Kentaro Matsui

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Kentaro is currently the Director of the Cultural Centre of Fujimi City located in Saitama prefecture next to Tokyo. He has been working as a theatre producer, critic and dramaturg.

From 1981 to 1996, Kentaro was a member of the Black Tent Theatre company, one of leading companies in the Japanese Underground theatre movement established in the late 1960’s. He was involved in the planning process of Setagaya Public Theatre in Setagaya ward, Tokyo city, from 1990 to 1996. When the theatre opened in 1997, he became its Chief Dramaturg and Program Director for 11 years.

Last Updated: 2017

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