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Japan Society Will Host 'The Benshi Tradition and The Silver Screen: A Japanese Puppetry Spin-Off'


by Stephi Wild - November 20, 2024

Japan Society will present a two-program event of classic silent samurai films enlivened by live benshi narration and shamisen performance with The Benshi Tradition and the Silver Screen: A Japanese Puppetry Spin-Off....

Under The Radar Announces 20th Anniversary Season and New Co-Creative Directors


by A.A. Cristi - August 01, 2024

Under the Radar Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary with new dates and announces Meropi Peponides and Kaneza Schaal as co-creative directors, highlighting innovative and diverse performances....

HAMLET | TOILET Makes its New York Premiere in January


by Stephi Wild - November 22, 2023

Japan Society presents the New York premiere of Hamlet | Toilet, written and directed by Yu Murai and performed by the acclaimed theater company Kaimaku Pennant Race (KPR). ...

Japan Society Presents 'Taisho Roman: Fever Dreams of the Great Rectitude' in December


by Stephi Wild - November 02, 2023

Japan Society has announced Taisho Roman: Fever Dreams of the Great Rectitude, a six-film series running December 9-16. ...

Japan Society Presents Traditional Japanese Noh Theater With KOTEI and MAKURA JIDO


by Stephi Wild - November 15, 2022

Prominent members from the Kita Noh School, including Akiyo Tomoeda, Living National Treasure designated by the Japanese government, perform works from noh theater’s classical repertoire: Kotei (The Emperor) and Makura Jido (Chrysanthemum Boy).  ...

Akiko Tokuoka to Present WAKASHU - TIMELESS BEAUTY OF THE THIRD GENDER at The Secret Theatre


by Blair Ingenthron - November 05, 2022

Performance Artist Akiko Tokuoka's new work, “Wakashu - Timeless Beauty of the Third Gender” will premiere in Queens this November. The work, made possible in part by a $3,000 grant from Queens Council on the Arts (QCA), will be staged at Secret Theatre....

Past Shows

TATE Hatoryu NY 10th Anniversary Celebration


TATE Hatoryu New York 10th Anniversary Celebration Japanese sword fighting and stage combat show and reception

Ludic Proxy: Fukushima
Ludic Proxy: Fukushima
3/6 - 3/26/2021


Japan Society, in association with PlayCo, presents a virtual production of "Ludic Proxy: Fukushima," written and directed by Brooklyn-based theater-maker Aya Ogawa. This digital theater ...


From Capital One’s massive data breach to the latest hack on Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint losing $32 million, recent headlines are increasingly featuring cyberattacks and ...

Videos


Void Main in Off-Off-Broadway Void Main
cirqueSaw (1/8 - 1/26) Tracker
Shostakovich @ 150 in Off-Off-Broadway Shostakovich @ 150
Broadway Presbyterian Church (2/15 - 2/15)
IO//ODIO in Off-Off-Broadway IO//ODIO
SoHo Playhouse (1/30 - 2/7)
Rian Keating sings Jacques Brel in Off-Off-Broadway Rian Keating sings Jacques Brel
Salmagundi Club (1/8 - 1/8)
Shake Rattle & Roll Dueling Pianos in Off-Off-Broadway Shake Rattle & Roll Dueling Pianos
Chelsea Table & Stage (3/23 - 12/27)
Medea: A Musical Comedy in Off-Off-Broadway Medea: A Musical Comedy
Actors Temple Theatre (10/10 - 2/1)
Global Dance Circle for Social Change, Part 9: Celebration! in Off-Off-Broadway Global Dance Circle for Social Change, Part 9: Celebration!
Mark DeGarmo Dance (12/17 - 12/17)
Molly Brennan: Inhibited in Off-Off-Broadway Molly Brennan: Inhibited
SoHo Playhouse (1/11 - 1/11)
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