STAGE BEYOND BORDERS – Japanese Performing Arts Online Streaming Project ～Featuring 22 new productions ranging from contemporary theater, dance, and anime songs to traditional performing arts～

In February 2021, the Japan Foundation (JF) undertook an initiative, called STAGE BEYOND BORDERS: Selection of Japanese Performances, to share exceptional Japanese performing arts online. This project has attracted a cumulative total of 35 million views (as of March 2025).
STAGE BEYOND BORDERS has showcased a wide range of Japanese stage performances, including contemporary theater, dance, traditional performing arts, and music, with multilingual support. This year, we are excited to announce the addition of 22 new performances.
This year, we will feature a dance performance by the breaking team KOSÉ 8ROCKS, held in Seoul, South Korea as part of the Korea-Japan Exchange Festival commemorating 60 years since the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and South Korea in 2025; live performances of anime songs by Mayu Maeshima, MYTH & ROID, and sajou no hana held in two Egyptian cities (Cairo and Alexandria) In addition, we will distribute five works from the traditional and folk performing arts series, including “Hana Taue: Chants for Good Harvests”.

In collaboration with EPAD (Eternal Performing Arts Archives and Digital Theatre), we will also present 10 notable theater and dance productions from recent years, curated by experts in the field, including “cocoon (2022 version)” by MUM&GYPSY.
Each performance will feature multilingual subtitles in around five languages and will be available on the Japan Foundation’s official YouTube channel.

Dance performance by the breaking team KOSÉ 8ROCKS.
(c) Kang jaegu
Live performances of anime songs by Mayu Maeshima, MYTH & ROID, and sajou no hana.
Hana Taue: Chants for Good Harvests
MUM&GYPSY [cocoon (2022 ver)]
(c) Naobumi Okamoto

STAGE BEYOND BORDERS－Selection of Japanese Performances

Details

Project title
：STAGE BEYOND BORDERS－Selection of Japanese Performances
Organizer
：The Japan Foundation (JF)
Broadcast by
：The Japan Foundation (JF) official YouTube channel
Project Website
：STAGE BEYOND BORDERS (https://stagebb.jpf.go.jp)
(Highlights and detailed information about the works are available in eight languages)
Subtitles
：English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Japanese, and others
※EPAD collaborative works
Production (online distribution)
：The Japan Foundation (JF)
Production cooperation
：EPAD Association (https://epad.jp)
Titles:
No. Distribution Date Artist Name, Performance Title Subtitle languages
1 January 9, 2026 Ise-Daikagura: Bringing Happiness English, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese
2 January 16, 2026 Hana Taue: Chants for Good Harvests English, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese
3 January 23, 2026 Nihon Buyo: Vibrant Feminine Beauty English, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese
4※ January 30, 2026 MUM&GYPSY "cocoon (2022 ver)" English, Chinese, French, Korean, Thai, Japanese
5※ January 30, 2026 Bird Park"Hey God, Job's calling you!" English, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
6※ January 30, 2026 The 20-Year-Old Nation"The Long New Year" English, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
7※ January 30, 2026 Kinsei R&D"true/本当のこと” English, Chinese, Japanese
8※ January 30, 2026 Offton"The Characteristics/Cinder Of Prometheus" English, Chinese, Spanish, Korean, Indonesian, Japanese
9※ February 6, 2026 Nelke Planning"Stage production: Silver Fang: The Shooting Star Gin" English, Chinese, French, Thai, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese
10※ February 6, 2026 ITO Project"Marionette play: The Voyages of Prince Takaoka" English, Chinese, Spanish, French, Thai, Japanese
11※ February 6, 2026 Pijin Neji"STREAM" English, Chinese, Spanish, French, Japanese
12※ February 6, 2026 Ressenchka"Intent to Kill (Strip Show)" English, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese
13※ February 6, 2026 iihenji "Not Friends [Team B ]" English, Chinese, Korean, Japanese
14 February 13, 2026 CUEW Showcase & Conference 1 ー
15 February 13, 2026 CUEW Showcase & Conference 2 ー
16 February 20, 2026 KOSÉ 8ROCKS: Japan-Korea Breakin' Collaborative Stage English, Korean, Japanese
17 February 27, 2026 Yu-Ju Wen, Jang-Chi, Ness Roque & Ming-Chen Lee “Cruising: Traveling Tongues” English, Chinese, Tagalog, Japanese
18 March 6, 2026 Kenta Kojiri & Hannes Mayer "Engawa, The Self in Season: Behind the Scenes" English, German, French, Korean, Japanese
19 March 13, 2026 Ryukyu Buyo in Indonesia-Court Dances Bound by the Sea- English, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese
20 March 19, 2026 Hana Matsuri English, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese
21 March 27, 2026 Kumiodori English, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese
22 April 3, 2026 Music without Borders Egypt-Japan ～with Anime Songs from MYTH&ROID / sajou no hana / Mayu Maeshima～ English, Arabic, Indonesian, French, Japanese
  1. 1.The above schedule is as of December 2025. The distribution dates, artists, subtitles, etc. are subject to change.
  2. 2.Subtitles are not provided for some works. Simplified and traditional Chinese subtitles are provided.
  3. 3.Non-English subtitles may be added after the release date for production reasons.
  4. 4.The release period for performances distributed through this project varies by the work. Please Check the project website.

Click the link below to see the released title list.

  1. List of released titles from December 2024 to March 2025
  2. List of released titles from January 2024 to March 2024
  3. List of released titles from July 2022 to March 2023
  4. List of released titles from October 2021 to March 2022
  5. List of released titles from February 2021 to August 2021

[Contact Us]

Higashimachi (Mr.), Kondo (Ms.),
Performing art section, Arts and Culture Dept., The Japan Foundation
Tel: +81-(0)3-5369-6063
E-mail: pa＠jpf.go.jp
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