By Silvia Poletti Bolzano Danza and Venice Biennale Danza — the two most important events of the Italian summer, with overlapping dates that make attending both a challenge — were branded this year around similar thought-provoking themes. Under Wayne McGregor’s direction for the second year, the title of this year’s Venice program was Boundary-less, while Bolzano
By Naomi Mori Nothing can stop Saburo Teshigawara’s creative drive. Last year, he was appointed artistic director of Aichi Prefectural Art Theater, a major venue in Nagoya, in central Japan. Last summer, he choreographed Kaze no Matasaburo (Matasaburo of the Wind, based on a novel by Kenji Miyazawa) for young dancers in that district, and
By Naomi Mori Japan has done quite well since the start of the COVD-19 pandemic, being one of the few countries that continued to have performances with audiences, except for two periods of shutdown due to a State of Emergency. In Tokyo, I have been able to see quite a few shows in 2020 and