STAGE BEYOND BORDERS
–Selection of Japanese Performances –
Distribute outstanding stage performances online
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Date: March 2021 –March 2023 *The release period of the works transmitted in this project will vary according to the work. Please confirm the period of transmission from special website.)
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Since February 2021, the Japan Foundation has started “STAGE BEYOND BORDERS–Selection of Japanese Performances”, a project to distribute Japan’s outstanding stage performances. Since the commencement of the project, they have been watched in about 50 countries, with over 720,000 views, receiving high acclaim from viewers. The works distributed through this project span the three genres of contemporary theater, dance performance and traditional performing arts and can be viewed free of charge on the Japan Foundation’s official YouTube channel. Exclusively for Thailand, the Japan Foundation, Bangkok, with support from BIPAM(Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting), have provided Thai translation for 7 contemporary and dance performances. Additionally, the Japan Foundation, Bangkok has provided Thai translation for another 10 traditional works.
Enjoy a variety of contemporary theater and dance by some of the most innovative artists from Japan, recording in high quality as if watching from the front-row seat in the theatre. The list includes fascinating works such as NODA Hideki’s play, “Red Demon”, a theater produced by HIRATA Oriza, “Tokyo Notes” International version, and a performance by Contact Gonzo, “xapaxnannan:Ourfuturesports.” To relive and reexamine the passage of Japanese traditional art forms, the masters, well versed on different genres of traditional performances and folks, will share their valuable knowledge on the subjects. Japanese traditional performing arts are highly praised for their crafted skills which the quality inherits, passing on from generation to generation, representing the beliefs, reverence of the nature and lifestyles of prior generations. The list includes the demonstrations of “KABUKI”, a popular theater famous around the world with a history of 420 years, “Noh”, a masked music and dance drama with a beauty that transcends time, grew up alongside Noh, but unlike the very serious dance, “Kyogen” is comic that emphasizes dialogue and the human side of things, “Taiko drum”, and many more.
List of some recommended stage performance
Traditional art form
| Artist | Title | Subtitles |
| YAMADA Fumihiko, BUNNO Takeaki | Gagaku: Beyond a Thousand Years https://bit.ly/394MKr1 |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, etc. |
| NAKAMURA Shido | KABUKI: the Legacy of Eccentric Spectacle https://bit.ly/3EQtRnM |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, etc. |
| YANAGIYA Sankyo | Rakugo: Creating Worlds from Nothing https://bit.ly/3kin0K1 |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, etc. |
| FUJIWARA Dozan, FUJIMOTO Akiko, OKAMURA Shintaro | Sankyoku: Layered Resonance https://bit.ly/3Kjopuu |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, etc. |
| MIYAGI Noho, NISHIE Kishun and others | Ryukyu Buyo: Okinawan Soul https://bit.ly/37CM9g8 |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, etc. |
| INOUE Yachiyo V, INOUE Yasuko | Kyomai: Classical Elegance https://bit.ly/38kKlbq |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, etc. |
| Higashi Futakuchi Puppet Theater | Traditional Puppet Theater: Bound by Spirits https://bit.ly/3OFW0m2 |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, etc. |
| The Akan Ainu Industrial Arts Association | Traditional Ainu Dance: Reviving Ancestral Memories https://bit.ly/3Lgx1TX |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, etc. |
| FUTAGO ONIKENBAI | Furyu Dances: Artistic Splendor and Eternal Bonds https://bit.ly/39hBQhU |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, etc. |
| HAYASHI Eitetsu and others | Taiko: Rhythms that Transcend Time https://bit.ly/3kcrK43 |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, etc. |
| Take Kagura Preservation Association | Kagura: Deities Descending https://bit.ly/3Mu7UNH |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, etc. |
| NOMURA Mansai | “Kyogen: The Humor of Frailty & Tolerance” https://bit.ly/3xTElRQ |
English, French, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, Indonesian |
Contemporary/Dance
| Artist | Title | Subtitles |
| SPAC-Shizuoka Performing Arts Center | Antigone https://bit.ly/3K9wodG |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, etc. |
| Baobab | Baobab Re:born project vol.6 “Please! Laughing Frame” https://bit.ly/3Oznrh7 |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Thai |
| KUJIRAI Kentaro and OKUYAMA Barabbas | A HUM SAN SUI, Mountains and Rivers from Alpha to Omega https://bit.ly/3KeU28D |
English, French, Russian, Thai |
| FUJIMOTO Akiko | 17th Fujimoto Akiko Concert https://bit.ly/3kapJFl |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese |
| KURATA Midori and AMEYA Norimizu | Five-Minute Walk from YouTube Hot Springs Station, Higashi Kujo, Shinjuku-ku, Mie Prefecture https://bit.ly/3KgUbrW |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, etc. |
| NISHIO Kaori/ Bird Park | To the End, One by One on Solitude Hill https://bit.ly/3K9HKOV |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese |
| NEMOTO Shuko | To the Greatest Love https://bit.ly/3LfZVDW |
English, French, Russian, Korean, Thai, Japanese |
| Usagi Stripe | Everyone Should Just Die https://bit.ly/3vLcbWe |
English, French, Russian, Korean, Thai, Japanese |
| contact Gonzo | xapaxnannan: Our future sports https://bit.ly/3vfuQL1 |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese |
| OiBokkeShi | Happy Song https://bit.ly/36RdFWM |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese |
| Seinendan International Theater Exchange Project 2019 | Tokyo Notes International version https://bit.ly/3EK7SyI |
English, French, Russian |
| Tokyo Theatre DōJō | Red Demon by NODA Hideki https://bit.ly/3kafv8f |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese |
| Choreography: TSUKAHARA Yuya / Performance: TERADA Misako | Three phases for a dancer to carry a bubble gum (preparation, transportation, removing) https://bit.ly/3sp1TKA |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese |
| Musical “Touken Ranbu” Production Committee | Touken Ranbu：The Musical “HIGEKIRI HIZAMARU DUO PERFORMANCE 2020 ～SOGA～” https://bit.ly/3MZXvJW |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese |
Latest Video! (Available from September 2022)
| ศิลปิน | ชื่อการแสดง | ซับไตเติ้ล |
| Dairakudakan | Oboro https://youtu.be/9p4O3W10ZaQ |
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| SCOT | Electra https://youtu.be/V25VnCwveR4 |
English, French, Russian, Chinese, Indonesian |
| Company Derashinera | TOGE https://youtu.be/7SCoBE1OmxU |
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| chelfitsch and FUJIKURA Dai with Klangforum Wien | Work-In-Progress for Music Theatre Production https://youtu.be/_Km3D9Pss34 |
English, French, German, Japanese |
| Setagaya Public Theatre and Raphaëlle Boitel | Fierce 5: Behind the Scenes https://youtu.be/byf9MU7K3Kc |
English, French, Japanese |
| SPAC and T2G | The Cherry Orchard https://youtu.be/zwf_WobI7eY |
English, French, Japanese |
| Seinendan and Pascal Rambert | KOTATSU https://youtu.be/RqgY8skzInU |
English, French, Spanish, Japanese |
| Pascal Rambert and HIRATA Oriza | KOTATSU: Behind the Scenes https://youtu.be/wcXKgLCo670 |
English, French, Spanish, Japanese |
| SUGIMOTO Hiroshi | “Noh Climax” Series https://youtu.be/zocevUFpqyc |
English, French, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Japanese |
- Discover more videos, apart from the recommendation above, on the Japan Foundation’s YouTube Channel.
How to watch
- Simply follow the link to the Japan Foundation’s YouTube account here and choose a video to play.
- Or you can directly follow the link, listed in the table above.
- At the bottom right of the screenplay, you will see the cog wheel button. Click it and the setting tab will appear.
- Choose a language for the subtitles in [cc]. Thai Subtitle will be provided to some selected videos.
About BIPAM
Beginning in 2016 as the Bangkok International Performing Arts Meeting, Southeast Asia’s performing arts gathering and exchange platform, BIPAM has grown to become a performing arts management service organization based in Bangkok. BIPAM was founded by an arts manager collective with a vision to become the gateway for the world to take a step deeper into the various contexts of Southeast Asia where rich diversity in performing arts is ever-thriving, connecting Southeast Asian performing arts professionals with the international performing arts scenes. Moreover, BIPAM works to enhance the competence of local professionals through BIPAM’s own initiatives, collaboration projects with local and international art organizations, and other arts management services.
Contact Information
The Japan Foundation, Bangkok
10th Fl. Serm-mit Tower, 159 Sukhumvit 21,
Bangkok 10110
Tel +66-2-260-8560~3 Fax +66-2-260-8565
Email: acdept@ba.jpf.go.jp
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