Have fun with everyone, both hearing and deaf! "Vision," a sign-language dance musical

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

NPO Mai Hando Mai Raif

subsidy category

Social support through arts and culture

Grant Type

single year

FY 2018 Social Support through Arts and Culture (Phase 1)

Vision (2019)

Vision (2019)

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Business Overview

Based on the concept of creating a stage that can be enjoyed by everyone, both those who can hear and those who cannot, this performance is based on the theme of "collaboration between dance, heart and sign language." The aim is to let many people know the joy of dance and to break down the barrier between the hearing and the deaf by having the Deaf on stage with professional dancers. It consists of two parts, the first of which is a musical, with dialogue in sign language and subtitles on the screen, making it acceptable for the deaf. The performers are 10 professional dancers and deaf people. There are 8 Deaf performers including a Deaf dancer who has been dancing for 15 years. Part 2 is a dance number performed by a total of 13 groups of 54 people (9 deaf people).

implementation period

Saturday, May 18, 2019 - 19th (Sun)

Place of implementation

Hikarigaoka IMA Hall (Nerima Ward, Tokyo)

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Profile

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our association name of Mai Hando Mai Raif has the meaning of "Hands dance, life dances". Audience and Deaf people, adults and children alike are all working toward the same goal and developing events and performances.
She gives dance lessons at her dance studio in Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, and performs once a year.