Collaborative Projects
These are projects developed in collaboration with directors, Noh theaters, universities, and other partners, rather than productions presented solely under the Kyokuto Taikutsu Dojo name. For interviews and media coverage, please see Press.
Projects
Ongoing projects developed in partnership with other directors and organizations. Inquiries about collaborative commissions and institutional projects can be made through Contact.
Yamamoto Noh Theater · 2016-
Noh x Contemporary Theater
An ongoing collaboration between Noh performers at Yamamoto Noh Theater and contemporary theater artists. Shinichiro Hayashi serves as playwright and director, with multiple productions created through the project.
Text: Shinichiro Hayashi / Direction: Yukichi Matsumoto (Ishinha) · 2016
PORTAL
An urban myth play set in Shonai, Toyonaka, layering maps with mythology. Nominated for the 61st Kishida Kunio Drama Award, it was presented in Osaka, Okinawa, Kochi, and Kyoto.
Osaka University Nakanoshima Center · 2022-2024
Nakanoshima Derivative
A three-year research-performance project developed with Osaka University's Nakanoshima Center. Working with students, researchers, and participants, the project traced the history of Nakanoshima, finance, and urban memory, evolving from a staged performance into city-walking tour performances.
2022
Nakanoshima Derivative
Presented as the outcome of Osaka University's art-human-resource program, taking the Dojima Rice Exchange and the history of futures trading as a point of departure.
2023
Nakanoshima Derivative II
Developed under the subtitle "Narratives of Place / Urban Archaeology" into a tour performance moving through the Nakanoshima area.
2024
Nakanoshima Derivative III
Built on the previous two years and expanded into a night-time tour performance through Nakanoshima, asking audiences to imagine the city's future together.