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Japan Society Will Host 'The Benshi Tradition and The Silver Screen: A Japanese Puppetry Spin-Off'


by Stephi Wild - November 20, 2024

Japan Society will present a two-program event of classic silent samurai films enlivened by live benshi narration and shamisen performance with The Benshi Tradition and the Silver Screen: A Japanese Puppetry Spin-Off....

Under The Radar Announces 20th Anniversary Season and New Co-Creative Directors


by A.A. Cristi - August 01, 2024

Under the Radar Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary with new dates and announces Meropi Peponides and Kaneza Schaal as co-creative directors, highlighting innovative and diverse performances....

HAMLET | TOILET Makes its New York Premiere in January


by Stephi Wild - November 22, 2023

Japan Society presents the New York premiere of Hamlet | Toilet, written and directed by Yu Murai and performed by the acclaimed theater company Kaimaku Pennant Race (KPR). ...

Japan Society Presents 'Taisho Roman: Fever Dreams of the Great Rectitude' in December


by Stephi Wild - November 02, 2023

Japan Society has announced Taisho Roman: Fever Dreams of the Great Rectitude, a six-film series running December 9-16. ...

Japan Society Presents Traditional Japanese Noh Theater With KOTEI and MAKURA JIDO


by Stephi Wild - November 15, 2022

Prominent members from the Kita Noh School, including Akiyo Tomoeda, Living National Treasure designated by the Japanese government, perform works from noh theater’s classical repertoire: Kotei (The Emperor) and Makura Jido (Chrysanthemum Boy).  ...

Akiko Tokuoka to Present WAKASHU - TIMELESS BEAUTY OF THE THIRD GENDER at The Secret Theatre


by Blair Ingenthron - November 05, 2022

Performance Artist Akiko Tokuoka's new work, “Wakashu - Timeless Beauty of the Third Gender” will premiere in Queens this November. The work, made possible in part by a $3,000 grant from Queens Council on the Arts (QCA), will be staged at Secret Theatre....

Past Shows

TATE Hatoryu NY 10th Anniversary Celebration


TATE Hatoryu New York 10th Anniversary Celebration Japanese sword fighting and stage combat show and reception

Ludic Proxy: Fukushima
Ludic Proxy: Fukushima
3/6 - 3/26/2021


Japan Society, in association with PlayCo, presents a virtual production of "Ludic Proxy: Fukushima," written and directed by Brooklyn-based theater-maker Aya Ogawa. This digital theater ...


From Capital One’s massive data breach to the latest hack on Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint losing $32 million, recent headlines are increasingly featuring cyberattacks and ...

Videos


Void Main in Off-Off-Broadway Void Main
cirqueSaw (1/8 - 1/26) Tracker
THE DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS IMPROV SHOW in Off-Off-Broadway THE DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS IMPROV SHOW
The WARA Theatre (3/17 - 3/17)
HEARTBREAK HOTEL The Elvis Presley Story in Off-Off-Broadway HEARTBREAK HOTEL The Elvis Presley Story
John W. Engeman Theater (1/16 - 3/2)
THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Pirouette: Turning Points in Design JANUARY 26, 2025 – OCTOBER 18, 2025 in Off-Off-Broadway THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Pirouette: Turning Points in Design JANUARY 26, 2025 – OCTOBER 18, 2025
The Museum of Modern Art (1/26 - 10/18)
Carnegie Hall Presents Third Coast Percussion in Off-Off-Broadway Carnegie Hall Presents Third Coast Percussion
Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall (2/27 - 2/27)
Becca Kidwell - Love Songs in Off-Off-Broadway Becca Kidwell - Love Songs
Don't Tell Mama NYC (3/16 - 3/16)
A Delightfully Wicked Fairytale: Review of DISENCHANTED! at Queens Theater in Off-Off-Broadway A Delightfully Wicked Fairytale: Review of DISENCHANTED! at Queens Theater
A Delightfully Wicked Fairytale: Review of DISENCHANTED! at Queens Theater (9/10 - 10/10)
PHOTOS
Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific in Off-Off-Broadway Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific
John W. Engeman Theater (5/15 - 6/29)
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