Russian theatre through the eyes of Japanese stage director Osanai Kaoru: experience of interpretation of a different culture in a theatre staging

The article is aimed at analyzing the experience of cultural adaptation and transfer of cultural realities in the first attempts of cross-cultural theatre staging by Japanese stage director Osanai Kaoru, who stage Russian drama in the early 20th century. The information contained in this article may be useful to those who study intercultural communication and cultural adaptations in the field of theater.