Theatre Direction

1975Hannya Shingyo, japanese ritualistic game, written by Shogo Ota and Takuro Endo, performed in Paris, New York, Amsterdam and Canadian tour. Publication : The Drama Review, vol 19 t-68 December 1975
1978Amé Tsuchi, text by Mutso Takahashi, after the Japanese mythology, Festival d’Automne, Paris, and world tour
1979Interrogations (words of the Zen Masters, Köan), Festival d’Avignon and world tour. Publication : The Drama Review, vol.25, N°2 (T20), N.Y., July 1981
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1982The Tibetan Book of Dead, adapted by Isaelle Famchon, Maison des Cultures du Monde, Paris and Rennes
 
The Divine Comedy, by Dante, adapted by Yoshi Oïda, Teatro Trastevere, Roma, Milan Italy
1983Über den Berg Kommen, Nô play « Kayoï Komachi », after Zeami Kanze, a XIIIth century text, Werkhaus Moosach, Munich, Germany, European and Indian tour
1986The Walk of the Cameleon, after African folk story, Festival de San’Arcangelo di Romagna, Italy, and European tour
 
The Guide of the Other World, adapted from the Tibetan Book of Dead, Festival de San Arcangelo di Romagna, and European tour
1989Fiore di Riso, Fiori di Fango, based on Japanese texts of Kyogen, Theatro Alkaest, Milan, Sicily, Italy

The Story of Kantan, after Japanese texs of Nô Theater, Werkhaus Moosach, Munich, Germany and German tour
1994The Hunting Gun, based on a novel by Yasushi Inoue, Theatre Schaubühne, Berlin, Germany, Zûrich, Swiss
1995The Woman in the Dune, after a novel by Kobo Abe, Theaterlabor, Bielefeld, and German tour
1996Madame de Sade, by Yukio Mishima, Theatre Schaubühne, Berlin, Germany
1997End Game, by Samuel Beckett, Appeltheater, The Hague, Netherlands and tour in The Netherlands
 
Molley Sweeney, by Brian Friel, Thalia Theater, Hamburg, Germany

Han-Jo, theatrical variation, text by Nô, Kyogen, and modern Nô by Kukio Mishima, Theatre Schaubühne, Berlin, Germany
1998Curlew River, opera by Bengemin Britten, Festival d’Aix-En-Provence, France and tour in Europe
1999The Misunderstanding, by Albert Camus, Thalia Theater, Hamburg, Germany
2000The Nightingale, opera by Igor Stravinsky; and The Village of the Wolf Cub, opera by Guo Wenjing, opera de Rouen, France
2001Dance Theatre : The Maids, after Jean Genet, Choreographed adaptation, Theater Haus, Stuttgart, Germany and tour in Europe (Awerd of Time Out, for Best Dance Show in London 2002); Washington DC

Autumn Dream, by Jon Fosse, Burgtheater, Vienna, Austria

Molly Sweeney, Dance Theatre by Brian Friel, Dance Theatre Nürnberg Opera, Germany
2002Musical-theater : The Song of the Earthby Gustav Mahler, adapted by Arnold Schöenberg, dramatizing by Yoshi Oïda,  Opéra de Rouen, Théâtre de la Ville (Paris), Luxembourg, San Paulo (Bresil, 2017)
2003Curlew River ( new staging ) by Bengamin Britten, Opéra de Rouen, France,  tour in NYC

Dance Theatre : Mevlana Rumi (Recipes for Love), from poems of Rumi, adapted by Lorna Marshall, Hebbel Theater, Berlin, Germany

Alex Langer (creation of opera), by Giovanni Verrando, libretto by Vito Ugo Calabretta, images by Thomas Shenk, Nuovo Teatro Comunale di Bolzano, Italy

La Frontière (creation of opera), chamber opera, music byPhilippe Manoury, libretto by Daniela Langer, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris, tour in France, Orléans, Rouen, Strasbourg, Lausanne, Clermont-Ferrand, Metz
2006Nabuccoby Giuseppe Verdi, Theatre Communale di Bologna, Sabonlina Festival (Finland), Lièges-Opera Royal de Walloni (Belgium)

Theatre : Possible Worldsof John Mighton – Toronto (Canada)
2007Musical-theater : Winterreiseby Franz Schubert (1° version) – Music, theatre, images – Theaterlabor Bielefeld – Potsdam – Berlin 
 
Musical-theater :Winterreise, by Franz Schubert (2° version) – Monterey (Mexico)

Death in Venice, by Benjamin Britten, Aldeburgh Festival (U.K.), Bregen Festival (Austria) – Praha (Czech), Lyon (France), Toronto (Canada), Leeds (U.K.), Lowry(U.K.), Newcastle(U.K.), Nottingham (U.K.)
2008Il Mondo della Lunaby Joseph Haydn – Rennes, Nantes, Angers, Luxembourg
2009Don Giovanniby Mozart – Saint Quentin en Yvelines, La Rochelle, Orléans, Chàteau de Versailles
2010Idomeneo
, by Mozart    National Theatre  Prague ( Czech)
  Birth of The Baptist (creation of opera) of Jyrki Linjama – Carinthischer Sommer, Festival Ossiach (Austria)
2011Musical-theater :Winterreise, by Franz Schubert (3° version with Orchestre) – Theatre Athene, Festival Euphonie, saint Quenn Yvelinnes, Tour in Iles de France
  Opera Creation: 
La nuit de Gutenberg, by Philippe Manoury – Opera du Rhin (Strasbourg-France)
2012
Le Vent Divin – kamikaze

  (danse and images) – Château de Morsang-sur-Orge (France)

Opera Creation: 
Terre et Cendre
   of Atiq Rahimi , by Jérôm Combier – Opera de Lyon (France)

 Les Pêcheurs de Perles
by Bizet – Opera Comique, Paris (France), 
Lièges-Opera Royal de Walloni (Belgium)
   Opera National de Bordeaux 
(France, 2017), Royal Opera House Muscat 
(Oman, 2017)

The Pilgrim’s Progress
 by Vaughan Williams – ENO English National Opera in London
2013Sang de cerisiers : theatre : Compagnie le Bruit des Hommes – Theatre Aubagne, Marseille 
(France)
2014Opera Peter Grimes by Benjaman Britten
Opera de Lyon 
(France)
Musical-theater : YOUME
 -The Wind blowing in the pine trees- (inspeared from Noh Theter)   text by Jacqued Keriguy and composed by Kazuko Narita -Maison de la culture de Japon, Opera de Reims, and other theaters
2016Opera Madame Butterfly (1st version) by Puccinis  Opera Goteborg (Sweden)
The Finnish National Opera in Helsinki (Finland, 2018), Opera Goteborg (Sweden, 2018)
2017Opera Madame Butterfly (2nd version)
By Puccinis
Tokyo, Osaka, Kanazawa, Takasaki  (Japan)
 
War Requiem by Benjaman Britten
Opera de Lyon (France)
2019Opera Creation Shion Story  by Nishimura Akira  
New National Theatre
Tokyo (Japan)
 
 END GAME of Beckett, Sesc Ipiranga, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Havana Festival, Cuba
 
Theatrical Concert  Barlaam et Josaphat, quand Bouddha devient Chretien
Guimet Museum, paris
(France)
2020Music Theatre Aoi no ue
By Yoritsune Matsudair, Sanno Audium
Oomori, Japan
 
Modern Noh    Le Tambour de Soie
(working title, En Avant-Premiere) 
Maison de la Culture d’Amiens, Amiens, France
Le Centquatre, Paris, France
2023Opera Note to a friend 
By David Lang, Japan society (NYC)
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan (Japan)