Classroom for Experiencing Traditional Japanese Musical Instruments "Do you know about Japan?": Soh, Biwa, Ichigen Koto

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

General Incorporated Association Monten

subsidy category

Subsidy for Traditional Performing Arts Experience Activities

Grant Type

single year

Grants for Experiencing Traditional Performing Arts in FY 2024

single-string koto

Biwa

Soh

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Business Overview

I Cultural Edition: Lecture Concert: "The Spiritual World of the Tale of Genji: Koto (Koto, So, and Biwa)" 2025. 1/11 Ryogoku Monten Hall (Sumida Ward, Tokyo) II Practical Edition: Practical Skills: So: 2025. 2/8, 9, 11 Ryogoku Monten Hall (Sumida Ward, Tokyo) Biwa: 2025. 2/14, 15, 16 Ryogoku Monten Hall (Sumida Ward, Tokyo) One-stringed Koto: 2025. 2/22, 23, 24 Ryogoku Monten Hall (Sumida Ward, Tokyo)

[Events to be experienced] Soh experience class, biwa experience class, ichigen koto experience class [Number of times a participant experiences practical skills (recitals and rehearsals are included in the number)] 4 times (3 lessons + recitals) [Main Instructors] I "Lecture Concert" of the Liberal Arts Section Moderator: Nozomi Hayashi, Performers: Yoko Nishi, Miko Sakata, Kazuharu Shinozawa (Ichiren) II Practical Soh Instructor: kotonos (Members: Yumika Ehara, Ami Komatsu, Aya Kojima) Biwa Instructor: Miko Sakata, Assistant: Akiko Kubota Ichigen Koto Instructor: Kazuharu Shinozawa (Ichiren), Assistant/Moderator: Kazuharu Fujii (Itten) [Features of the project] The content of the course is divided into several categories according to the experience and ability of the participants. Experience with koto (1) Children/over 3 years of elementary school (2) General/over junior high school students (3) Jiuta class Experience with biwa (1) Children/over 4 years of elementary school (2) General/over junior high school students (3) Experienced class Experience with ichigen koto (1) Children/over 3 years of elementary school (2) General/over junior high school students (3) Experienced class [Efforts for publicity when recruiting participants (coordination, cooperation, network, etc.)] (1) Publicity utilizing Sumiyume Network in Sumida Ward (2) Publication of a notice of recruitment of participants in a Japanese music journal (3) Utilization of SNS [Efforts to enable participants to continue practical experience (other than the subsidized project) after the completion of the project] (1) For those who wish to continue learning koto (koto, biwa, and ichigen koto) as a hobby after the completion of the course, an appropriate instructor can be introduced according to individual requests and conditions. (2) The Monten Traditional Performing Arts Alumni Association was established. Exchange and recitals with lecturers, participants and spectators will continue. (3) Hold concerts where you can experience professional performances by instructors. In the hall where participants have actually taken lessons and experienced recitals, we will create opportunities for them to listen to professional performances at the same time as they take lessons, so that they can continue to experience traditional performing arts.

implementation period

Saturday, January 11, 2025 to Monday, February 24

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Place of implementation

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.