Vaslav Nijinsky
I often pretend to be in love with Nijinsky. It’s easier that way, I tell myself. Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950) was a Polish-Russian ballerino and choreographer who is often credited with the modernisation of dance. His most famous piece, The Rite of Spring, was so radical in its time that the audie
Telling with my eyes
This piece was originally written by the hugely influential Japanese poet Kenji Miyazawa. Despite his many contributions to Japanese literature, his work is seldom translated into foreign languages due to his ascetic values which kept it hidden from the public eye. This piece is an attempt to intro
Kikokushijo: Returning Home
In Japanese there’s a word called kikokushijo. It’s a term that refers to Japanese children who have returned to their homeland after spending a period of their lives abroad. It’s a term that refers to people like us. All of our early childhoods were spent in Tokyo, but we haven’t lived here
