Jessica Nakamura
Biographic Data
| ID | 3981346 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica Nakamura |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica |
| FAMILY NAME | Nakamura |
| SIGNATURE | NAKAMURA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California System |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9359-0940 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Witnessing the Mundane
‘Witnessing the Mundane: Spectatorship and the domestic onstage’ by Jessica Nakamura considers how performance can facilitate noticing the mundane and the ethical implications of such noticing. The article analyses contemporary Japanese playwright/director Yamada Yuri’s Wakarō to ha omotteiru kedo (2019) (English title: I’m Trying to Understand You, But ... ) to focus on the portrayal of the mundane in domestic settings. Taking place over the cou…
Illuminating the universal
This film review explores Drive My Car's use of Uncle Vanya, understanding it in the contexts of modern and contemporary Japanese theater history and analyzing the role of the play in the film's portrayal of human connection
Okinawan Caves as Sites of Forgetting
10 A & Q Okinawan Caves as Sites of Forgetting Jessica Nakamura In Okinawa, the past echoes. The events of the 1945 Battle of Okinawa cannot be left behind. Rather, in the physical spaces of Japan’s southernmost island prefecture, they manifest in unexpected and emotional ways. After U.S. bombs destroyed infrastructure in the months leading up to the battle, ground combat raged across the main island for more than eighty days. The battle’s high n…
Kaidan Project
Reviewed by: Kaidan Project: Walls Grow Thin by Lisa Dring and Chelsea Sutton Jessica Nakamura KAIDAN PROJECT: WALLS GROW THIN. By Lisa Dring and Chelsea Sutton, with Rogue Artists Ensemble, presented in association with East West Players. Directed by Sean T. Cawelti. Rogue Artists Ensemble, Los Angeles. October 14, 2017. Performed in late October, the immersive theatre experience Kaidan Project: Walls Grow Thin at first glance appeared to be a s…
Zero Hour
Reviewed by: Zero Hour: Tokyo Rose’s Last Tape by Miwa Yanagi Jessica Nakamura Zero Hour: Tokyo Rose’s Last Tape. By Miwa Yanagi. Directed by Miwa Yanagi. Redcat, Los Angeles. 27 February 2015. The numerous 2015 memorials, performances, and special exhibitions for the seventieth anniversary of the end of World War II demonstrate a strong desire to bring events from the past into the present. Yet, as this past recedes further and further away with…
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Zero Hour
Reviewed by: Zero Hour: Tokyo Rose’s Last Tape by Miwa Yanagi Jessica Nakamura Zero Hour: Tokyo Rose’s Last Tape. By Miwa Yanagi. Directed by Miwa Yanagi. Redcat, Los Angeles. 27 February 2015. The numerous 2015 memorials, performances, and special exhibitions for the seventieth anniversary of the end of World War II demonstrate a strong desire to bring events from the past into the present. Yet, as this past recedes further and further away with…
Kaidan Project
Reviewed by: Kaidan Project: Walls Grow Thin by Lisa Dring and Chelsea Sutton Jessica Nakamura KAIDAN PROJECT: WALLS GROW THIN. By Lisa Dring and Chelsea Sutton, with Rogue Artists Ensemble, presented in association with East West Players. Directed by Sean T. Cawelti. Rogue Artists Ensemble, Los Angeles. October 14, 2017. Performed in late October, the immersive theatre experience Kaidan Project: Walls Grow Thin at first glance appeared to be a s…
Okinawan Caves as Sites of Forgetting
10 A & Q Okinawan Caves as Sites of Forgetting Jessica Nakamura In Okinawa, the past echoes. The events of the 1945 Battle of Okinawa cannot be left behind. Rather, in the physical spaces of Japan’s southernmost island prefecture, they manifest in unexpected and emotional ways. After U.S. bombs destroyed infrastructure in the months leading up to the battle, ground combat raged across the main island for more than eighty days. The battle’s high n…
Illuminating the universal
This film review explores Drive My Car's use of Uncle Vanya, understanding it in the contexts of modern and contemporary Japanese theater history and analyzing the role of the play in the film's portrayal of human connection
Witnessing the Mundane
‘Witnessing the Mundane: Spectatorship and the domestic onstage’ by Jessica Nakamura considers how performance can facilitate noticing the mundane and the ethical implications of such noticing. The article analyses contemporary Japanese playwright/director Yamada Yuri’s Wakarō to ha omotteiru kedo (2019) (English title: I’m Trying to Understand You, But ... ) to focus on the portrayal of the mundane in domestic settings. Taking place over the cou…
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