Shakespeare in Japan

Synopsis

CD-ROM. A multimedia exposition and comparison of three parallel productions of The Shakespeare Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, all directed by Deguchi Norio at the Tokyo Globe in 1994. Each production (School Version, Bar Version and Mask Version) is represented by a sequence of ‘pages’ containing either still images or video clips. By moving through each sequence, the viewer can form an idea of what each production looked like and how it evolved. In addition to its visual content, each page contains two types of text:- a "commentary" on theatrical artistry and cultural context and the Shakespeare text corresponding to the moment shown on the screen. The viewer can then move across sequences, to discover how a moment or line or scene is handled in the other productions.

Language

Japanese

Country

Australia; Japan

Medium

Multimedia

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1995

Notes

Translation by Yuushi Odashima. The video extracts are performed in Japanese. Supporting materials in English.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Japan; masks; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Online availability

URI

http://sia.stanford.edu/japan/HOMEPAGE.HTM

Credits

Director

Deguchi Norio

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Kazuyuki Fukushima

Production Design

Masanori Kuramoto

Costume

Sachiko Inoue

Distributor (Sale)

Name

La Trobe University

Fax

61-3-9479-3037

Address

Department of Theatre and Drama
School of Arts and Media
Bundoora 3083
Victoria, Australia