Creating a New English: Performance and Creative Writing in EFL Education2026 · This article makes a case for the inclusion of creative writing and performance as necessary and vital parts of university-level EFL curricula. Not only has creative work been shown to have beneficial impacts on both motivation and proficiency in foreign languages, but it also offers ways for students to assert their own identities, cultures, and personalities in opposition to the native speaker bias. Further, the article argues that there is a current lack of resources available for instructors who wish to include creative work as all or part of their EFL syllabi. It ultimately proposes the development of a textbook of creative EFL work that joins poetry, fiction, and performance.
Okinawan Absence: Ma in Kumiodori.2025 · Abstract This article considers the Okinawan aesthetic of Kumiodori and the role of absence in making a performance. There are two case studies of Kumiodori performances selected for this article, both written by the maker of this theatre style – Tamagusuku Chōkun. I watched both performances of Kōkō no Maki and Nidō Tekiuchi in the National Theatre in Okinawa. I discuss the concept of absence, described as ma (間), through the theory and the interpretation of those performances. The article begins with a brief outline of Kumiodori and the cultural context of the Ryukyu Kingdom, followed by description of the concept of ma in literature, live performance and the culture in general. Finally, two case studies are introduced. The article aims to present an example of the Okinawan version of ma in theatre.
