"Looking to the Future" Dance & Archive: Children Dialogue through Inclusive Dance

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

NPO Minna no Dansefield

subsidy category

Social support through arts and culture

Grant Type

single year

FY 2018 Social Support through Arts and Culture, Phase 2

Performance (© Kenichi Tsumura)

Special needs education workshop (©) by Kenichi Tsumura

Preliminary learning at elementary school

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Business Overview

In this activity, "Dance Field for Everyone," a dance group that embraces diversity, created a workshop called "Looking to the Future," in which children intuitively grasp the ideal state of an inclusive society. Specifically, seven workshops (one of which was a performance) were held at educational institutions such as elementary schools and special needs schools in Tokyo and at gymnasiums in Tokyo. The main contents of the workshop are for children to appreciate works of inclusive dance, to listen to dancers with disabilities in their childhood and to freely talk with them about their thoughts on expression, and to create and express together while directly interacting with various members including children and persons with disabilities. All members of "Everyone's Dance Field" perform works and express themselves, and members with disabilities give speeches. In addition, we created and transmitted the true state of children's bewilderment, surprise, smiles, and emotions as they encountered disabilities and diversity for the first time as an archive titled "Looking toward the Future."

implementation period

Tuesday, January 1, 2019 - Tuesday, December 31

Place of implementation

Elementary school (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo and Akishima City, Tokyo) Special needs school (Toshima Ward, Tokyo) Toyama Sunrise (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo) Ushigome Tansu Kumin Hall (Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo)

*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.

Profile

[NPO Everyone's Dance Field]
Established in 1998 by Yoko Saito and 6 children. It was established with the aim of contributing to the realization of an inclusive society through physical expression activities that respect each other's individuality and enjoy together regardless of gender, age, or disability. Currently, there are 43 members ranging in age from 5 years to 70 years, including wheelchair users, and their main activities are holding workshops and performances in the community, as well as regular activities (2 times a month).