Updated on 2026/06/27

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ZARINS MARTINS
 
Organization
Faculty of Design Department of Media Design Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Design Department of Design（Concurrent）
Title
Assistant Professor
Tel
070-2355-1805
Profile
My specialty is directing, acting, music composition, and creating non-verbal communication methods by integrating these practices. Drawing from my experience of acquiring five languages, I am conducting research on how theatre is evolving as a tool of advanced communication in local, international, and multimedia environments.
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Research Areas

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Special needs education

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Theory of art practice

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Linguistics

Degree

  • PhD in Design （ 2024.3 Kyushu University ）

  • Master's Degree in Design （ 2021.3 Kyushu University ）

  • Bachelor's Degree in Theatre Directing （ 2017.6 ）

Research History

  • Kyushu University Kyushu University, School of Design, Media Design Course Assistant Professor 

    2024.9

Research Interests・Research Keywords

  • Research theme： Use of Theatre for Communicational Ability

    Keyword： Theatre, Communication, Non-verbal language

    Research period： 2024.9

  • Research theme： Staging of Shakespeare to Engage Social Issues

    Keyword： Shakespeare, Stage Direction, Social Issues

    Research period： 2024.9

Awards

  • Highlight Speaker

    2023.3   Diamond Publication, 6th International Academic Conference on Education   Use of Group Sound Design as a Tool of Social Empowerment for Disabled Children in COVID-19 Japan.

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    Award type：Award from international society, conference, symposium, etc.  Country：United Kingdom

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    2021.12   Diamond Publication, 4th International Academic Conference on Education   3. The Role of Student’s Imagination in Amplifying the Ability to Memorize Foreign Language

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    Award type：Award from international society, conference, symposium, etc.  Country：Spain

Papers

Presentations

  • The Dramatical Role of Music in the Latvian Productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Richard III Invited

    江頭 史歩（九州大学大学院修士課程） 遠藤 玲奈（青山学院大学大学院博士後期課程） 冀 瑞澤（九州大学大学院修士課程） 熊谷 由里子（日本女子大学大学院後期博士課程・職業能力開発総合大学校講師） ザリンス マーティンス（九州大学大学院修士課程） 鷹野 みく（明治学院大学大学院博士前期課程）童 知微（九州大学大学院修士課程）

    58th Conference of Japan Shakespeare Society   2019.10 

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    Presentation type：Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech  

    Venue：The International University of Kagoshima   Country：Japan  

  • Use of Group Sound Design to Strengthen Mental Well-being and Social Bravery of Adults in COVID-19 Japan International conference

    Zarins Martins

    6th International Conference on Education, University of Oxford  2023.3 

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    Country：United Kingdom  

  • Glocalized Pedagogy: Theater as a Tool for Teaching Non-Verbal Communication and Intercultural Skills

    Zarins Martins

    GEIKO EXPO (2024)  2024.12  Kyushu University Graduate School of Design

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    Language：Japanese   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Kyushu University Graduate School of Design, Design Library   Country：Japan  

    This paper explores glocalized pedagogy in a “Language & Communication” class for 2nd-year design students. Theater was used to enhance non-verbal communication, creativity, interculturality, and language learning. Using motives from Hamlet, students reinterpreted themes to address personal, local, and global issues. Through storytelling and acting, they explored cultural intersections and artistic expression. Flexible participation allowed all 48 students to perform skits, with 16 presenting publicly. The approach fostered introspection and peer appreciation. Challenges, such as limited time for peer review, could be addressed by extending the course. This research highlights theater’s role in promoting cultural understanding and artistic growth.

    Open data URL： https://catalog.lib.kyushu-u.ac.jp/opac_detail_md/?reqCode=fromlist&lang=1&amode=MD100000&bibid=7343269&opkey=B174849712626647&start=1&listnum=4&place=&totalnum=11&list_disp=50&list_sort=0&cmode=0&chk_st=0&check=00000000000

  • THE IMPACT OF STAGE TRADITION DERIVED ROLE-PLAY ON DESIGN THINKING PEDAGOGY International conference

    Zarins Martins

    28th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education  2026.9  University of Bristol

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    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：University of Bristol   Country：United Kingdom  

  • Silent and Overt Geopolitics in A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Comparative Performance and Reception in Latvia and Russia

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    12th World Shakespeare Congress  2026.7  University of Verona

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    Language：English  

    Venue：University of Verona   Country：Italy  

  • “Akira Kurosawa: Behind-the-scenes secrets of samurai films and the principles of Japanese adaptation in directing.” Invited International conference

    Dr. ZARINS Martins

    2026.1  Latvian Academy of Culture

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    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (invited, special)  

    Venue：Latvian Academy of Culture, Faculty of FIlm and Stage Art   Country：Latvia  

  • Digital Creative Education as Business 副題： A Case Study from Latvia: Constellation Class International coauthorship

    Agnese Rakovska, Dr. ZARINS Martins (host, discussion facilitation)

    2026.6  Kyushu University Graduate School of Design

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    Language：English   Presentation type：Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech  

    Venue：Kyushu University Graduate School of Design, Design Commons  

  • Planning for Fewer: What Shrinking Cities Teach Us About Urban Futures

    Dr. Fernando Ortiz Moya, Dr. ZARINS Martins (host, discussion facilitation)

    2026.6  Kyushu University Graduate School of Design

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    Presentation type：Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech  

    Venue：Kyushu University Graduate School of Design, Buildi #7, Modeling Room  

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Professional Memberships

Research Projects

  • Zarins KAKENHI Proposal - Performing Glocality, A Bilingual Theatre Pedagogy as a Tool for Intercultural Communication and Language Learning - Copy

    Grant number：09040  2026.6 - 2027.3

    Kyushu University  09040　教科教育学および初等中等教育学関連

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    Grant type：On-campus funds, funds, etc.

    This research will explore how design students can use local theatre staging of global works (such as “Hamlet”, “Twin Peaks”, and “Odysseus”) as a language learning tool with a scientific evaluation. It reframes language learning as a social, collaborative storytelling that enables learners to experience real-world communicative situations. It is centered on immersive bilingual theatre-making projects by design students of different nationalities. The use of language, body expression, and cultural theme intersections are planned to be studied during rehearsals and performances in local and international settings. The rehearsal process will incorporate social issue discussion, with the goal to create contexts for the transformation of language and intercultural negotiation. Through a combination of video analysis, annotated scripts, and longitudinal interviews, this study proposes a replicable model of bilingual theatre pedagogy grounded in the study of social behavior through theatre.

  • Food Stage：異文化交流のための多感覚参加型環境デザイン研究

    Grant number：Stage Performance, Interdisciplinary 

    Kyushu University, MulSHIP  Stage Performance, Interdisciplinary

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    プロジェクト名：Food Stage: Designing Multisensory Participatory Environments for Intercultural Exchange / 「Food Stage：異文化交流のための多感覚参加型環境デザイン研究」
    概要：本研究は、食・音・映像・対話を組み合わせた「多感覚参加型 Food Lab 空間」を設計し、日本人学生・留学生・教職員間の交流促進や心理的安全性にどのような影響を与えるかを検証する実践的研究である。特に、食を単なる「消費対象」ではなく、個人的記憶、地域性、移動経験、言語、身体的感覚を共有するための「舞台」および「対話媒体」として位置づける。

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Participation in international educational events, etc.

  • 2026.10

    CAU IUNW KU OCADU OUA TAMK UAEMex UAM UE Berlin

    INTAC (International Art Collaborations) Hosted by: Tampere University of Applied Sciences

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    Venue：Tampere University of Applied Sciences

    Number of participants：50

  • 2025.11

    University of Western Australia - Prof. Rosangela Tenorio

    "Shinbashira" - Sudio Japan, Architecture Post Natural Disasters

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    Venue：Kochi, Japan

    Number of participants：25

  • 2025.4

    Japanese Language and Culture Centre (Riga, Latvia)

    "How to Successfully Apply for and Sustain the MEXT Scholarship Competition"

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    Venue：Latvia (online lecture)

    Number of participants：12

  • 2025.3

    Kyushu University Graduate School of Design, National Normal Taiwan University (Leong LOH (PhD) - Singapore, Tokushu INAMURA (PhD) - Japan, Steven LIEW - Singapore)

    "Kyushu University and National Taiwan Normal University - International Program: Socially Responsible Business Pitch"

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    Venue：Taiwan, Taipei

    Number of participants：10

Outline of Social Contribution and International Cooperation activities

  • Involvement in work with children with disabilities, such as conducting workshops to teach music composition to Fukuoka Special Needs School (vision and development disabilities).

    Work with restoring the social well-being of earthquake survivors in Noto Peninsula with the use of theatre show staging based on documental stories of the locals and their staging by the design students of University of Western Australia led by Prof. Rosangela Tenorio. Project name: "Shinbashira Studio"

    Repopularization of Mt. Hiko region by creating a documentary walking theatre show in collaboration with Helvijs Savickis and Julia Obleitner from Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien.

Media Coverage

  • Studio Japan 2025、災害とデザインの旅（西オーストラリア大学建築学科） Internet

    https://mill-triple.com/  2025.11

Travel Abroad

  • Staying countory name 1：Taiwan, Province of China   Staying institution name 1：National Normal Taiwan University

  • Staying countory name 1：Latvia   Staying institution name 1：Latvian Academy of Culture