"Climate Speaks" Program
-Poetry and Performance by Young People Reflecting on the Climate Crisis

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

NPO Art & Society Research Center

subsidy category

Social support through arts and culture

Grant Type

single year

FY Reiwa 2 (2020) FY 1 Social Support Grant through Arts and Culture

"Climate Speak" flyer

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Business Overview

At a time when global warming is accelerating and the climate crisis is becoming a pressing issue, young leaders of the future are speaking out across the world to demand that governments decarbonize and people change their behavior. Under these circumstances, teenagers in Tokyo express their thoughts on the climate crisis through poetry and leading performances. The program consists of the following three stages. Stage 1: All participants take online lectures by climate and environment experts and poetry lectures by poets. They then write a poem about the climate crisis. On a separate day, they bring their poems and brush up their manuscripts through discussions with the poets. Stage 2: Participants in Stage 1 who wish to perform in the performance will be instructed in poetry reading by professional actors and rehearse for the performance. Stage 3: About 10 participants in the final performance read their own poems in a small hall in Tokyo. After the event, there will be an after-talk with commentators.

implementation period

Sunday, May 16, 2021 Online ... Lecture
Sunday, June 13, 2021 Poetry Workshop
Sunday, June 27, 2021 Poetry Workshop
Sunday, August 1, 2021 Poetry Reading Coaching Sunday, August 8, 2021 Rehearsal for Poetry Reading
Sunday, September 19, 2021 Public Performance

Place of implementation

ECOM Surugadai (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) Arts Chiyoda 3331 (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) Waters Common Hall (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

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Profile

[NPO Art & Society Research Center]
The Art & Society Research Center is a non-profit arts organization that conducts projects related to the dissemination of information, research, and implementation of public art as well as arts and culture activities related to cities, regions, and society, with the aim of contributing to the cultural development of cities and regions and the improvement of the cultural environment for citizens.
[Business Profile]
1 Organizing workshops and lectures (Lectures, symposiums, etc.)
2 Surveys and research (Research, collection and analysis of domestic and international cases, policies, and trends, as well as socially engaged art research)
3 Project planning and implementation (Planning, production, implementation, etc.)
4 Educational dissemination and support (Conducting lectures and workshops, supporting artists, etc.)
5 Publishing and information dissemination (Operation and dissemination of printed materials, magazines, websites, and portal sites)