Arte e Salute "Mallah/Sad": A Project to Connect Psychiatric Hospitals and Artistic Activities Around the World

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Name of the organization or individual

NPO Tokyo Soteria

subsidy category

Social support through arts and culture

Grant Type

single year

FY Reiwa 4 (2022) FY 1 Social Support Grant through Arts and Culture

Last scene of "Mallah/Sad" by Arte e Salute

Arte e Salute "Mallah/Sad" Song Scene

Arte e Salute "Mallah/Sad" long line scene

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Business Overview

The project was carried out in collaboration with the director, performers and mental health department of Arte et Salute, a professional theatre company of patients of the Mental Health Department of the Regional Health Union of Bologna, Emilia Romagna. By adopting the technique of interactive performance, which mixes images and live performances, even though only a small number of performers were present in the hall, it was completed as a theatrical work by a large number of people from different regions, and it was tried to show the way of theater more effectively. On World Mental Health Day (an international day celebrated annually on October 10, which is designated by the World Federation for Mental Health and is sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO)), the company performed a first-of-its-kind production of Mallah/Sad, a collaboration between Japanese and Italian live performances on stage and video. In addition, the company connected live performances and talk sessions online with psychiatric hospitals around the world, working to connect the expression activities of the mentally ill directly to psychiatric patients in hospitals. Aiming at the theme of this year's World Mental Health Day, "Connect, anywhere, to anyone" the project was conducted with the aim of expressing mental health and understanding to the world through high-quality art works by people with and without mental disorders.

implementation period

Monday, October 10, 2022

Place of implementation

Italian Cultural Hall - Tokyo Agnelli Hall Online: Bologna (Italy)

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Profile

[NPO Tokyo Soteria]
Based on the Act on Comprehensive Support for Persons with Disabilities, Tokyo Soteria operates group homes, community activity support centers, type A employment continuity support offices, home help stations, etc. with the aim of creating a society where people with mental disabilities can live in the community. Efforts are also being made to disseminate and educate people about mental disorders, and lectures are being held vigorously.
Various projects such as the Japan-Italy Joint Employment Support Project are carried out in cooperation with the Mental Health-Addiction Department of Bologna of the Regional Health Union of Emilia Romagna, Italy.