About the Event
Manila Notes, a Philippine-Japan theater collaboration is an adaptation of Tokyo Notes, written by internationally acclaimed Japanese playwright and director Oriza Hirata.
Tokyo Notes has been translated into 13 languages for productions in many cities around the world, including at Festival d’Avignon in France. One of the most critically acclaimed works of Hirata, the play has also created artistic collaborations and cultural exchange through adaptations such as Seoul Notes (2004), Taipei Notes, and Bangkok Notes (2017).
In Manila Notes, the renowned playwright Rody Vera and 20 leading Filipino actors have been involved in the process of the Filipino adaptation, through meaningful discussions, workshops and rehearsals.
The set design is also a collaboration by Japanese set designer Itaru Sugiyama and select theater practitioners and students in the Philippines.
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