuni / Film Director: YOSHIGAI Nao	Coffee	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	Kioi Hall / NIPPON STEEL Arts Foundation	Kanjinchō	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	Kioi Hall / NIPPON STEEL Arts Foundation	Genroku-fū Hanami Odori / Shunkyō Kagami Jishi	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
January 21	INOUE Yachiyo V, INOUE Yasuko	Kyomai: Classical Elegance（※）	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Hungarian, Japanese
January 28	WATANABE Hisashi	Ojami-hyon series Episode 4 Ojami-born（※）	English, French, Russian, Japanese
	WATANABE Hisashi	Ojami-hyon series Episode 5 Gravi-hyon（※）	-
February 4	Higashi Futakuchi Puppet Theater	Traditional Puppet Theater: Bound by Spirits（※）	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Hungarian, Japanese
February 10	HAYASHI Eitetsu and others	Taiko: Rhythms that Transcend Time（※）	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Hungarian, Japanese
February 18	Take Kagura Preservation Association	Kagura: Deities Descending（※）	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Hungarian, Japanese
February 20	MUKAIYAMA Tomoko, MORIYAMA Mirai	TWO – in transit Hara Museum	-
	Musical “Touken Ranbu” Production Committee	Touken Ranbu：The Musical “HIGEKIRI HIZAMARU DUO PERFORMANCE 2020 ～SOGA～”	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	OiBokkeShi	Happy Song	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	Watanabe Genshiro Shoten	Dontoyuke (Don't you kill?)	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	Seinendan International Theater Exchange Project 2019	Tokyo Notes International version	English, French, Russian, Japanese
	SHIMAJI Yasutake and TAMAKI ROY	ARIKA	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	The NIHONBUYO Association	Bolero~The Legend of Anchin and Kiyohime~	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	Ruri Mito (Co.Ruri Mito)	Matou	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
February 25	The Akan Ainu Industrial Arts Association	Traditional Ainu Dance: Reviving Ancestral Memories（※）	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Hungarian, Japanese
March 4	FUTAGO ONIKENBAI	Furyu Dances: Artistic Splendor and Eternal Bonds（※）	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese
March 11	NISHIO Kaori/ Bird Park	To the End, One by One on Solitude Hill	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese
March 18	NEMOTO Shuko	To the Greatest Love	English, French, Russian, Korean, Thai, Japanese
March 20	Memento C	The Pacific Refreshment Room	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	Lasalle ISHII, KURAMOCHI Yutaka	Musical HEADS UP!	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	Saitama Gold Theatre	Billows of Pale Pink	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	iaku	Stitchers	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	unrato	The Dressing Room - That Which Flows Away Ultimately Becomes Nostalgia by SHIMIZU Kunio	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	DAZZLE	Misty Mansion	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	Moonlight Mobile Theater	Peeping Garden / re:creation	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	KEDAGORO	Because Kazcause	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	YAMADA Yuri / ZEITAKU BINBOU	I'm Trying to Understand You, But	English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
	Noism Company Niigata	The Rite of Spring / Traces Garden	-
March 25	Usagi Stripe	Everyone Should Just Die	English, French, Russian, Korean, Thai, Japanese
	Olivier Py	Interviewing Olivier Py “Grimm’s Fairy Tale – The Girl, the Devil and the Mill” by SPAC	English, French, Russian, Korean, Spanish, Japanese
	Olivier Py	Interviewing Olivier Py “Grimm’s Fairy Tale – The Real Fiancée” by SPAC	English, French, Russian, Korean, Spanish, Japanese
	Olivier Py	Interviewing Olivier Py “The Theater”	English, French, Russian, Korean, Spanish, Japanese

1. 1.The above is the planned list as of March 2022. Changes may be made later on the date of transmission, artists, subtitles, etc.
2. 2.Performances marked with an asterisk (*) are new works produced for this project and are being made public for the first time.
3. 3.Some dance projects do not have subtitles. Chinese subtitles are in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
4. 4.Subtitles of languages other than English may be uploaded later than the release date due to the production situation.
5. 5.The release period of the works transmitted in this project will vary according to the work. Please confirm the period of transmission at the above-mentioned special website.