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Yudai Kamisato
OKAZAKI ART THEATRE
Director, Playwright, Leader of OKAZAKI ART THEATRE
Born in 1982 in Lima, Peru. He founded the OKAZAKI ART THEATRE in 2003 while at Waseda University and was awarded Best Director at the Toga directorsʼ competition in 2006. In 2009 his play "Haircut-san" (Mr. Haircut) was nominated for the Kishida Kunio Drama Award. In 2009 he also formed the unit hatahata with choreographer and dancer Momoko Shirakami and they work with new forms of dance and theatre performing arts. Recently in addition to theatre directing he has also been active in creating novels, poetry and illustration. He staged "Old Air- Conditioner" at the F/T Emerging Artists Program in 2010 and then "Hemispherical Red and Black" for the F/T11 Main Program.
OKAZAKI ART THEATRE
Founded in April 2003 for the purpose of staging works directed by then-Waseda University student Yudai Kamisato, it has now created around 30 productions. The name derives from Kamisatoʼs financial debt to a certain Seiji Okazaki, who is also chairman of the company. Other than troupe leader Kamisato, actor Kimio Takeya is attached to the group. It emphasizes an actorsʼ theatre, with sets hardly being used. Its productions are free for audience members under the age of high school students, and also feature English and Japanese surtitles in endeavours to create more opportunities for broader audiences to enjoy their work.