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Japan Cuts 2018 Film Festival at the Japan Society
This past few weeks I volunteered for the Japan Society Film Department’s annual Japan Cuts film festival, which screens a host of new Japanese blockbusters, avant-garde films, and…
A Summer of Japanese Pop Princesses
This past weekend I attended the Miku Expo 2018 to see Hatsune Miku perform at the Hammerstein Ballroom. The month before, I saw Kyary Pamyu Pamyu at the…
Yamaguchi Sagi kyōgen at Yamaguchi Prefectural University and Audience Building in the Traditional Performing Arts.
A few weeks ago I headed back to Yamaguchi to catch the Yamaguchi Sagi kyōgen show at Yamaguchi Prefectural University (YPU). Now in its 10th (and final) year,…
Mugen Noh Othello at the Japan Society
On the weekend of January 12th, I headed over to the Japan Society to help out with the final production of their Noh-Now series, the Shizuoka Performing Arts…
Hanjo at the Japan Society
This past weekend I volunteered at the Japan Society, where the Mishima Yukio play, Hanjo, was being performed as part of the Japan Society’s ongoing Noh Now Series.…
A Weekend with Wakao Ayako
This weekend the Japan Society Film Department screened four films starring the legendary film actress, Wakao Ayako. So, I put on my volunteer hat and headed out for…
Katsura Sunshine at the Soho Playhouse
This past Saturday I was given the opportunity to attend the opening night performance of Japan’s only professional non-Japanese rakugo artist, Katsura Sunshine, at the Soho Playhouse. Sunshi…
A Billion Nights on Earth at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Last night I was given the opportunity to head over to the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and take in the family show, A Billion Nights on Earth,…
Boozing it Up, Japan Style
This past Tuesday I again headed to the Japan Society, this time to assist their Talks+ Department, who were offering visitors an in depth look at the world…
Barbara Hammer and Ogawa Shinsuke
This Fall, venues across NYC are coming together to celebrate the work of pioneer filmmaker of queer cinema and visual artist, Barbara Hammer, and the Japan Society Film…