The Present and Future of Community Music 2023

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Name of the organization or individual

General Incorporated Association Monten

subsidy category

Social support through arts and culture

Grant Type

single year

FY 2023 (FY 5) Social Support through Arts and Culture (Phase 1)

Monten Community 2023 Photo by Aiho Kaneko

Monten Community 2023 Photo by Aiho Kaneko

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Business Overview

The project aims to understand what community music is from the two pillars of theory and practice, and to share what community music is with as many people as possible who are involved in this field, including artists, management, welfare, and government. In the practical part, we tried to facilitate a workshop in cooperation with artists from multiple fields, such as musicians and choreographers, using the "House of Uta" project as a case study. In addition to the workshop, a mini-concert was held in which creative works were presented together with workshop participants, and a symposium was held in which events in practice were examined and opinions were exchanged. Workshop Lecturer: Tamami Yamada (choreographer), Improvisation Karamerudan (Miki Akaba, Keiko Masaki). In the theory section, we invited Jess Abrams, a British community musician, to give a lecture on the future of community music in Japan while listening to examples from the UK. Lecturers: Mari Shiobara, Jess Abrams, Miki Akabane Moderator: Miki Akabane, Mari Shiobara, Mami Tanaka Planning: Monten, Miki Akabane Producer: Yaeko Kurosaki

implementation period

Saturday, September 23, 2023 - Saturday, June 15, 2024

Place of implementation

Ryogoku Monten Hall (Sumida Ward, Tokyo) ZOOM

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Profile

[General Incorporated Association Monten]
Since its opening in 1989, it has been moving between the 2 poles of "traditional and modern". In 2013, it moved to Ryogoku, and as a new art space, it changed its name to Ryogoku Menten Hall. It is operated by utilizing partnerships with artists of various genres and the community. Experimental events are always held to create a new culture.