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September 2011

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9/21, 9/22 "Cinecitta Aperta, Ruhr Trilogy Part 2"

Due to a typhoon, the performances of "Cinecittà Aperta, Ruhr Trilogy Part 2" on September 21 (Wed), at 19:30, and September 22 (Thu) at 19:30, will both be cancelled. We understand the great disappointment this will cause but please understand that the safety of our audiences, performers and backstage crew is naturally our first priority.

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9/17 "From Kenji Miyazawa / Yumenoshima"

Today's (September 16) performance of "From Kenji Miyazawa / Yumenoshima" will go ahead as planned.

*Update: September 17's performance will also go ahead as planned!

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F/T12 Emerging Artists Program: Open Call for Entries!

F/T12 Emerging Artists Program Open: Call for Entries / 公开征集项目 / 모집요강

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English Surtitles & Performances for Foreign Audiences

So, you're interested in catching one of the local or visiting productions at Festival/Tokyo 2011 but are worried about language barriers? Sure enough, there's nothing more frustrating than wanting to understand and appreciate a two-hour theatre performance but to be prevented just by a lack of knowledge of the language!

Rest assured, no matter your nationality or linguistic levels, there is still plenty of choice for everyone in the F/T11 Program!

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Stage designer Bert Neumann will be talk guest for the F/T Theatrotheque

Bert Neumann, one of the most influential stage designers of the German-language theatre scene, has, with his unique style looking deeply behind the facade of today's urban spaces, given many outstanding performances of the last 20 years an unforgettable "face". Applying images of suburbs, urban blight and cheap glamour, he sharp-sightedly questions the ideas of happiness and salvation that capitalism conveys.

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F/T Emerging Artists Program: Modern Table (Korea) Performance Change

It was previously planned for Modern Table to stage "Awake" and "Darkness PoomBa" (choreography, music: Jaeduk Kim) at the Owlspot Theater on November 7 (Mon) and 8 (Tue), as part of the F/T11 Emerging Artists Program. However, due to the wishes of the company it has been decided instead to stage "Awake" with "Joker's Blues".

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