Introduction: Performance, Projection, Provocation! Relational Creativity in Contemporary Japan

This introduction to the special issue “Performance, Projection, Provocation! Relational Creativity in Contemporary Japan” presents a history of group-based creative practice in Japan, from the amateur endeavors of sākuru (circles) to the professional creativity of international production companies. The special issue applies the concept of “relational creativity” to a series of case studies to better understand how creative practices shape relationships and other social forms, institutional and less institutional.