日本是个多火山的国家,同时还是一个多剧场的国家。火山使日本全土遍布温泉,而剧场则为紧张、高速的日本现代社会提供了一块块优雅、闲适的“城市绿洲”。日本全国只供舞台艺术演出而不作放映电影等它用的剧场,大致有2000个。这对于幅员狭小,寸土寸金的日本来说,也许是个奢侈。一个专事剧场设计的日本人对我讲,日本的剧场没有欧洲的剧场所具有的那种深厚的文化传统。但从 Japan is a volcano country, but also a multi-theater country. Volcanoes all over Japan have hot springs, while the theater provides an elegant and relaxed “city oasis” for the intense and fast Japanese modern society. There are roughly 2,000 theaters used in Japan for theatrical performances only and not for theaters. This may be a luxury for a small and expensive country. A Japanese who specializes in theater design tells me that Japanese theater has no deep cultural tradition of a European theater. But from