Emily’s Herbarium
Six poems by Emily Dickinson in new Japanese translations, with accompanying writing by Kaede. A limited-edition art book published by KIRI to RIBBON (霧とリボン).
Publisher’s book presentation ↗FILM / PERFORMANCE / RESEARCH
KaedeItsukiUeda
上田 維月楓
Film · Performance · Research
01 / PROFILE
Profile
Kaede Itsuki Ueda is a film director, performer, and researcher based in Japan.
Born in 1996, they hold a Master’s degree from Kyoto University, where they studied poetry and pedagogy from gender and queer perspectives.
Their practice explores language, identity, and bodies. They question the forms and conventions of literature and theatre themselves, while exploring alternative ways of imagining life and culture.
02 / FILM
Film
悠久 UQ
Utopian Queerness
An experimental film exploring queer existence, theatricality and alternative forms of identity.
VERBS intertwined
絡み合う動詞
03 / POETRY
Poetry
Selected poetry by Kaede Itsuki Ueda.
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Translation
Japanese translations of poetry and prose, including works by Emily Dickinson and Virginia Woolf.
Virginia Woolf
Japanese translations of passages from Orlando and the short prose piece “Blue & Green” for KIRI to RIBBON art projects.
View the projects ↗05 / PERFORMANCE
Performance
Kaede works across performance, poetry reading and drag. As the drag king Mercury Thief, they bring literary expression into live space.
06 / RESEARCH
Research
Research in English and American literature and poetry, feminism, queer perspectives and education.
2023 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
2022 · CONFERENCE
アーノルド・ローベル「おてがみ」の教材可能性―クィアの視座から―
Joint presentation with Kasumi Akeo and Kimiko Kimura on the teaching potential of “The Letter” from a queer perspective.
2022 · MASTER’S THESIS
The One Vertical Among Horizontals: The Art of Vulnerable Bodies in Sylvia Plath’s Poetry
2021 · PRESENTATION
Bodily Sensation and Linguistic Expression in Sylvia Plath’s Middle-Period Nature Poetry
Presentation at the English Poetry Research Society (英詩研究会).
07 / PRESS
Press & Screenings
Colorfulia Journal
UQ~Utopian Queerness~ featured in a preview of queer film festivals and exhibitions.
Read the festival preview ↗17th Kansai Queer Film Festival
Selected for the Japanese short film competition. The festival provides a film page and director profile.
Festival film & director profile ↗English film list ↗K’s Cinema · DROP CINEMA FESTIVAL vol.39
Screening of 悠久 UQ at K’s Cinema.
View the programme ↗08 / CONTACT
Contact
For film, performance and artistic inquiries.