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Exhibiting artists / ateliers

• Hajime Ota

* 1949, Tokyo
Specialization: set designer
Education: Jiyu Gakuen School
Collaboration with theatres: Škola Jiyu Gakuen
Teaching activities: Osaka University of Arts
Additional information: Set designer of Teatoro Echo Tokyo, teaches at the Osaka Art University.

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Exhibiting works

• J. Abort - J. S. Hollum: (Uma Kateru Otoko Tachi), (Teatoro Echo), 1993, Director: Nobuhiro Nishikawa,
  
  
  
• Shinji Itasaka

* 1929, Wakayama
Specialization: set designer
Additional information: He graduated from Kyoto University, currently teaches stage art in Osaka University. He has been working predominantly for the New Drama Theatre and for the Theatre of Traditional Dance. He is at work as designer of the Yomiuri Broadcasting. His artistic creation can be characterized as neorealistic. To his most important works belong sets to original dances and modern dramatic creation. He is a member of the Japan Stage and Television Artists Association. In 1971, 1975, 1983, 1987, 1991 and 1995 he participated in the PQ.

Exhibiting works

• : (Onatu Seijuroh), (Himeji Bunka Hall), 1994, Director: Kuniaki Hata,
• Ichiro Takada

* 1929, Tokyo
Additional information: He graduated in 1953 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Tokyo. In his work he endeavours to combine purely scenic space with traditional Japanese forms of expression and materials. Among his foremost designs are those for the contemporary Japanese play The Head of the Virgin Mary by Chikao Tanaka, for Sartre' s The Condemned of Altona and for Shakespeare´s Hamlet, Macbeth and Othello. He is Associate Professor at the University in Musashino. He obtained a Theatrical Prize from the magazine Shukan Yomiuri, a National Art Festival Prize and a Prize of the Biennial in Paris. He is a member of JASTA and of OISTT. ). V roce 1963 obdržel Cenu na Bienále v Paříži. Vystavoval na PQ 1971, 1975, 1979, 1987, 1991, 1995.
• Yukio Horio

* 1946, Hiroshima
Specialization: set designer
Additional information: In 1965 entered the University of Fine Arts in Musashino. Between 1968 and 1970 he studied at the State College of Plastic and Graphic Arts in Berlin. In his work he tends to stage design being utilizable both in open-air settings and in theatre halls. He is a member of the J. A. D. C.

Exhibiting works

• : (Kilu), (Theatre Kokun), 1994, Director: Hideki Noda,
• Kappa Senoh

* 1930, Hyogo
Specialization: set designer
Additional information: He exhibited at PQ in 1975, 1991, 1995.

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Exhibiting works

• R. Strauss: (Salome), (Kamakura Geijutu Kan), 1994, Director: Hiroshi Wakasugi, Ukon Ichikawa,
  
  
  
• Gashin Sakamoto

* 1932
Specialization: set designer
Additional information: Born in 1932 in Osaka. Set designer. Graduated from Osaka City University, College of Literature. Currently works as part-time lecturer in Osaka University of Arts, the Department of Stage Arts. His most important designs are the sets for Wesker' s Chicken Soup with Barley, for M. Yamazaki´s Go-oh Fusa and for many others. He is a member of JASTA and of the OISTT. He participated in PQ 1975, 1987, 1991.
• Yoshiko Kunishima

* 1946, Kanagawa
Specialization: set designer
Additional information: Set designer, collaborating with Asahi Television. She works mainly at opera in abstract style - such as Rusalka, Madam Butterfly and others. This is the same concept and style as dance performance. She participated in PQ 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999.

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Exhibiting works

• : (Yuku Kawano), (Suita Mei Theatre), 1995, Director: Masao Takatani,
• Junji Ago

* 1955, Hiroshima
Specialization: set designer


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Exhibiting works

• : (Yoshinoyama Yumeshuusi Senbonzakura), (Aoyama The Space), 1991, Director: Kouji Ishizaka,
• Mitsuru  Ishii

* 1948, Tokyo
Specialization: set designer
Additional information: Graduated from National English Opera Stage Design Course. He is a member of the Japanese Stage and Television Design Association. He cooperates as a stage designer with drama, opera and ballet theatres in Japan and abroad. In 1991 and 1995 he participated in the PQ.

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Exhibiting works

• M. Yamazaki: (Zeami), (Aoyama Theatre), 1991, Director: Masakazu Yamazaki, Chizuko Kaga,
  
  
  
• Naoji Kawaguchi

* 1939, Chiba-Ken
Specialization: set designer
Additional information: Graduated from Musashino Art University, currently works there as professor of Stage and Display Design. In 1991 and 1995, he participated in PQ.

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Exhibiting works

• : (Shunkinsho), (Aichi Geijutu Bunka Theatre), 1993, Director: Masayoshi,
• M. Kaneko: (Chichi No Wabijo), (Kinokuiya Theatre), 1993, Director: Yukio Fukamachi,
  
  
  
• Šigeo Okajima

* 1927, Tokyo
Specialization: set designer
Additional information: Set designer, collaborating with Tokyo Engeki Ensemble. He participated in PQ 1983, 1987, 1991.

Exhibiting works

• T. Hirowatari: Shinjitu No Gakkoh (The School of True), (Space Zero), 1993, Director: Tunetoshi Hirowatari,
  
  
  
• Shigeaki  Tsuchiya

Specialization: director, set designer
Additional information: Born in 1951 in Hiroshima. Set designer, collaborating with Gekidan Shiki, teaches at the Tama Art University, He participated in PQ 1987 and 1991.

Exhibiting works

• Ch. Kaga: (Kurohemon), (Parco Theatre), 1993, Director: Keita Asari,