Worry KINOSHITA
Born in 1971, Worry KINOSHITA became involved with theatre as a student at Kobe University, where he founded the Gekidan Sekai Ichidan company (now named Sunday). He is known for being good at blending music and images into his work.
Kinoshita founded and produces the non-verbal performance company THE ORIGINAL TEMPO, with which he has gained a widespread following, especially overseas. At the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe, for instance, its “Shut Up, Play!” got a five-star review, and has been invited to more than 10 international theatre festivals. In addition, Kinoshita has also collaborated as a director with South Korean and Slovenian theatre companies.
In April 2018, he became the performing arts Program Director of Kobe Art Village Center, and later directed the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics 2020. Recently, he has also directed the plays “Shukushuku to Unshin” and “Bakuman,” as well as a new “hyper projection” style of theatre in his work “Haikyuu!!.”