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Performing Arts Criticism Project 2021 Spring
Instructor ☞ Naoto Moriyama (Theater Critic/ Senior Researcher of Kyoto Performing Arts Center)
For this project, we welcome theater critic Naoto Moriyama to lecture on how to approach experimental performing arts with a critical eye. Write your own review after viewing the set program and send it in; chosen applicants will receive one-on-one lessons from Moriyama and have their brushed-up pieces featured on this website and future editions of the festival magazine. If you’re interested in learning more about performing arts writing, this is the perfect opportunity to challenge yourself!
See details here (Language: Japanese only)
*Language: Japanese only
Naoto Moriyama
Japan
Born in 1968, Naoto Moriyama is a theater critic. He teaches at the Department of Performing Arts at Kyoto University of the Arts (formerly Kyoto University of Art and Design) and also serves as the chief researcher at the Kyoto Performing Arts Center and on the editorial board of its journal, Performing Arts. He has also previously taught at Doshisha University and Ritsumeikan University. In Japanese, he is the author of many books and articles about theater. His English-language publications include Alternatives: Debating Theatre Culture in the Age of Con-Fusion (2004, co-editor).