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Seeking participants for “Workshop to imagine a city of deaf people”

Genre:
  • Art Project ,
  • Workshop

A workshop for sharing the process of creating the stage production “Breathe Move Don’t Be Silent” in which deaf people and hearing people encounter each other

“Breathe Move Don’t Be Silent” is the story of a fictional world in which a “city of deaf people” exists separately from a “city of hearing people.”
The “city of deaf people, which frequently changes location, has evolved to adapt to the physicality and language of deaf people.
The “city of hearing people” has developed on the premise of the ability to hear sounds in an extremely crowded environment, where the population is becoming increasingly concentrated, and 100 million people live in a single city.

What are they like, these two cities forming the basis of this work’s view of the world?
Together with members of the creative team behind the production, we will hold a workshop in which we unleash our imagination about these two cities, using pointers from our real lives and the real city.
Deaf people, people with hearing impairments, and hearing people are all welcome to join.

Facilitator

Eri Makihara (conception/composition, direction), Kaku Nagashima (dramaturg)

Participating creative team members

Katsuhiko Hibino (general supervisor), Yasutake Shimaji (Director, Performer), Dakei (dramaturg), others

Target participants

Target participants
Anyone who is deaf, hearing-impaired, or hearing and of elementary school age or above can participate.

*The workshop will be conducted principally in Japanese and Japanese sign language, and a sign language interpreter will be in attendance. If you require additional support, please include details on the application form.

Capacity

20 participants

Admission

Free

How to apply

application: Application through Peatix. Participants to be decided by lottery if oversubscribed.
https://duk-ws-202502.peatix.com/

Application deadline: Wednesday, January 22 2025, 23:59
Notification of results: Tuesday, January 28 2025 (All applicants will be notified of results.)

Contact

Project Coordination Division,
Arts Council Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture
TEL: 03-6256-8435 (Weekday 10:00 – 18:00)
E-mail:duk-info@artscouncil-tokyo.jp

Venues

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Main conference room

Credit

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