This suspenseful drama follows a brother and sister in search of their family origins after the death of their mother. While clearly influenced by the writer’s own experiences growing up during the Lebanese Civil War, the play’s mystery is also reminiscent of the Greek tragedy “Oedipus Rex”.

The company returns to present its seventh new work at the Setagaya Public Theatre, staging again there for the first time in six years. The ambitious work will take movement and stage space to the max.

15 years on from when Noda’s adaptation of Moto Hagio’s manga was first staged, now it is revived as a unique Japanese and Korean co-production, featuring a cast of Korean actors selected by open audition and the designers indispensable for Noda’s work.

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Recently also appointed to head the Paris Opera Ballet, Benjamin Millepied’s L.A. Dance Project makes its much-anticipated first visit to Japan. Millepied and the young company dancers herald a new ballet and dance era.

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Celebrating 460 years since the birth of Shakespeare, this very special staging of the Bard’s comedy features in the Owlspot Shakespeare Festival, adapted and directed by Kegawazoku’s Junko Emoto, who also stars. The classic play about male and female relations will be brought to bawdy life in this intense new version that is both jocular and cynical.

“Bluebeard’s Castle” is one of Shuji Terayama’s later plays, what he called a “magical musical”. This revival will feature Bluebeard’s seven wives played by actresses from a range of backgrounds, performed as a freak show-like spectacle in an abandoned theatre.

This is the debut of Jean Baptiste André, a dancer with experience in Philippe Decouflé’s work. The solo piece is a unique fusion of nouveau cirque and contemporary dance. Also employing video, André is a delicate, dynamic and humorous performer.

The Asian Performing Arts Festival is a platform for young artists from around Asia to come together and create new international collaborations. The festival is a unique opportunity to experience the performing arts existing today in Asia.