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The Yoshidas: A Family Journey in Art

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 Japanese today take overseas travel for granted, but not so long ago, artists’ paintings of faraway places gave ordinary folks a glimpse of an outside world few had seen. Early modern landscape painter…

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Autokratz

The UK indie-electro duo look to give The Prodigy a run for their money

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Otello

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 Widely lauded for his work in European film and theater, Mario Martone directs the NNTT in a production of Verdi’s Otello, based on Shakespeare’s depiction of the tragic Moorish general. Wielding the baton…

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Umoja

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 Created as a dance-school project for at-risk youths in the South African township of Soweto, Umoja has become one of the world’s favorite touring shows. The musical celebrates the history of South Africa,…

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Ombak Hitam

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 Iconoclastic, self-taught musician Tetsu Saitoh directs a trio of fellow bassists and a quartet of koto players in a performance of his Ombak Hitam, accompanied by butoh dance legend Min Tanaka. The name…

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