Orito Street's Small Summer Festival Man Theater Summer Short Story Collection 2025
Business Overview
"Otsuka: Otsuka Short Story," an original story created by eight participating organizations that interviewed people and businesses in the Otsuka area of Toshima Ward, will be performed. There were 5 30 minute pieces and 3 45 minute pieces, each with a different combination for a total of 10 stages.
During the performance period, on July 19, the small summer festival of Orito Street (Festival stalls and games created by actors in cooperation with local shopping districts) will be held for the purpose of local exchange. The venue was changed from Kita-Otsuka 2-chome Park to Man Theater to prevent heatstroke.
At the same time, "Let's play at the theater!" was held in cooperation with the Toshima Foundation for Future Culture to give children a chance to experience culture. Participants included groups participating in short story collections, local heroes, characters authorized by Toshima Ward, and koto music and dance clubs of local high schools.
- implementation period
- [Performance] Thursday, July 17, 2025 - July 21 (Mon holiday)
[Distribution] Wednesday, August 6, 2025 - Sunday, August 24 - Place of implementation
- Man Theater (Toshima Ward, Tokyo)
Profile
[Man Planning Co., Ltd]
Opened in 1993 as a multipurpose hall. In 2007, it was licensed as an entertainment hall and opened as Man Gekijo. Although it is a small theater with only about 120 visitors, it has a high and deep space and its annual occupancy rate is always over 90%. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the company was among the first to take measures to combat the spread of the virus. In addition to renovating its facilities, it drew the attention of the media by preparing and publishing its own guidelines for infection control ahead of those of industry groups.
It aims to create a town with theaters by focusing on the revitalization of the environment surrounding theater groups and culture, social contributions by the people who gather at theaters, and independent projects integrating exchanges with the community. This is the tenth short story collection since 2012.
grant program
- Tokyo Arts and Culture Promotion Subsidy
- Social support through arts and culture
- Support for Regional Arts and Culture Activities
- start-up subsidy
- Subsidy for Traditional Performing Arts Experience Activities
- Grant for Creating Attractive Art and Culture
- TOKYO CITY CANVAS Subsidy (Creating Attractive Arts)
- Life with Art Subsidy
- Tokyo Live Stage Support Subsidy
- Tokyo Art and Culture Appreciation Support Grant