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“Let’s Make an Opera” Workshop: Prop making

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“Let’s Make an Opera” Workshop: Prop making

In conjunction with Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Opera Box “Tosca”, this is a popular work for children taking on the challenge of a full-scale opera for the first time.

Schedule

Workshop (1)
Date/Time: Saturday, August 18, 2018, 10:30 – 12:30
Venue: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Meeting Room
Activity: Making paper stained glass

Workshop (2)
Date/Time: Saturday, August 18, 14:30 – 16:30
Venue: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Meeting Room
Activity: Making paper stained glass

Workshop (3)
Date/Time: Sunday, August 19, 10:30 – 12:30
Venue: Ota Citizen’s Plaza Art Room
Activity: Making paper stained glass

Workshop (4)
Date/Time: Sunday, August 19, 14:30 – 16:30
Venue: Ota Citizen’s Plaza Art Room
Activity: Making paper stained glass

Final Presentation (all participants)
Date/Time: Thursday, August 30
Venue: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Recital Hall
Activity: Watching the dress rehearsal

*Activities will be completed during the workshop. Please choose from the four sessions.
*Participants may not watch the dress rehearsal without participating in the workshop. (There is no charge for watching the dress rehearsal)
*Each participant may be accompanied by one person to the dress rehearsal. Preschool children will not be admitted.
*The stained glass we will make is inspired by the church that is the setting for the opera “Tosca.” The large completed works will decorate the Recital Hall foyer.

Participants

Elementary school students

Number of places

30 per class
*In the event that applications exceed this number, participants will be chosen by means of a lottery

Application requirements

Applicants must be available to participate on the specified dates
*Please take into consideration children’s school schedule.
*Children in the fourth grade of elementary school or below must be brought to the workshop and picked up again by a parent or guardian.

Admission

500 yen (tax included)

Lecturers

Stage Design: Atsumi Yokota
Costume Design: Emi Masuda (Moma Workshop)
Prop creator: Izumi Sugimura (The Stuff)
and others

Application

Application Period
Friday, June 1 – Saturday, June 30 (no later than this date)

Results
Due to be sent out in mid July
*All applicants will be notified of the results in writing. We cannot respond to inquiries by telephone, etc.

How to apply

  1. Download the application form on this page and fill out the form.
  2. Send the form by post to the address mentioned below with the replying envelope attached with 82 yen stamp and filled with your name and address.
  3. After closing the application, the result notification will be sent by post to all the applicants.

*Please note that the documents submitted will not be returned to the applicants.

Application form (only in Japanese)
Application form (PDF)

Postal address for application
Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Production section, Prop making team: “Let’s Create Opera!”
5-45, Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-8716
TEL. +81-3-3828-2111 (Weekdays 10:00-17:00)

Contact

Let’s Make an Opera Props Desk, Production section, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
TEL: 03-3828-2111

Venues

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Ota Kumin Plaza

Flyer

Credit

Organized by
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan / Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)
Co-organized by
Ota-ku Bunka Shinko-kyokai
Supported by
Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan