Kaori Nakayama
Chief Executive
Producer &Translator
Professor of Arts Management at Toho Gakuen Junior College of Drama and
Music
Founded in 1998, since then, Kaori has been leading Theatre Planning Network.
Kaori studied at Theatre Study at Meiji University, Tokyo and Arts Policy
and Management at City University, London and has been lecturing Arts Management,
Artists Survival, Cultural Policy, British Theatre, and Drama & Theatre
in Education at various universities and institutions, including Meiji
University, Toho Gakuen University of Music, and Daito Bunka University.
Her publications include; "Theatre and Society - the Social History of British Theatre 1843-1997" (Bigaku Shuppan, 2003), and "International Arts Briefing No.1 Japan" (Arts Council England, 1997).
She contributed to "Stanislavky in The World"(Bloomsbury ,2017)
Translation includes;
"Young Audience" (2018) by Matthew Reason (2010)
"Applied Drama" (2015) byHelen Nicholson (2006),
"20th Century Actor Training" co-translation(2005) by Alison
Hodge (2000)
"Performing Arts - the Economic Dillemma" co-translation (1995)
by W.Baumol & W. Bowen (1965)
Script translations;
"The Americal Pilot" by David Greig
"Hannah & Hanna" by John Retallack
"Noughts & Crosses" by Malorie Blackman & Dominic Cooke
'The Monster in the Hall" by David Greig
"Yellow Moon" by David Greig
2012-2018, Kaori was a drama programme officer at the Japan Arts Council
and 1998-2018, acted as an internation liason for Japan Actors Union
She is a board member for Japanese Centre of ITI/UNESCO.
Photo by Tomoko Kosugi
