The Japanese noh actor Akira Matsui is interviewed by Jonah Salz in August 2021 about his encounters with Eugenio Barba reflecting on his decade-long collaboration with ISTA and Odin Teatret in Spain, Bali, Italy and Denmark. Akira Matsui reflects on the intercultural experience of performing Ur-Hamlet as part of the Theatrum Mundi Ensemble directed by Eugenio Barba, having to interact on stage with performers of other traditions.