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LEIMAY Archive Presentation and Book Talk
LEIMAY Archive Presentation with Brandon Perdomo and Ximena Garnica, plus Tanya Calamoneri on Her Book
Thursday 30 November 2023
United States
Essay
Making Theatre, or Something Else Entirely, in a Pandemic
On Protests and Virtual Performance
by Soyica Colbert, Natsu Onoda Power
16 September 2020
Video
SEGAL TALKS: Satoko Ichihara
An update on the situation for theatre artists in Japan
Wednesday 8 July 2020
Japan
LEIMAY: Butoh in New York Event Poster.
Video

LEIMAY Archive Presentation with Brandon Perdomo and Ximena Garnica, plus Tanya Calamoneri on Her Book

Thursday 30 November 2023
United States

LEIMAY’s Archive Coordinator Brandon Perdomo and Ximena Garnica spoke about the LEIMAY archive and the history of the company. Tanya Calamoneri joined via zoom to talk about her book Butoh America: Butoh Dance in the United States and Mexico from 1970 to the early 2000s.

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Essay

On Protests and Virtual Performance

16 September 2020

Soyica Colbert sits down with playwright Natsu Onoda Power to talk about protesting against the United States military presence in Okinawa, Japan; in-person audiences versus virtual ones, Natsu’s new piece Okiniawa Demo Reel, and more.

Segal theatre center logo.
Video

An update on the situation for theatre artists in Japan

Wednesday 8 July 2020
Japan

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Satoko Ichihara livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 8 July 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC -5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 17:00 BST (London, UTC +1) / 18:00 CEST (Berlin, UTC +2).

headshot of Toshiki Okada next to a plant
Video

Daily Live Online Conversations with US and Global Theatre Artists

Friday 3 April 2020
Japan

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented SEGAL TALKS: Toshiki Okada (Japan) livestreamed on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 3 April 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC-7) / 11 a.m. CDT (Chicago, UTC-5) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC-4) / 5 p.m. BST (London, UTC+1).

actors in traditional japanese dress against neon tokyo background
Video

at the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center

Thursday 16 May 2019
New York City

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City presented Japanese Contemporary Theatre Magazine Launch and Panel Discussion livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Thursday 16 May at 1 p.m. PDT (San Francisco UTC-7) / 4 p.m. EDT (New York UTC-4) / 20:00 UTC+0 / 9 p.m. BST (London UTC+1).

photo of stage depicting a japanese house
Video

Satoko Ichihara/Kristine Haruna Lee, Jun Tsutsui/Soraya Broukhim, Kuro Tanino/Mallory Catlett

Monday-Tuesday 12-13 November 2018
New York City

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented the Japanese Playwrights Project (Day 1) livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 12 November and Tuesday 13 November 2018.

Video
Monday 20 November 2017
New York, NY, United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City presented Shūji Terayama’s Laura (Rora), Trial (Shinpan), and Americans, who are you? (America-jin Anata-wa) followed by a panel discussion livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Monday 20 November 2017 at 6:30 p.m. EST (New York) / 5:30 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 3:30 p.m. PST (Los Angeles).

Essay

Tadashi Suzuki and Anne Bogart on the Suzuki Method

3 September 2017

Tadashi Suzuki and Anne Bogart in conversation at the Symposium on the Suzuki Method with SITI Company—New York City, June 3, 2017.

Video
Tuesday 30 May 2017
New York, NY, United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City presented an artist talk with Tadashi Suzuki livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Tuesday 30 May at 12:00 p.m. EDT (New York) / 11:00 a.m. CDT (Chicago) / 9:00 a.m. PDT (Los Angeles).

Essay

Checking In at Kuro Tanino's Avidya: No Lights Inn

3 January 2017

Zach Dorn explores Kuro Tanino’s mythical Avidya: No Lights Inn, a ritualistic and darkly spiritual experience at the Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival in Japan.

Essay

Noh Drama at Boston University

30 April 2016

A conversation with Theatre Nohgaku members about noh theatre and their production of Zahdi Dates and Poppies.

Video
Wednesday 27 April to Friday 29 April
New York, NY, United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center presented PEN World Voices: International Play Festival 2016 livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 27 April to Friday 29 April. On Twitter use #HowlRound.

Video
Friday 25 March and Saturday 26 March
Boston, MA, United States

Boston University presented Theatre Nohgaku's Performance and Discussion of Noh Music and a Lecture and Demonstration of Noh and Kyogen Performance Styles livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv Friday 25 March and Saturday 26 March. On Twitter, use #howlround and follow @HowlRoundTV

Video

With The Builders Association (New York) & Nibroll (Tokyo)

Thursday 3 December 2015
New York, NY, United States

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center in New York City presented a performance of A Quiet Day and a conversation about Performance Robot Dramaturgy livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Thursday 3 December 3 at 2 p.m. PST (Vancouver) / 4 p.m. CST (Chicago) / 5 p.m. EST New York / 22:00 GMT (London). In Twitter, use #howlround.

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