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Imitation and creativity in Japanese arts: from Kishida Ryusei to Miyazaki Hayao , , X
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IMITATION AND CREATIVITY
IN JAPANESE ARTS
From Kishida Ryūsei to Miyazaki Hayao
MICHAEL LUCKEN
Imitation and Creativity in Japanese Arts
ASIA PERSPECTIVES: HISTORY, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE WEATHERHEAD EAST ASIAN INSTITUTE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
A S I A P E R S P E C T I V E S : H I S T O R Y, S O C I E T Y, A N D C U LT U R E A series of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Carol Gluck, Editor Comfort Women: Sexual Slavery in the Japanese Military During World War II, by Yoshimi Yoshiaki, trans. Suzanne O’Brien The World Turned Upside Down: Medieval Japanese Society, by Pierre François Souyri, trans. Kathe Roth Yoshimasa and the Silver Pavilion: The Creation of the Soul of Japan, by Donald Keene Geisha, Harlot, Strangler, Star: The Story of a Woman, Sex, and Moral Values in Modern Japan, by William Johnston Lhasa: Streets with Memories, by Robert
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Some things you may want to know before seeing "Metamorphosis of a Living Room"
About chelfitsch
Toshiki Okada, the leader of chelfitsch] the theater company whose performance you are about to see today, is one of those figures who acts as both playwright and director. Among Japan's many theater troupes, chelfitsch is one of the companies that has performed overseas the most in the gendai engeki genre. The company has been highly acclaimed at theaters and festivals around the world. Why is that? My feeling is that Okada is a writer who sees the potential of theater in the connection between the imagination of actors and audiences within the space of a theater. As a result, his works have a universal quality that somehow conveys the substance and essence of his works to local audiences, even if they don't necessarily understand Japanese.
Unlike Noh and Kabuki, prior knowledge of history etc. is not a prerequisite when you see a chelfitsch productionrather, the au
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