The Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre training program is now accepting applications from prospective researchers hoping to start developing careers in the performing arts in various capacities, including positions at public cultural facilities, arts-related NPOs, and festivals, in order to cultivate professionals with a strong foundation of artistic expertise.
The program aims to train young people with aspirations to work at public cultural facilities, arts organizations, future Tokyo-based festivals, and other organizations in the skills that they will need to thrive as producers and coordinators or make career transitions into the performing arts field. Through lectures, seminars, and on-site training, participants will not only gain the knowledge and abilities that their target professions require but also enjoy opportunities to network with other theater personnel.
Objectives
– Field experience: Help participants gain the real-life experience—not just theoretical textbook knowledge—that they need to bring visions to fruition
– Knowledge: Help participants develop a solid foundation for their careers through wide-ranging knowledge and creative-thinking skills
– Networking: Help participants make connections to benefit their future career paths
Arts Academy Training Orientation for Researchers
If you want to learn more about the Arts Academy, this training orientation session will provide you with the necessary details.
Date/time: February 10, 2018 (Saturday), 14:00 –15:00
Venue: Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
Reservations (required) and contact: arts-academy@geigeki.jp
*If you are unable to attend the scheduled orientation session, contact the program organizers by email about setting up an individual session.
Music production course
Theater production course
Education course
Available slots
Small number for each course
Training type
Long-term (roughly 10 months)
Short-term (In two semesters / roughly 3 months)
Program organizers will create a detailed plan for each participant’s field training curriculum based on his/her experience and aptitude levels, and the program schedule. Participants will engage in multiple field training programs throughout the training period.
Evaluation for the long-term course will be performed at the end of 2018. Where deemed necessary, participants can extend the course by a maximum of one year. From 2019 there may be changes to course details according to budget issues, etc.
*If a participant demonstrates unsatisfactory performance in his/her training tasks, program organizers may revoke his/her participation privileges (even during the training period).
Training period
[Long-term course]
Late April, 2018 — March 31, 2019 (Sunday)
The training program will run for roughly 10 months.
[Short-term course]
(First semester) Roughly a three month period between late April, 2018 — September 30 (Sunday)
(Second semester) Roughly a three month period between late October, 2018 — March 31, 2019 (Sunday)
*Participants will undergo training from four to six days a week (including weekends and holidays) depending on the type of training involved.
Daily schedule
Generally sessions will run in shifts of 7 hours and 45 minutes between 8:45 and 22:00.
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Tokyo Metropolitan Arts Studio (SUITENGU PIT), and others
Participation is free. Participants are responsible for their own meal costs and transportation to Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre.
*In cases where training takes place at locations other than Tokyo Metropolitan Theater, the program will cover the costs of transportation from Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre to the corresponding locations.
Participants will write monthly reports and a final report on the various tasks they engage in during the training period, on topics specified by Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, and submit their reports by the prescribed deadlines. Participants who submit reports satisfying the prescribed criteria and perform their training-related tasks at a satisfactory level will, as a general rule, receive 180,000 yen (including tax, fluctuations may occur) per report.
*The above amounts include research costs, telecommunications costs, and administrative expenses arising from the report-preparation process.
*The amounts are subject to change according to report content, participant attitude, and the results of other assessments.
*The above arrangements do not constitute an employment agreement and thus fall outside the scope of workers’ compensation insurance, employment insurance, and social insurance.
*To determine the arrangements for researchers who work at public theaters, etc., Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre will consult with the corresponding organizations and finalize the conditions, etc.
*Program organizers will transfer payments (withholding income tax) to the corresponding recipients’ designated accounts.
First round (document screening)
Program organizers will screen the application documents and essay on a given topic to select applicants for the second round.
Second round (interview)
Date: Saturday, March 10, 2018
Program organizers will interview applicants who have passed the first round, focusing mainly on each applicant’s insights and personal makeup.
January 26 (Friday), 2018 — no later than February 22 (Thursday)
How to apply
Place your application materials in an envelope marked “Arts Academy Researcher Application” in red and send it to the appropriate address via simplified registered mail.
*Note that you may not submit your application via email, via fax, or in person.
Application documents
*Personal information included in applications for participation will be used within the scope necessary for applicant selection. Please note that application materials will not be returned.
Screening (first-round) results will be sent to the applicants within 10 days after the application deadline.
Interview (second-round) results will be sent to the applicants within 2 weeks after the interviews are complete.
Please note that program organizers are unable to respond to inquiries by telephone, etc., concerning the results of either round of the selection process.
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre will take out accident insurance at its own expense against injuries sustained by researchers during the training period.
This program was approved by the Board of Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture in the FY2018 budget and its implementation confirmed after approval by the council.
The contents of this program is subject to change without notice.
Educational Programs Section,
Project Planning Division,
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
1-8-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0021
TEL: 03-5391-2116