The outstanding women featured here come from diverse backgrounds and achievements, but have one thing in common: they are part of a collective, noble endeavour to create a better world.
| Born on 10th July 1947 in Tokyo, Kazue Hatano is one of Japan’s
most sought after theatre designers for sets and costumes. She graduated
from Waseda University in 1970 and joined Mingei Theatre Company, becoming
a freelance designer. In 1974, the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japanese
Government awarded Kazue a two-year grant to work in Europe as an independent
designer. She then worked as an assistant for John Bury (Head of Design)
at the Royal National Theatre in London.
In 1991, Kazue founded the Society of Japanese Theatre Designers. Kazue’s main international works include,The Hostage (1971), for which she won the Minister of Culture and Education Award, Il Campiello, Hobson's Choice, Tally's Folly, Good, Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?, The Club, Night Mother, Edmund Kean, Can't pay, won't pay, The House of Bernarda Alba, A Doll's House, Ghosts, The Cherry Orchard, The Seagull, Amadeus, The Woman in Black, The Winter's Tale, Much Ado About Nothing, The Comedy of Errors, Measure for Measure, Twelfth Night. Kazue has worked with various international directors, including, Giles Block, Clifford Williams, John David, Howard Davies, Glen Walford, Terrence Knap, Robin Herford. Her many exhibitions and workshops have been conducted in Japan and in the UK; amongst them, the Japanese Theatre Design Exhibition 2001 at the Royal National Theatre in London. Besides her theatre commitments, Kazue has taught at Tama Art University, the Faculty of Filming and Theatre, and at Nippon University, the College of Art, the Faculty of Theatre and Drama. She has also been on the jury for a number of awards and festivals – All Nippon Youth Theatre Festival, the International Jury member of Prague Quadrennial 2003, the International Jury member of World Stage Design 2005 in Toronto. |
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