# Focus Japan

Focus Japan at Berliner Festspiele, Thursday 29 October 2026, until 17 Jan.

- Venue: Berliner Festspiele
- With: Kanze Nō Theater
- Get tickets: https://tickets.kbb.eu/kbb.webshop/webticket/shop?language=de
- Go to page: https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/programm/2026/focus-japan

![Focus Japan](https://noky.io/images/0e27189a03c4439428a48200f4195b12cbb3a1e397baea7574a5af0350998ad0-2000.webp)

Focus Japan is a special programme focus by the Berliner Festspiele dedicating their anniversary year to Japan's performative and musical arts. The Berliner Festspiele present it in partnership with the Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin, with the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz as cooperation partner. Its contributions are spread across Musikfest Berlin, the Performing Arts Season, Jazzfest Berlin and MaerzMusik as well as a project developed for public space. Among the works shown are the Kanze Nō Theatre, Damien Jalet and Kohei Nawa's „Planet [wanderer]“, Dumb Type's „2020“, Akira Takayama's „What If Berlin“ and the Otomo Yoshihide New Jazz Quintet.

## Dates

- Friday 28 August until 17 Jan — Berliner Festspiele

Written by a model, sources: [berlinerfestspiele.de](https://www.berlinerfestspiele.de/programm/2026/focus-japan)

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