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Why Do So Many Japanese Love Stories End in Double Suicide? - Metropolis Japan

Why Do So Many Japanese Love Stories End in Double Suicide?

How a trope lasted from its birth in theatre to its role in anime

Open Mic Session with Stand-Up Comedian Yurié Collins - Metropolis Japan

Open Mic Session with Stand-Up Comedian Yurié Collins

Bringing sharp wit and cross-cultural insight to Japan's comedy scene.

Kagura: Theater from Heaven Joins the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List - Metropolis Japan

Kagura: Theater from Heaven Joins the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List

Kagura, a variant of Shinto theater, may not be as well known to foreigners as kabuki and noh

Featured Artists for September 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS - Metropolis Japan

Featured Artists for September 2024 – LOVEHO SELECTS

Check out September's featured Tokyo creatives!

CLUB THE PEPPER  - Metropolis Japan

CLUB THE PEPPER 

Shibuya's Futuristic Space Cafe

Spreading Wings in Japan - Metropolis Japan

Spreading Wings in Japan

An interview with Sarah Lane, guest principal of Houston Ballet

Houston Ballet “Swan Lake” - Metropolis Japan

Houston Ballet “Swan Lake”

Houston Ballet debuts in Japan with Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake"

Tsukiji Theater Week March 31 – April 5 - Metropolis Japan

Tsukiji Theater Week March 31 – April 5

Performing art that transcends language and culture

Go Backstage into the World of a Noh Performer - Metropolis Japan

Go Backstage into the World of a Noh Performer

Hibiya Festival 2021’s Kanze Noh Theater Tour

The Mahabharata - Metropolis Japan

The Mahabharata

Hiroshi Koike's most ambitious production questions the future of our world

Takasago: Noh Theater Online - Metropolis Japan

Takasago: Noh Theater Online

A modern take on the magic of traditional Japan

Truth in Theatre: An Interview with Sheepdog Theatre - Metropolis Japan

Truth in Theatre: An Interview with Sheepdog Theatre

Powerful performances on the Tokyo frontier

Daniel Sloss: X Live Show - Metropolis Japan

Daniel Sloss: X Live Show

The Scottish comedian's first live show in Japan

“Noh in The Garden” at Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum - Metropolis Japan

“Noh in The Garden” at Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum

An unforgettable look at Japan’s ancient art

Live Review: The Japanese House at Liquid Room - Metropolis Japan

Live Review: The Japanese House at Liquid Room

Serene sounds from the British indie pop act

July’s 7 Best Gigs - Metropolis Japan

July’s 7 Best Gigs

Summer in Japan means peak festival season, with Fuji Rock, [...]

Fuji Rock Festival 2019 - Metropolis Japan

Fuji Rock Festival 2019

Stellar lineup at summer's best music festival

Disturbance the Musical - Metropolis Japan

Disturbance the Musical

A bold and moving adaptation of Ivy Alvarez’s poetry collection

Iliza Shlesinger Live in Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

Iliza Shlesinger Live in Tokyo

Cultivating laughter in the dark

A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Tokyo

Director Paul Stebbings discusses “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time Tour Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time Tour Tokyo

The grammy-nominated comedian comes to Tokyo

The Town Hall Affair - Metropolis Japan

The Town Hall Affair

New York’s acclaimed The Wooster Group brings controversial production to Kyoto Experiment 2018: Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival

There’s No Business Like Noh Business - Metropolis Japan

There’s No Business Like Noh Business

Walking the fine line between spirituality and showmanship

The Master: Akaji Maro - Metropolis Japan

The Master: Akaji Maro

Metropolis interviews Japan’s most acclaimed butoh actor and director

Suigian - Metropolis Japan

Suigian

Embracing traditional Japanese culture through performance, cuisine and history

Akram Khan: Chotto Desh Review - Metropolis Japan

Akram Khan: Chotto Desh Review

Britain’s most acclaimed contemporary dancer brings shortened version of global hit to Yokohama

Dairakudakan – Bawdy Frog - Metropolis Japan

Dairakudakan – Bawdy Frog

Never lets up until the lights go out

Phil Kay Live at Good Heavens - Metropolis Japan

Phil Kay Live at Good Heavens

Celtic comedy legends come to Tokyo

Doug Stanhope Prepares For Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

Doug Stanhope Prepares For Tokyo

Outspoken comedian Doug Stanhope talks about his upcoming stand-up gig at Nishiazabu's A-Life

Interview: Gus Lobban of Kero Kero Bonito - Metropolis Japan

Interview: Gus Lobban of Kero Kero Bonito

One-third of British pop act shares musical influences ahead of Summer Sonic

Behind the Curtain - Metropolis Japan

Behind the Curtain

How the Tokyo International Players play the theatre game

English Rakugo Takes the Stage In Yokohama - Metropolis Japan

English Rakugo Takes the Stage In Yokohama

One man. One towel. One fan. A hysterical audience.

Seven - Metropolis Japan

Seven

Real stories of women’s struggles find life on stage

The Language Archive - Metropolis Japan

The Language Archive

Director Brian Berdanier gives Julia Cho’s comedy its Japan premiere

New York Shakespeare Exchange - Metropolis Japan

New York Shakespeare Exchange

Director Ross Williams brings the Bard across borders

Tokyo Theatre for Children - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Theatre for Children

Director Kimie Mizuno talks kids, the performing arts, and The Jungle Book