Baby Theater 2023: Bringing People Together to Nurture a Town
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Regional Baby Theater Executive Committee
- subsidy category
- Social Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 5(2023) 1st Term Social Grant
Business Overview
Under the slogan "For My Town and Your Town" and "People Connect," (1) provide safe and secure places for children, their guardians, and pregnant women, and (2) create baby theaters for all children! (3) A social support project in Shinjuku Ward, Machida City, and Higashimurayama City with local partners in line with the purpose of creating a base for baby theaters. The programs are Baby Mini Theater "Al" (Koumi Vegetables), Baby Mini Theater "Maru" (Institute of Expression Education), Utako's first concert "The Best Lullaby Song" and "The Forest of Connected Uta" (Leaf Project), Karada Uta - Ki no Ne - and Hajime no Oshibai "Tsumuru" (General Incorporated Association, Mt. Ongakusha). In addition, as research on baby theater, we held a dialogue between Shoji Itakura (Director of the Babyology Research Center, Doshisha University) and Yasumasa Asano (Associate Professor, Nursery School, Kurashiki City Junior College), and created and distributed a video of the special dialogue "Baby theater is the art of relationships!."
- Period of Activity / Project
- Monday, July 3, 2023 - Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- Venues
- Tokyo Toy Museum (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) Fujimi Cultural Center (Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo) Naruse Church (Machida-shi, Tokyo) Machida Citizen Hall (Machida-shi, Tokyo) Ayumi no Ie (Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo) Korokoro no Mori (Higashimurayama-shi, Tokyo) Open online
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
【 Regional Baby Theater Executive Committee 】
The "Baby Theater" (performing art for infants) has been expanding and developing worldwide, and 4 groups that have been engaged in research and practice since the beginning of 2000 in Japan formed the executive committee and worked on the project.
Main constituent organizations: Koumi Yasai, Institute of Expression Education, Jinzan no Ongakusha, Leaf Planning