Oriza Hirata is Japan's leading playwright and director, who runs his own theatrical company, Seinendan. Theatre 2 (Observational Film Series #4) examines the dynamic relationship between theatre and the society through depicting Hirata's activities. In order for his art and his not-so-commercial company to survive this highly capitalistic modern society, what kind of strategy does Hirata have and practice?

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A documentary about the end of the student movement in 1972 and the lynching of Daizaburo Kawaguchi,...

A documentary about the lives of actors in the Sakura-tai theatrical troupe, which had arrived in th...

Pistolteatern in Stockholm, Sweden, was a leading experimental scene in the mid 1960s, comparable to...
Mickey Rooney is interviewed by Robert Osborne.

Cecil Taylor was the grand master of free jazz piano. "All the Notes" captures in breezy fashion the...

Fernando is an actor and theater teacher who, at the age of 74, is impelled to be the protagonist of...

Episode of the BBC television program with host Michael Parkinson interviewing American actor Henry ...

It’s the hit musical that changed Broadway forever and brought the genius of Lin Manuel Miranda to t...

Artistic director of the National Theater Eric de Vroedt writes and directs a performance about his ...

A young black artist leaves his Los Angeles digs and travels to Europe to find himself. A theatrical...

Three children living in a displacement camp in northern Uganda compete in their country's national ...

An emotional portrait of David Oyelowo’s journey to play legendary civil rights leader Dr. Martin Lu...

Twiggy takes a comprehensive look at the life story of UK model and cultural icon Twiggy, real name ...
Matúš Bachync's docudrama is an expressive and thought-provoking story of a freedom-loving woman who...

Within the world of theatre the rehearsal room is a sacred space -- the private domain where boundar...