#Nishida Yuya (Gekidan Furosya)

Born in Tokyo in 1993 and raised in Toyama Prefecture. Representative of the Furousha Theater Company. Playwright and director. Artistic Director of KAIKA. Joined the Seinen-dan theater company in 2021 after completing the fourth term at Murinkan. In 2024, as a founding member, he launched “Nishibi,” a movement centered on the “revival and reexamination of the Kansai performing arts scene.” Part-time lecturer at Ritsumeikan University and Kyoto Municipal High School of Fine Arts and Crafts. Major awards include the Best Director Award at the “Kansai Theater Festival 2021,” the Excellence Award at the “Young Directors’ Competition 2022,” and the Best Director Award and Audience Award at the “Theater Artists’ Competition 2024.” He is a Saison Fellow I for fiscal year 2026 from the Saison Cultural Foundation.

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