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Hosted at Tokyo’s biggest shopping mall!

TOPACO (Tomin Performer’s Corner) Vol.5 will be held at Aeon Mall Musashi Murayama on Monday (public holiday), September 16.
The event at metropolitan Tokyo’s largest mall will offer entertainment to visitors of all ages, featuring performances in a variety of genres including Tahitian dance and acapella choral singing. The latest TOPACO outing features active involvement and participation by local people and groups,with local cheerleading and hip-hop dance outfits taking part.In the run-up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, now less than one year away, we join citizens in ramping up excitement in Tokyo through culture.

We are planning to continue holding the TOPACO initiative. Making use of a variety of venues, we will communicate the culture and appeal of Tokyo through activities in various genres which give citizens a leading role. On the official website we will occasionally accept registration by citizen performers (limited to amateurs) who wish to appear on stage in future.

Performer profiles

Dance
JEUGIA
Culture Center, Aeon Mall Musashi Murayama
“LOICX Cheerleading Dance School”
“Let’s enjoy hip-hop!”

Aeon Mall Musashi Murayama’s general cultural center offers people of all ages the chance to immerse themselves in practice or enjoyment of their hobbiessuch as music, arts and craft, health and beauty and more. This year’s event features appearances by a cheerleading dance group and a hip-hop dance outfitwho offer lessons on Tuesday evenings.

Ancient-style swordsmanship
“Nihon Kobudo Association (ancient martial arts association)
Tokyo branch of MiyamotoMusashiNitenichiryu school”

The Tokyo branch of the Nihon Kobudo Association’s Miyamoto MusashiNitenichiryu school carries on the traditions of Miyamoto Musashi’sNodahaNitenichiryu style swordsmanship as well his manifesto,“The Book of Five Rings.”Devotees of Miyamoto Musashi and readers of“The Book of Five Rings” flock from all over the world to the association’s dojo in the Sumida area of Tokyo.
This performance is the Kanto region premiere of Goho no Kata [five basic sword approach] of Miyamoto Musashi’s Nitenichiryu school, and the single-sword practice methods that have been handed down for 21 generations.

Tahitian Dance
Mâhina ‘Ura ORI TAHITI

Tahitian dance school in the city of Kunitachi in Metropolitan Tokyo.
The school simplifies the complexities of Tahitian dance so that everyone including first-timers can enjoy it.The school will give a performance that will transport audiences to the warmth and atmosphere of the South Pacific.

Dance
“mixture”

A Nakano-centered dance performance team with a total of 42 members from preschoolers to adults, which this year marks its tenyear anniversary.The group takes on diverse genres of dance, showcasing creative dance that inspires and energizes at events and festivals throughout the metropolitan area.

Ocarina performance
Lyrish Ocarina Federation “Musashino Ruscello”

The federation’s activities center around the towns of Higashikurume-city and Kiyose-city, famous for their natural spring water. The name of the group, Ruscello, means ‘murmuring of stream’ in Italian. It conducts volunteer performances at public halls and welfare facilities as well as paid performances. Musical pieces are performed by young and old from their 40s to their 80s.

Gospel chorus
“LaLaLa042”

A gospel choir who appear at community centers around Kodaira. The choir was formed in 1997 after an introductory gospel seminar.Its seven members from Kodaira and surrounding cities sing at independent live performances and events.
The group give a performancesure to deliver the joys of gospel throughout the venue.

Admission

Free

Contact

TOPACO (Tomin Performer’s Corner) Administration Office
TEL:03-6256-9921
E-mail:info@topaco.jp

Venues

Aeon Mall Musashi Murayama 1F North Court

Credit

Organized by
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)