The 10 Koenji Engei Festival
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Koenji Engei Matsuri Executive Committee
- subsidy category
- Regional Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Heisei 31 (2019) Tokyo Area Arts and Culture Grant (Second Application)
Business Overview
Now in its 10 th year, the Koenji Engei Festival is a 10 day festival where visitors can enjoy rakugo, manzai, magic, and other forms of entertainment at shrines, public baths, pubs, bicycle shops, and funeral homes in the Koenji Station area. As the number of events increases, the number of comedians, venues and customers are increasing. There are also "Hajime-no-yose," a public bath with easy-to-understand explanations, "Nikagaku-gekijo in Koenji," where you can fully enjoy "kamikiri," the star of vaudeville performances, and "Manzai Taisho," in which young and experienced members of the Manzai Association perform.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Friday, February 7, 2020 – 16th (Sun)
- Venues
- Suginami Art Center (za, Koenji) and other 62 venues around JR Koenji Station (Suginami Ward, Tokyo)
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
[Koenji Vaudeville Festival Executive Committee]
Many vaudeville performers have lived in the Koenji area for a long time, and there is a climate to protect and nurture them. There used to be an entertainment hall that accommodated hundreds of people, and today there is a theater called Za Koenji and several other shops that hold regular yose performances. We have gathered them all at once, and we have recruited new venues to develop them into "festivals." By performing vaudeville performances centered on rakugo, the purpose is to make people feel familiar with it and recognize it as a cultural art of the Koenji area.