Vol. 60 Updated Aug. 26, 2010  |
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 The Bupyeong Arts Center (893-seat and 339-seat theaters, an outdoor performance space, gallery space, community hall, studio, etc.) opened in April 2010 as a public facility of Bupyeong Ward in Incheon Metropolitan City, South Korea. The Center’s director, Cho Kyung-Hwan, who has studied in Japan and has visited many of its public theaters and arts facilities, as well as those of other countries, in his ongoing search for new potential in community-rooted arts facilities. In this interview, Director Cho talks about the guiding philosophy of his Center and plans for the future, including an artist residence program opening with a new facility in October and collaborative programs on the horizon with Japanese centers. |
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In this, his last play, the late Inoue used his unique “play with music” style employing songs as a dramatic element to tell the story of proletarian literature movement author Takiji Kobayashi, known for the internationally renowned short novel “Kanikosen” (The Crab Canning Ship) and also as a communist activist in Japan’s pre-WWII era. After a prologue from his subject’s childhood, Inoue traces the events of the two years and nine months before Takiji was killed under torture at the young age of 29. The music is original compositions for this play by the jazz pianist Makoto Ozone performed live by Ozone himself. |
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Jacob’s Pillow is an organization based in Becket, Massachusetts with a mission to support dance creation presentation and education. The organization’s activities in Becket go back to 1930, when choreographer and Denishawn Company leader Ted Shawn purchased the Jacob’s Pillow farm as a retreat and studio. A series of public lectures that Shawn began in 1933 became the forerunner of today’s prestigious Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. The organization also continues to run the Ted Shawn Theater built in 1942 as America’s first dance-specific theater, and the dance School At Jacob’s Pillow. |
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