京都造形芸術大学芸術学部映像・舞台芸術学科卒業、同大学大学院芸術研究科修士課程修了。2011年２月に自身のユニット「したため」を立ち上げ、京都を拠点に演出家として活動を始める。演技という行為に強い関心を持ち、テキストやモチーフを接写するように読み解いていくことで、作品ごとに固有の演技の文法の構築をめざしている。美術、写真、建築、音楽、彫刻、ダンスなど、異なる領域のアーティストとも演劇を媒介に対話し、協働作業による作品制作に積極的に取り組む。2018年より多角的アートスペース・UrBANGUILDブッキングスタッフとして俳優にフォーカスしたパフォーマンスシリーズ「3CASTS」を企画。2020年よりNPO法人京都舞台芸術協会理事長。2025年度セゾン文化財団セゾン・フェローI。
Nagara Wada graduated with a degree in film and performing arts from Kyoto University of Art and Design, and then completed the art studies master’s program at the same university. In February 2011, she began working as a theatre director based in Kyoto and founded her own theatre unit, shitatame. With a deep interest in the act of acting, Wada deciphers texts and motifs as if zooming into them, aiming to establish a distinct language for acting with each performance. She actively pursues collaborative projects, and through the medium of theatre, she connects with artists from various fields, including visual art, photography, architecture, music, sculpture, and dance. Since 2018, she has served as a member of the booking team for the multidisciplinary art space UrBANGUILD, where she organised 3CASTS, a performance series that focuses on actors. She is chairperson of the Kyoto Performing Arts Organisation from 2020 and The Saison Foundation ‘Saison Fellow I’ from 2025.
