Let's try! Project in Tokyo Youth Theater Workshop

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Gekidan Dogo Co., Ltd.

subsidy category

Social support through arts and culture

Grant Type

single year

FY Reiwa 3 (2021) FY 1 Social Support Grant through Arts and Culture

Let's try! Project in Tokyo Youth Theater Workshop Application Flyer

Let's try! Project in Tokyo Youth Theater Workshop Performance Flyer

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Business Overview

With the support of cooperating organizations, Gekidan Gong widely recruited young people who are so-called "hikikomori" or "NEETs" and have neither found employment nor attended school, and through demonstration workshops and leaflets, they helped them develop self-expression based on a sense of trust, fulfillment, self-affirmation, and diversity through the experience of creating a stage together with their friends, and supported them toward social participation. After an orientation (individual interview), from the first stage, we held a theater workshop for communication such as stretching and theater games, and while creating a place of trust, in preparation for the presentation, we presented the work "Shameless Capu," which was created by group creation (dithering), while respecting the wishes of the participants, including the writers (performance time: 1 hour 20 minutes). They experienced an authentic stage, including stage tools, props, costumes, lighting, and sound. There were 10 participants. During this time, I decided who would be in charge of the design and creation of the leaflet, props, costumes, and so on, and made them together with everyone.

implementation period

October 26, 2021 to January 17, 2022

Place of implementation

Nerima Youth Support Station (Nerima-ku, Tokyo) Mitaka Youth Support Station (Mitaka-shi, Tokyo) Setagaya Youth Support Station (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo) Shinjuku Youth Support Station (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) Workers' Co-op (Toshima-ku, Tokyo) Nerima Culture Center (Nerima-ku, Tokyo) Itabashi-ku Bunka Kaikan (Itabashi-ku, Tokyo) Gekidan Dogo Atelier (Itabashi-ku, Tokyo)

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Profile

[Theater Company Dogo Co., Ltd.]
It was established in 1972 mainly by people who had used Mingei Theater Company. The troupe has about 60 members. Based on the theme of "To live a truly human and prosperous life," the performance focuses on creative plays. Based in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, he continues to perform from all over the country to overseas. In addition, in order to "make the most of the power of theater in society," various theater workshops and services for the visually and hearing impaired aiming at "making theaters barrier-free" are being advanced. 2022: Celebrated 50 years since establishment.