Multicultural collaborative multilingual musical drama "The World"

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Name of the organization or individual

MUGAI

subsidy category

start-up subsidy

Grant Type

single year

The 3rd Startup Subsidy in FY 2023

multilingual musical play The World

Work in Progress Performance "The WORLD" Reading

Open to the public

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Business Overview

This project was created through a process that focused on multicultural dialogue, drawing on the diverse cultural backgrounds of the unique members who have lived overseas for a long time. The feature of the work is that the story of the four characters unfolded in a bar called "The WORLD" located somewhere in the world. In the creative process of working together to rewrite a new work written in English, each member's identity added depth to the characters. Japanese (including non-native speakers with Osaka dialect), English, Tagalog, Chinese, Irish, etc., were performed with due consideration given to the performers' roots and language abilities. In addition, he actively incorporated the voices of the audience and refined his work through multi-vocal exchanges of opinions, such as an exchange meeting after the Work in Progress performance, an open rehearsal at YAU, and an exchange meeting with the audience after the performance. This multicultural stage provided an opportunity to discover both the potential for richness brought about by diversity and a new "world."

implementation period

Friday, March 15, 2024 to Sunday, August 18

Place of implementation

Friday, March 15, 2024 Workshop: Tokyo University of the Arts (Taito-ku, Tokyo) Saturday, August 17, 2024 to 18th (Sun) Performance: Shot bar ReBright (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

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Profile

【MUGAI】
It was named after Zhuangzi's idea of "The greater than, the lesser than" and advocates a spirit of inclusion that transcends boundaries. With the aim of creating a place for co-existence and creativity among people with different cultural backgrounds, multilingual plays, multicultural workshops, symposiums, etc. are held. While exploring the artistic possibilities of diversity, he focuses on innovation in the art making process through cross-cultural collaboration. It aims to contribute to the realization of a sustainable symbiotic society through artistic approaches in a rapidly changing modern society.