Creating the Future of Children and Music

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Okowa

subsidy category

Social support through arts and culture

Grant Type

single year

FY 2017 Social Support through Arts and Culture (Phase 1)

"Creating the future of children and music" Vol. 2 (2017) Photo by Jun Nakagawa

"Creating the future of children and music" Vol. 2 (2017) Photo by Jun Nakagawa

"Creating the future of children and music" Vol. 2 (2017) Photo by Jun Nakagawa

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Business Overview

Three times a year, on the Komaba campus of the University of Tokyo, a day-long performance and symposium on the theme of children and art is held for children (from 0 years old) and their parents. The live performers include former staff members of the Children's Castle in Aoyama, Tokyo, who have been inviting children to the rich world of music for 30 years, as well as a diverse group of artists who explore new possibilities for children and the arts. At each symposium, different lecturers are invited to engage participants in thinking about children and art from the perspectives of aesthetics and art, cultural policy, literature, philosophy, and pedagogy.
Music: Former music staff of "Kodomo no Shiro," Mayu Gonto, Kozue Katsuragi, Mami Sumi, Haruko Yamaguchi, Mugi Furukawa, Fumihisa Tanaka, Kenichi Sato, Haruo Kondo, Mari Sakamoto, Tatsuro Fukuzawa, Hitoshi Hamada, etc./Actors: Yuri Nagoya, Arina Tada (Seinendan, Mamagoto)/Stage art: Ryoko Ando (design musica)/Promotional art: Soichi Suzuki/Symposium: Tanehisa Odabe (University of Tokyo, Aesthetics), Mari Kobayashi (University of Tokyo, Cultural Resources), etc.

implementation period

May 3, 2017 – March 11, 2018

Place of implementation

The University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus (Meguro Ward, Tokyo)

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Profile

[Okowa]
"Okowa" is an abbreviation for (music, children's castle, we). An organization that works on the theme of "children and music," which was established by a mother living in Tokyo. Children's Castle, long loved by parents and children as the only national comprehensive children's center, was Japan's largest center for children's art activities, but due to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's decision, it was sadly closed in March 2015. With the closure of the Children's Castle, a project was launched to share and inherit the program so that the 30 year experience of the castle will not be lost. At the same time, the aim is not only to pass on the music to the next generation, but also to carry out new creative activities together with up-and-coming young artists and open up the future of children's music.