Traditional Performing Arts for Kids
Let’s learn Japanese traditional performing arts
We hope children will experience authentic arts for the first time.
Please download the Performance program.（PDF：931KB）
Seats are available
“Traditional Performing Arts for Kids” Recital ? Performances by children learning Japanese traditional performing arts and professional performers
The children, who have been instructed directly by first-class artists in Noh play, classical Japanese dance, koto music and Nagauta, have been training for 8 months. They will show the result of their efforts on the big stage.
Spectators will also be able to appreciate the performances of professional performers at each venue. (Admission is free. Numbered tickets required)
Outline
1. Noh play - Part 1-
Schedule: 10:00 ? 12:30 on Monday (national holiday) March 22, 2010
Venue: Hosho Nohgakudo
Performance: Komai and Kyogen (Izumi School / Okura School) “Usagi,” “Shibiri” / “Uji no Sarashi,” “Iroha” and more
Shimai and Rengin (Hosho School) “Ama,” “Genjo,” “Tsurukame,” “Shojo” and “Takasago”
Performance by professional performers:
Kyogen (Izumi School) “Nariagari” by Sukenori Miyake
Maibayashi (Hosho School) “Kasuga Ryujin” by Takashi Higashikawa
2. Noh play - Part 2-
Schedule: 13:30 ? 17:00 on Monday (national holiday) March 22, 2010
Venue: Hosho Nohgakudo
Performance: Komai and Kyogen (Okura School / Izumi School) “Sakazuki,” “Iroha” / “Yanagi no Shita,” “Kuchimane” and more
Hayashi (Stick-drums,flutes,hip-drums and shoulder-drumsFlutes, hand drums and full-sized drums),
Shimai and Rengin (Kanze School) “Morihisa,” “Oimatsu,” “Shojo,” “Genjo” and “Yoro”
Performance by professional performers:
Kyogen (Okura School) “Busu” by Sentaro Okura
Maibayashi (Kanze School) “Kurama Tengu” by Yoshiaki Ito
3. Nagauta, Koto music and classical Japanese dance
Schedule: 15:00 ? 18:00 on Monday March 29, 2010
Venue: National Theatre, Large Theatre
Performance: Nagauta Shamisen “Kyoganoko Musume Dojoji (kids’version)”
koto music “Sakura,” “Ohinasan no Me” “Tanuki no Dorobune” and more
Classical Japanese dance “Kimigayo Shochikubai,” “Fujimusume,” “Hane no Kamuro”and “Genroku Hanamiodori”
Performance by professional performers:
Nagauta “Kanjincho” by Tomishiro Wakayama and Yashichi Kineie
koto music “Okayasuginuta” by Shoin Hagioka and Dozan Fujiwara
Classical Japanese dance “Fujimusume” by Etsuko Fujima
Application and Contact
Free admission. Pre-registration required. Please contact us on details.
“Traditional Performing Arts for Kids” Division Office for Performing Arts Promotion, Japan Council of Performers’ Organizations
Tel: 03-5909-3060 Fax: 03-5909-3061
E-mail wageiko@geidankyo.or.jp
Outline
”Traditional Performing Arts for Kids” is an unprecedented and full-fledged participatory program for children who will experience traditional performing arts for the first time. Children will receive training directly from professional artists for eight months and will present the results on stage. In aiming for the goal of presenting performances, through experiencing traditional Japanese culture, individual characters and the world views of top-class artists, children will discover something new.
For future adults - this is the world we hope children will experience.
Synopsis
Genre
4 genres of Noh play, Japanese classical dance, koto music, and Nagauta Samisen in a total of 15 courses
Participants
10-24 students (from elementary, junior and senior high schools) in each course
* Participants will be selected randomly if there are too many applicants.
Venue
10 places in Tokyo
Participation fees
13,000 yen per course (for 23 sessions total, about 570 yen per session)
* Rental fees for accessories and costumes (10,000-15,000 yen) will be required.
Schedule
Monday, August 3, 2009 - Monday, March 29, 2010
*The schedule includes days for lessons and the date of the performance.
* Opening ceremony: All participants will gather in the National Noh Theater on Monday, August 3, 2009.
* From August 2009 through March 2010, a total of 21 lessons will be offered at 10 different locations in the Tokyo Metropolitan area.
* Performances by respective courses will be held at 3 different locations in March 2010.
Noh play: March 22 Hosho Nohgakudo
Classical Japanese dance and koto music, Nagauta Samisen: March 29 Small Theater in National Theater
How to participate *Receiving applications ended.
Complete the application forms found on our website or attached to the flyer, and fax or email it to the following number or address.
Download Course schedule/Application form (PDF)
* Apply to: “Traditional Performing Arts for Kids”
Division Office for Performing Arts Promotion, Japan Council of Performers’ Organizations
Fax: 03-5909-3061 Email: wageiko@geidankyo.or.jp
Application deadline: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
*Participants will be selected randomly if there are too many applicants.
Organizers
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Culture Creation Project (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), Japan Council of Performers’ Organizations
Lessons
Classical Japanese dance |
koto music |
Noh play |
Performances
Classical Japanese dance
Noh chant and Noh play dance |
Musical accompaniment of a Noh play |
Kyogen |
Contact
“Traditional Performing Arts for Kids” Division Office for Performing Arts Promotion, Japan Council of Performers’ Organizations:
Address: 2F Geino-Kadensha, 6-12-30 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8374
Tel: 03-5909-3060 Fax: 03-5909-3061
Email: wageiko@geidankyo.or.jp
Let’s learn Japanese traditional performing arts “Trial Classes”
Information of “Trial Classes” *This program has ended.
・14:00 - 16:00 on Saterday, June 13, 2009
Contents: (1)Noh chant and Noh play dance (Kanze School), Kyogen play(Izumi School) (2)Koto music (3)Nagauta Samisen
・10:30-12:30 on Sunday, June 14, 2009
Contents: (1)Classical Japanese dance, (2)Nagauta Samisen (3)Koto music
・14:00 - 16:00 on Sunday, June 14, 2009
Contents: (1)Musical accompaniment of a Noh play, (2)Noh chant and Noh play dance (3)Classical Japanese dance
Venue: Geino-Kadensha
Address: 6-12-30 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8374
How to participate:
Fill in the following information and fax or email it to the following number or address.
Download Course schedule/Application form（PDF）
* Necessary information to include: (1) Preferred date to participate, (2) Name (with phonetic reading in kana), (3) Age, (4) Address, (5) Telephone number, and (6) Name of parent or guardian
* Apply to: “Traditional Performing Arts for Kids”
Division Office for Performing Arts Promotion, Japan Council of Performers’ Organizations
Fax: 03-5909-3061 Email: wageiko@geidankyo.or.jp
