So Kitamura
Sō Kitamura ( Japanese 北 村 想 , Kitamura Sō , real name: Kitamura Kiyoshi , ( 北 村 清 司 ); born July 5, 1952 in Ōtsu , Shiga Prefecture ) is a Japanese playwright and essayist.
Life
With the help of friends, he snuck into Chūkyō University in Nagoya , attended the theater club and began to write plays. In 1976 he founded the theater group "TPO Shi-dan" ( TPO 師 ★ 団 ). After its dissolution he founded the theater group "Suisei '86" ( 彗星 '86 , 1982–1986) and "Project Nav" (1986–2003)
From 2006 to 2007 Kitamura worked as director of the "Center for Creation of Art for Citizens" in Kusatsu. He is currently working as a freelancer and has written around 140 plays to date.
In 1984 he was awarded the Kishida Kunio Prize for 11-nin no shōnen ( 十一 人 の 少年 , Eleven Boys) . In 1990 he received the Kinokuniya Theater Prize .
Works (selection)
- Hogi uta ( 寿 歌 , Ode to Joy), 4 acts , EA : 1979
- Ano yama ~ waga natsu wa eikyu ni megurinu patio nite ~ ( あ の 山 ～ 我 が 夏 は 永久 に め ぐ り ぬ パ テ ィ オ に て ～ , That Mountain: On the Patio Our Summer Won't Last Forever), one act, EA: 2005
Individual evidence
- ↑ 北 村 想 . In: デ ジ タ ル 版 日本人 名 大 辞典 + Plus at kotobank.jp. Kodansha, accessed June 4, 2012 (Japanese).
- ↑ Artist Database - Kitamura So. 国際 交流 基金 (The Japan Foundation), Performing Arts Network, accessed June 4, 2012 (English).
Web links
- List of Performances of Kitamura's Works (Japanese)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kitamura, Sō |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 北 村 想 (Japanese); Kitamura Kiyoshi (real name); 北 村 清 司 (real name, Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th July 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ōtsu , Shiga Prefecture |