Experts

Manami Maeda

Manami Maeda

Arts Program Coordination Manager

Profile

Manami Maeda received her MA in Contemporary Theatre Practice at Lancaster University in England (1996). After working as a research associate at the Theatre Museum of Waseda University and as an assistant director for the late Shogo Ota and Yoji Sakate, she established her production unit, directing and choreographing. In addition, as a review writer, she has published works in magazines and online publications. Since 2013, she has been a member of the Asia Women’s Performing Arts Collective.

She has worked for US-Japan Creative Artists Fellowship Program since 2003 at I-House.

Expertise

Performing Arts (Contemporary Theater, Contemporary Dance) / Art / Design / Gender Studies / International Collaborations

Publications

Dramaturge, Translator, George Bataille’s Bathrobe by Yubiwa Hotel, 2019
Performer, Performance Encyclopaedia by Canadian Theater Group Public Recordings, 2017

International House of Japan

Asia Pacific Initiative