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Making a Home: Exhibition Walkthrough
Topics: Art

Making a Home: Exhibition Walkthrough

Views of selected works in the exhibition with commentary by the curator. The walkthrough is focused on site-specific installations, including a manga-inspired mural by Hiroki Otsuka, paper studio by Satoru Eguchi and styrofoam teahouse by Yoshiaki Kaihatsu.

Topics: Cinema

Red Handkerchief (1964) Trailer

Original movie trailer, with added subtitles, for this "mood action" thriller starring Yujiro Ishihara and directed by Toshio Masuda.

Topics: Theater

Takigi Noh ("Bonfire Noh")

A digest of some of the key dramatic moments in three noh and kyogen pieces staged in the 600-year-old "bonfire noh" style of outdoor performance in front of Japan Society's landmark building.

Topics: Social Issues

Governor James B. Hunt on Asia in the Curriculum

The former Governor of North Carolina and leading proponent of early childhood education stresses the importance of teaching about Asia in the early grades.

Topics: Dance

Performance from Butoh America

In collaboration with five emerging U.S.-based performers, Akira Kasai, one of the co-founders of the butoh movement, created this performance as part of a new piece commissioned by Japan Society.