http://performingarts.jp performingarts.jp http://performingarts.jp/E/pre_interview/1.html CINARS (International Exchange for the Performing Arts) is an international arts market held every two years in the city of Montreal, province of Quebec, Canada. Founded more than a quarter of a century ago in 1984, the initial mission was to promote Canadian artists in the development of overseas markets. Since then, CINARS has grown to become one of the world’s largest scale arts markets, attracting over 1,000 participants from all around the world including artists, agents and presenters from about 60 countries. We spoke with the founder, Alain Pare about CINARS’ development and the role it has played over the years. http://performingarts.jp/E/play/1.html This play is one of the representative works of Tanino Kuro, a playwright and director known for small-theater works for which he remodeled his condominium each time and outdoor stages, always creating spaces that express worlds of human obsessions and stories that delve into the depths of our consciousness. For this play the stage is divided into upper and lower platforms, with the upper part inhabited by two old women, one a pig and the other with a sheep. In the lower platform is a young man in student uniform who is tied down and speaks about his situation in monologue. Eventually the upper and lower sections connect and various conversations with hidden sexual connotations are exchanged. http://performingarts.jp/E/society/1.html The Japan Foundation is a special foundation under the supervision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that was established in 1972 with the purpose of deepening mutual understanding between Japan and the countries of the world and building a favorable environment of international exchange. In the nearly 40 years since its founding it has served a primary role in promoting cultural exchange between Japan and the world through a wide range of programs including promotion of the spread of Japanese language education overseas, supporting research on Japan and intellectual exchange and encouraging exchange in the arts and culture. With headquarters in Tokyo, a branch office in Kyoto and two affiliated organizations (The Japan Foundation Japanese Language Institute, Kansai International Center) the Foundation also has 23 overseas offices in 22 cities in 21 countries. On October 1, 2003, it was re-organized as an independent government organization. http://performingarts.jp/E/topics/index.html#topics1_1 http://performingarts.jp/E/topics/index.html#topics1_2 http://performingarts.jp/E/topics/index.html#topics1_3 http://performingarts.jp/E/topics/index.html#topics2_1 http://performingarts.jp/E/topics/index.html#topics2_2 http://performingarts.jp/E/topics/index.html#topics2_3 http://performingarts.jp/E/topics/index.html#topics2_4 http://performingarts.jp/E/topics/index.html#topics2_5 http://performingarts.jp/E/topics/indexjf.html#topics1_1