Presenter Interview プレゼンターインタビュー
2008年に大規模な日本特集フェスティバル開催
ケネディ・センターの国際プログラム戦略
America
Organizing a large-scale Japan-themed festival for 2008 The policies behind the Kennedy Center’s international programs
Alicia B. Adams
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the U.S. capital, Washington D.C., will hold a large-scale two-week festival “Japan! Culture + Hyper Culture” from February 5 to 17, 2008. The program has been assembled with the aim of showing some of the depth and breadth of Japanese culture through a broadly diverse cross-section of presentations ranging from the ancient and tradition arts to contemporary anime (animated film). Programs include director Yukio Ninagawa’s production of Shintoku-maru , Kyogen performance by Mansaku no Kai, Edo period string-operated puppetry of the Youki-za, butoh performance by Sankai Juku, contemporary dance by Jo Kanamori, exhibits by artist Yayoi Kusama and architect Tadao Ando, performance by the Meiwa Denki group and showing of the anime film Genius Party . The person responsible for assembling this program is the Kennedy Center’s international program director, Alicia Adams. In this interview, Ms. Adams talks about the objectives of the Center and the scope and intent of its international programs. Interviewer: Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto; May 15, 2007, Tokyo