He was born in 1939 in Shimizu (Japan). In 1966, he founded the Vaseda Sho-Gekio Theatre, the most famous Japanese avant-garde group that brought glory to Japanese culture of the 60s. “Sometimes my troupe is called militant. That's right. Because we want to change the cultural situation in Japan and, in a sense, the political situation. We would like to change the social and educational system.” In 1984, the company changed its name to Toga Suzuki Theatre. In the remote mountain town of Toga, Suzuki
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He was born in 1939 in Shimizu (Japan). In 1966, he founded the Vaseda Sho-Gekio Theatre, the most famous Japanese avant-garde group that brought glory to Japanese culture of the 60s. “Sometimes my troupe is called militant. That's right. Because we want to change the cultural situation in Japan and, in a sense, the political situation. We would like to change the social and educational system.”
In 1984, the company changed its name to Toga Suzuki Theatre. In the remote mountain town of Toga, Suzuki embodies his ideal of theater, creating studios where he teaches his method of preparing an actor, and developing a new style of stage play, leading to extreme acting concentration. Suzuki is not only a world-renowned director, but also an outstanding theorist. His method is designed to use the ability to turn human biological energy into an expressive force.
The creator of the performances “Dramatic passions”, “Dionis”, “Cyrano de Bergerac”, “Chechoviana”, “King Lear”, etc.
He is the author of the books “Dramatic Language”, “Horizon of Deception”, “What is Theatre”, “Ideas of the Director”, etc.
Chairman of the Japanese Theatre Center, Head of the Shizioka Theatre Center. Together with the world's theatrical figures, he established the Committee for the Theatre Olympics in 1993.