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Shakespeare in Japan: Deguchi Norio

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

Credits

Director
Deguchi Norio
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Kazuyuki Fukushima
Production Design
Masanori Kuramoto
Costume
Sachiko Inoue

Additional Details

Theatre
Tokyo Globe
Theatre company
Shakespeare Theatre, Tokyo
Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Japan; masks; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
Translation by Yuushi Odashima. The video extracts are performed in Japanese. Supporting materials in English.
General
The CD is a product of ‘Shakespeare in Asia’, a project supported by an Australia Research Council grant (1996-8), The multimedia project,`Shakespeare in Japan: Deguchi Norio"' builds on equipment and experience from a 1995 team project supported by a CAUT and LaTrobe University research grant: ‘Multimedia Performance Analysis’. The researchers were: John Gillies (team leader), Ian Carruthers and Bruce Williams.
Reviews
Gillies, John. ‘Shakespeare in Japan: A Multimedia Teaching Resource’. in English in Australia 125 (1999): 104-9.

Online Availability

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

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

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