Georgetown University hosted Seiwa Bunraku, a traditional Japanese puppet theater troupe, for a performance and lecture ...

Japanese American director Matthew Ozawa has been pushing the boundaries of opera throughout his career. He won acclaim for drawing on his own heritage, to free Madama Butterfly from stereotypes.

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TO the stage world, Japan’s Kabuki theater is a respected example of traditional dance-drama. Its beginnings go back more than 350 years to an Izumo priestess, O-Kuni, who is said to have ...

The opera follows the stories of Jinzo Matsumoto, a fictional Japanese American farmer from Stockton ... It debuted in 2022 at the Presidio Theatre in San Francisco and plays for two days only this ...

Stepanyak's dream to perform in her home country someday will be partially realized in Mitaka thanks to Japanese opera creators who were moved by her strong love for music as she faces adversity.