symposium
symposium
Research report session: “The Bunraku film ‘Marionnettes japonaises’”
| date | Tuesday, December 22, 2009 13:00 – 16:15 |
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| place | Ono auditorium, Waseda University |
| sponser | Japanese Theatre Studies Course / Film Studies Course |
| outline | Research report session: “The Bunraku film ‘Marionnettes japonaises’”
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Welcoming Alexei Ratmansky, artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet: Special lecture on “The Bright Stream”
| date | On December 2, 2009 |
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| place | Waseda University (Okuma Memorial Tower) |
| sponser | Dance Studies Course |
| outline | Welcoming Alexei Ratmansky, artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet: Special lecture on “The Bright Stream”
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nternational Symposium: “Theatre, Dance, and the Arts Scene: Exchanges between Japan and France in the 20th Century”
| date | Wednesday, November 25 – Friday, November 27, 2009 |
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| place | Maison des Cultures du Monde (November 25); Maison de la Culture du Japon à Paris (November 26); Bibliothèque nationale de France, new building (November 27) |
| sponser | Organizers: Waseda University Theatre Museum Global COE; Maison de la Culture du Japon à Paris; Université Paris 10 (Theatre and film course); Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) |
| outline | The international symposium, “Theatre, Dance, and the Arts Scene: Exchanges between France and Japan in the 20th Century,” was the first project by the Theatre Museum Global COE program to be organized abroad. Researchers and artists gathered from Japan and France as well as from all over Europe to make research presentations and to engage in discussions at this three-day-long symposium, which was held at three venues in the city of Paris. With two project leaders from the GCOE, one research assistant, two guest lecturers, three research associates, three researchers presenting papers and two members of the GCOE office staff providing administrative support, a high-quality, substantive research exchange was achieved, attended by a total of more than 200 people. |
Professor Dr. Erika Fischer-Lichte Lecture Series
| date | Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 16:30–18:30 / Wednesday, September 30, 18:30–20:30 |
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| place | Okuma Small Auditorium, Ono Auditorium |
| sponser | Western Theatre Studies Course |
| outline | The Western Theatre Studies Course this autumn invited Professor Dr. Erika Fischer-Lichte of the Free University of Berlin, a leading researcher on theatre studies in Germany, and held a lecture series on her full-scale performance theory, which marks a clear break from all previously existing theories of theatre. The first day’s lecture began with opening remarks by the vice-director of the TSUBOUCHI Memorial Theatre Museum, AKIBA Hirokazu (professor, School of Science and Engineering). In view of the fact that her recent work, Ästhetik des Performativen, was published in Japan this year, Professor Erika Fischer-Lichte gave a lucid summary of its essential elements, illustrated by pertinent visual materials. HIRATA Eiichiro (associate professor, Keio University), one of the book’s translators, served as moderator and interpreter and made the following comments about the background to the book. Professor Erika Fischer-Lichte’s achievements as a theatre researcher extend far beyond the German-speaking world and are well known worldwide. In recent years her Ästhetik des Performativen, published in 2004, has attracted the attention of researchers and was quickly translated into English and published in 2008 under the title The Transformative Power of Performance. A New Aesthetics. In the German-speaking world the theatrical arts have primarily been associated with the poetic tradition, a view that has had widespread support; as a result, performance theory, which developed in the English-speaking world in the 1960s, has been slow to be introduced there even in the area of theatre studies. Professor Erika Fischer-Lichte’s Ästhetik des Performativen regards theatre as an artistic genre that must first and foremost be thought of as performance; she has won praise for assimilating existing performance theories and constructing a basic theory of performance that is both comprehensive and thorough-going. On the second day of the lecture series, entitled “Greek Tragedy: Performances in Germany and Japan – Tradition, Function, Meaning”, Professor Erika Fischer-Lichte discussed Greek tragedies performed in Germany and Japan. Project director MARUMOTO Takashi (professor, Faculty of Law) served as moderator, and HAGIWARA Ken (lecturer, Meiji University), who co-translated Professor Erika Fischer-Lichte’s book with Professor HIRATA, acted as interpreter. Professor Erika Fischer-Lichte noted that in the 1970s the reception of Greek tragedy in the two countries took very interesting forms and made reference to “The Trojan Women” (1974) directed by SUZUKI Tadashi and “King Oedipus” (1976) directed by NINAGAWA Yukio. The lectures on both days were well attended and were followed by lively discussions. |
Symposium: “Thinking about the future of regional theatre”
| date | Saturday, September 27, 2009, 19:30 – 22:00 |
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| place | BIRD Theatre, Shikanocho, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture |
| sponser | Artistic and Cultural Environment Studies Course |
| outline | Symposium: “Thinking about the future of regional theatre”
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2009 academic year First Global COE doctoral dissertation report session
| date | Thursday, July 23, 2009, 13:00–17:00 |
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| place | Okuma Memorial Tower (Building 26), multi-purpose lecture room |
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| outline | At the first doctoral dissertation report session of the 2009 academic year, three presentations were made by KIM Moran (GCOE researcher), KANDA Yuko (GCOE research fellow) and WEI Mingjie (GCOE researcher). The paper given by KANDA was an extremely close analysis of Noh documents from classical times that broadened out into a lively question and answer period with the audience. The reports of KIM Moran and WEI Mingjie, on Irish theatre in Korea and on the development of modern Chinese theatre respectively, took the theatres in their homelands as their subject matter and were extremely impressive presentations for researchers in different fields due to their profound relation to modern Japanese theatre. Moderator: NAGASHIMA Yukiko (GCOE research assosiate) 1. 13:00–14:10: KIM Moran (GCOE assosiate fellow, 2008 PhD in Literature from Tsukuba University) “ ‘Our Ireland’ – The Transplanting of Irish Literature in Japan and Colonial Korea.” 2. 14:20–15:30: KANDA Yuko (GCOE assosiate fellow, 2008 PhD in Literature from Waseda University) “On the Classical World of Noh and Its Commentaries.” 3. 15:40–16:50: WEI Mingjie (GCOE assosiate fellow, 2007 PhD in Literature from Kanazawa University) “The Reception of Japanese shingeki Theatre Movements during the Formative Period of Modern Chinese Theatre – with a Focus on the shunryusha/chunliushe (Spring Willow Troupe).” |
International Round Table: “Theatre and Film in the Urban Space of Shanghai”
| date | Saturday, June 6, 2009, 10:00–17:20 |
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| place | Waseda Campus Building 26, Room 302 |
| sponser | Japanese Theatre Studies Course / Eastern Theatre Studies Course |
| outline | Part One: “The 1940s” Presenter: LUO Suwen (Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences) Panelists: JIANG Jin (East China Normal University), LIEN Ling-ling (Academica Sinica), SHAO Yingjian (Tokushima University), ZHANG Xinmin (Osaka City University), SHIRAI Keisuke (Bunkyo University), FUJINO Naoko (Kwansei Gakuin University, research fellow), MISU Yusuke (Hiroshima University of Economics, research fellow), TAKAHASHI Shun (Kochi University) Moderator: MORIDAIRA Takafumi (Waseda University, research associate) Part Two: “The 1950s” Presenter: JIANG Jin (East China Normal University) Panelists: LUO Suwen (Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences), LIEN Ling-ling (Academica Sinica), SHAO Yingjian (Tokushima University), ZHANG Xinmin (Osaka City University), SAJI Toshihiko (Wako University), MURAI Hiroshi (Kanagawa University), ABE Noriyuki (Doshisha University), MORIDAIRA Takafumi (Waseda University, research assosiate) Moderator: HIRABAYASHI Norikazu (Waseda University, project member) Part Three: “General Discussion” Moderator: OKAZAKI Yumi (Waseda University, project member) |
Theatre Seminar: The Essence of Shanghai Theatre
| date | Monday, June 1, 2009, 14:45–18:00 |
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| place | Waseda Campus, Ono Auditorium |
| sponser | Japanese Theatre Studies Course / Eastern Theatre Studies Course |
| outline | Lecturer: LUO Huaizhen (playwright, Shanghai Center of Creative Arts) “The Hai Pai Spirit in Chinese Theatre: Looking Back on 100 Years of Shanghai Theatre” Lecturer: JIN Jing (Yueju Opera actress, Qi school, Shanghai Jing-an Yueju Opera Troupe) “The Art of the Qi School and the Appeal of Yueju Opera” Lecturer: CHEN Shaoyun (Peking Opera actor, Qi school, Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe) “The Art of the Qi School and the Appeal of Chinese Theatre” |
Seminars on Baroque Theatre Stage Structures
| date | November 25–27, 2008 |
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| place | Waseda University (Okuma Memorial Tower) |
| sponser | Global COE Programme |
| outline | Seminars on Baroque Theatre Stage Structures
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Reconsidering the Underground Theatre of the 1960s: An International Conference
| date | Fri 17th Oct - Sun 19th Oct |
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| place | Ono Auditorium(17th Oct), Masaru Ibuka Auditorium(18th Oct), Okuma Auditorium(19th Oct) |
| sponser | Theare Museum Global COE |
| outline | 17th October "Raising Questions" 14:00-16:15 Research Papers "Film, Theatre, and Dance in the 1960s" You Sato [14:10 - 14:40] Sunao Otsuka [14:50 - 15:20] Naomi Inata [ 15:30 - 16:00] 16:25-17:15 Plenary Lecture 1 "What was the Underground Theatre?" Yoshio Ozasa 17:45-18:45 Plenary Lecture 2 "A Ghost of the Underground Theatre." Ryuko Saeki 19:00-20:15 Panel Session 1 "Theatre in the 1960s from a Present Point of View." Oriza Hirata, Akio Miyazawa, Toshiki Okada Chair : Kentaro Matsui 18th October "Taking of the Movement" 10:00-10:10 Opening Address 10:10-11:00 Plenary Lecture 3 "The History and Influence of Theatre in the 1960s." Akihiko Senda 11:00-11:30 "Truth -telling and Demystification of the Undergroud Theatre." Itsuki Umeyama 13:00-15:00 Symposium "Coffeehouse Chronicles: 47 years of La MaMa E.T.C." Chair: Minako Okamuro Ellen Stewart, Ozzie Rodoriguez, Kaori Fujiyabu (Simulataneous Translation available) 15:30-16:45 Panel Session 2 "The Dawn of Shuji Terayama and his Visual Works." Kyoko Kujo, Sakumi Hagiwara, Kohei Ando 17:00-18:15 Colloquy 1 "Theatre as Movement: Concerning Theatre Center 68/71." Makoto Sato Interviewer: David G. Goodman 19th October "Revealing the Facts" 10:10-11:00 Plenary Lecture 4 "Historical Background and Contemporary Evaluation of Theatre in the 1960s." Takayuki Kan 11:15-12:30 Colloquy 2 "The Function of a Director." Yukio Ninagawa Interviewer: Akihiko Senda 13:30-14:45 Colloquy 3 "The Red tent for Juro Kara" Juro Kara Interviewer: Naoto Horikiri 15:00-16:15 Colloquy 4 "A Strategy for Words." Minoru Betsuyaku Interviewer: Minako Okamuro |
Chikamatsu Project Lovers' Suicides at Imamiya, directed by Masako Yuasa
| date | June 5–6, 2008 |
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| place | Waseda University (Ono Memorial Hall) |
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| outline | Chikamatsu Project Lovers' Suicides at Imamiya, directed by Masako Yuasa
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Performance: “Mittsu no uta de dodontoka” Symposium: “The Meaning of Performance Arts for Everyone”
| date | Sunday, May 11, 2008 |
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| place | Ono auditorium, Waseda University |
| sponser | Artistic and Cultural Environment Studies Course |
| outline | Performance: “Mittsu no uta de dodontoka” Symposium: “The Meaning of Performance Arts for Everyone”
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International Symposium: Stage to Screen
| date | March 3–5, 2008 |
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| place | Waseda University (International Conference Center); National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (National Film Center) |
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| outline | International Symposium: Stage to Screen
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International Conference "An Invitation to Dance Studies: 'Le Sacre du Printemps' Revisited"
| date | January 29–30, 2008 |
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| place | Ono Auditorium |
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| outline | International Conference "An Invitation to Dance Studies: 'Le Sacre du Printemps' Revisited"
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International Conference on "Sangaku and Masks"
| date | December 7–9, 2007 |
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| place | Waseda University (Okuma Auditorium) |
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| outline | International Conference on "Sangaku and Masks"
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Public Lecture “Joruri” Performance of a rarely performed piece, the “Ichiwaka’s First Battle” scene from the gidayu play “Wada kassen onna maizuru
| date | Thursday, October 1, 2009, 14:00–16:00 |
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| place | Okuma Small Auditorium |
| sponser | Japanese Theatre Studies Course |
| outline | joruri: TOYOTAKE Hanafusa-dayu; shamisen: TSURUSAWA Seitomo; commentator: UCHIYAMA Mikiko
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