Festival/Tokyo 2012: Japan’s marquee theater fest defends free speech post-3/11 Posted on October 14, 2012 by dangrunebaum “In recent Japanese media… we can see a critical and dangerous increase in one-sided denunciations of risk-taking artists and art,” says program director Chiaki Soma in her notes for F/T12. To combat what she sees as a “nonchalant oppression,” Soma cobbled together a hard-hitting lineup of political theater for the fest’s fifth edition. Metropolis, Oct 11, 2012 AdvertisementShare this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related