Can I play shamisen in three months? Recital + Nagauta Guide
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Tamanookai
- subsidy category
- Traditional Arts Practice Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 4 (2022) Traditional Arts Practice Grant
Business Overview
[Event to be experienced] Nagauta shamisen [Number of times a participant experiences the practical technique (including recitals and rehearsals)] 7 times [Name of main instructor] Katsukunio KINEYA (Nagauta shamisen) [Feature of the project] For beginners, they learn from the basic playing technique, and at the recitals, they try the shamisen duet, which is easy for beginners who are not familiar with Japanese music to try. Also, you can watch a concert ('Nagauta Guide') with explanations, and learn how to appreciate Nagauta while explaining its history and literary background. [Publicity Efforts for Recruiting Participants (Collaboration, Cooperation, Network, etc.)] Publicity will be developed with the support of the Machimirai Chiyoda Foundation. [Efforts to enable participants to continue practical experience (other than the subsidized project) after the completion of the project] After the completion of the course, it is possible for those who wish to continue the practice to be guided to the practice room presided over by the representative of Tamanookai or the instructor.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Sunday, April 16, 2023 - Sunday, July 16
- Venues
- Kanda Myojin Bunka Koryu kan B1F EDOCCO STUDIO (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo)
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Profile
【 General Incorporated Association Tamanookai 】
In 2018, based in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, “Edo Nagauta Goikishu, ” a circle that uses the shamisen as a communication tool to contribute to town development, was founded. With the aim of promoting awareness and dissemination of the shamisen in general, they have been holding workshops for shamisen beginners, rakugo storytelling, and events in collaboration with town walking. In 2021, he established Tamanoo-kai, a general incorporated association, by absorbing the activities of Edo Nagauta goikishu. With Nagauta shamisen as its core, he is working to pass on Japanese culture and knowledge.