Tokyo Culture Creation Project　Kids

Professional artists in dance or theater will provide workshops at schools and in public auditoriums. Together, elementary school and junior high school students will create an original stage play in which children will play the leading characters.

The children will be trained directly by professional artists in various fields for 7 months, and then present the results of their efforts on the big stage. As children receive lessons from professionals on a regular schedule, they will naturally learn both stage techniques and etiquette, and gain an understanding of the intensity of the traditional performing arts. Appearance on the big stage will give them an opportunity to feel a sense of purpose and accomplishment. They will study and learn different types of traditional performing arts and then perform on the same stage at the end of the program. This will give them the opportunity to experience the diversity and depth of traditional Japanese performing arts.

Under the direction of Ondengoza and the Bamboo Orchestra, performing musicians who are making an impact the world over,children will have an opportunity to participate in a nature workshop where they will make their own musical instruments from bamboo, and use the instruments to create their own music.