Viewers can watch full-length video recordings of contemporary Japanese performances on “Stage Beyond Borders with the cooperation of EPAD,” an official YouTube channel by Japan Foundation in collaboration with the Emergency Performing Arts Archives and Digital Theater Support Project.
Spanning a variety of genres and ranging from experimental to traditional, the works on view in Stage Beyond Borders bring the vibrance of Japanese performance to international audiences. All of the videos come with subtitles in English, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, French, and Japanese.
Explore contemporary Japanese theatre, dance, performance art, and more on Stage Beyond Borders.
The Latest

Inside the Wondrous Studios of Three Pakistani Artists
Contemporary artist studios in Karachi prioritize pragmatism; many resist a traditional understanding of spaces with singular purposes.

Reviving the Lost Craft of Jewish Papercuts
Anna Kronick is one of very few Judaic paper cutters practicing today, with a highly contemporary body of work that breathes new life into the sacred tradition.

Embark on an Art Adventure at Seattle Art Fair
This destination for modern and contemporary art showcases the vibrant arts community of the Pacific Northwest alongside galleries from around the world, open July 21 through 24.

The Pioneering Feminists of French Art
Pioneers at Paris’s Musée du Luxembourg places a particular emphasis on women artists who challenged and subverted conventional norms of gender presentation, sexuality, motherhood, and race.

Tanoa Sasraku’s Enigmatic “Earth Photos”
In finding new ways to read and map landscapes, Tanoa Sasraku disrupts our expectations of the rural and opens up latent memories, mythologies, and energies.

Corcoran Celebrates Black Fatherhood in New Photojournalism Exhibition
Part of a media project by Dr. Imani M. Cheers, Framing Fatherhood is on view at the George Washington University’s Corcoran School of the Arts and Design in DC through July 31.

How David Lynch Found His Late Style in Lost Highway
A 4K restoration of the film offers a new chance to untangle its uneasily ambiguous, highly bifurcated plot.

Richmond Police Admit to Tear-Gassing Peaceful Protesters at Robert E. Lee Monument
The police department retracted its previous claims that demonstrators were “violent” as part of a settlement in a lawsuit lodged by six protesters who were tear-gassed by officers in June 2020.

Stream Media Works by Korean, European, and West Asian Artists on Watch and Chill 2.0
International audiences have free access to the media collections of MMCA Korea, Sharjah Art Foundation, and ArkDes through this subscription-based art streaming platform.

As NYC Slashes School Budgets, Art Teachers Are Feeling the Squeeze
Approximately 1,200 district schools have had to decrease spending after Mayor Eric Adams cut funding by over $200 million.

Opportunities in July 2022
From grants, open calls, and commissions to residencies, fellowships, and workshops, our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.

Museums Have a Responsibility to Their Neighbors
As museums readily draft land acknowledgments, they should also be ready to leverage their presence and power on the land to meet the needs of their neighbors today.