One of the greatest frustrations of any theatre fan - or just people looking for entertainment in a foreign land - is not being able fully to appreciate what's happening on stage. If visuals and the thrill of live drama can often cross over language divides, sadly dialogue mostly cannot. However, F/T is a vigorously international affair and this autumn's edition is no different.

August 3rd 2010. Festival/Tokyo 10 has made its official launch with our press conference held at the Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan, designed by renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Participating artists Norimizu Ameya, Roger Bernat, Ikuyo Kuroda, Shiro Maeda (GOTANNDADAN), Masataka Matsuda (marebito theater company), Motoi Miura (chiten), Yujiro Sagami, and Akira Takayama (Port B) also attended to introduce each of their performances to over 100 attendees of the conference.

from left to right: Yujiro Sagami, Masataka Matsuda, Akira Takayama, Roger Bernat, Ikuyo Kuroda, Motoi Miura, Shiro Maeda, Norimizu Ameya (c) Yohta Kataoka