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Let's Create Opera!—Create props for the opera stage (Crafts making)

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  • Workshop

Let’s Create Opera!—Create props for the opera stage (Crafts making)
This popular program is linked to the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Opera BOX, giving kids challenge to create a full-scale opera.

Let’s create props and ornaments for an opera stage joining the “Crafts Making” workshop! The craft works that the participants make will be on stage of the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Opera BOX. It will be an exciting opportunity to experience an important process for set designing. The participants will also see the dress rehearsal, enabling them to get involved from the stage creation process to the performance day.

Date and Venue

Workshop [1]
Monday, August 9 2021, 10:30 – 12:30 
Venue: Kunitachi Community Arts Center, Gallery  

Workshop [2]
Monday, August 9 2021, 14:30 – 16:30 
Venue: Kunitachi Community Arts Center, Gallery

Workshop [3]  
Tuesday, August 10 2021, 10:30 – 12:30 
Venue: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Medium Conference Room 2    

Workshop [4]
Tuesday, August 10 2021, 14:30 – 16:30
Venue:Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Medium Conference Room 2  

Presentation of the workshop results
At the dress rehearsal viewing on Thursday, September 16
*This dress rehearsal is for the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Opera BOX: Special Highlights Vol.1.

*Each class completes in one time. Please select one from [1]-[4].
*Caregivers are not allowed to stay with the participants during the workshop class.
*Caregivers of the 4th grade or younger elementary school students must pick-up/drop-off their children at the venue.
*Participating in only the dress rehearsal viewing is not allowed. (The dress rehearsal viewing is free of charge.)  
*One companion per participant is invited to the dress rehearsal viewing. Preschool children are not allowed to attend the rehearsal.  
*We will use certain parts of created works for the actual props and stage set of the performance.  

Participants

Elementary school students

Capacity

Approx. 15-20 per class
*Participants will be determined by lot if the number of applications exceeds the limit.

Workshop fee

550 yen
*Please pay by cash at the check-in on the workshop day.

Instructors

Emi Masuda (Moma Workshop), Costume Design
Noriko Mihara (The Stuff), Prop Making
Tomomi Egawa, Director
and more

How to apply

Application period 
Monday, May 10 – Friday, June 25 (The result will be sent in the middle of July.)

How to apply
Application Form (The form is only in Japanese.)

*One application per person.
*After submitting the application, you will receive the application completion notification by email. To ensure that you receive emails from us, please add the domain “@t-bunka.jp” to the whitelist such as approved sender list you have enabled them on your email setting.
*You can apply for the workshop program “Let’s Create Opera!-Perform the opera characters (Chorus, Acting, Instrumental Ensemble)” as well.
*The result will be sent to all the applicants. We do not answer to any inquiries on the result.

*The workshop is conducted only in Japanese.
*The program is subject to change under certain circumstances.

Contact

“Chorus, Acting, Instrumental Ensemble” team of “Let’s Create Opera!”
Production Section, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
TEL: 03-3828-2111 (Weekdays 10:00 – 17:00)

Venues

Kunitachi Community Arts Center, Gallery, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Medium Conference Room 2  

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Credit

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