Satoshi Miyagi

Photo: Takashi Kato

Satoshi Miyagi

Born in 1959 in Tokyo, Satoshi Miyagi is a theater director. He studied dramatic theory under Yushi Odashima, Moriaki Watanabe and Hachiro Hitaka in University of Tokyo. In 1990 he established the theater company Ku Na’uka. The company performed internationally. Miyagi won domestic and international acclaim for his interpretations of contemporary plays and his directing style that incorporated traditional Asian theater acting techniques and conventions. In April 2007, he was appointed general artistic director of Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC). In addition to staging his own plays, he has continued to invite select works from around the world that deal with contemporary issues and themes, while at the same time launching new programs for children and young people of Shizuoka as part of his overall attempt to make the theater a “Window to the World.” His representative works are Medea , Mahabharata , Peer Gynt , and more. Miyagi is winner of the 2004 3rd Asahi Performing Arts Award, and the 2005 2nd Asahi Beer Art Award.

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