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12:00pm – 3:00pm Kazuhiro Soda – Theatre 1 [Oriza Hirata](Japan/US, 2012)
172 minutes | Segal Theatre (70 seats)
Japanese with English subtitles www.laboratoryx.us/theatre/HOME.html
Theatre 1 (Observational Film Series #3) is a feature length documentary, which closely depicts the world of Oriza Hirata, Japan’s leading playwright and director, and his theatrical company, Seinendan. By depicting them, the film leads the audience to revisit fundamental but timely questions: What is theatre? Why do human beings act?
This film is the first of a two-part (5 hour, 42 minute) observational documentary.
Photo courtesy of the artist
Kazuhiro Soda is a Japanese documentary filmmaker and producer based in New York, USA. He has lived in New York since 1993. He is known for his observational style and method of documentary filmmaking. Some of his works include Mental (2008), Peace (2010), Campaign 2 (2013) and Oyster Factory (2015). www.kazuhirosoda.com
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Kazuhiro Soda – Theatre 1 [Oriza Hirata]
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12:00pm – 3:00pm
Kazuhiro Soda – Theatre 1 [Oriza Hirata] (Japan/US, 2012)
172 minutes | Segal Theatre (70 seats)
Japanese with English subtitles
www.laboratoryx.us/theatre/HOME.html
Theatre 1 (Observational Film Series #3) is a feature length documentary, which closely depicts the world of Oriza Hirata, Japan’s leading playwright and director, and his theatrical company, Seinendan. By depicting them, the film leads the audience to revisit fundamental but timely questions: What is theatre? Why do human beings act?
This film is the first of a two-part (5 hour, 42 minute) observational documentary.
Photo courtesy of the artist
Kazuhiro Soda is a Japanese documentary filmmaker and producer based in New York, USA. He has lived in New York since 1993. He is known for his observational style and method of documentary filmmaking. Some of his works include Mental (2008), Peace (2010), Campaign 2 (2013) and Oyster Factory (2015). www.kazuhirosoda.com