- Date & Time
- 8 days
[Workshop]
Sunday, February 8, 2026 - March 20 (Fri/Holiday)
[Presentation]
Saturday, March 21, 2026 - Venue
- Shinjuku Culture Center
Performance Kids Tokyo Recruitment of Performers
Would you like to create an original stage production with the choreographer and dancer Naoya Aoki?
On the last day, Saturday, March 21, there will be a presentation performance at Shinjuku Culture Center.
What is Performance Kids Tokyo?
Professional dance, theater and music artists are sent to schools, halls and orphanages for about 10 days to hold workshops and create original stage productions starring children.
Artist
Naoya Aoki (choreographer and dancer)
Born 1973 in Akiruno, Tokyo. They grow up running through the rich nature of Akikawa Valley. After enjoying youth baseball and playing in the local Matsuribayashi Hozonkai Kodomotsuren (Kanda school), he started dancing at the age of 16. Learn the basics of jazz dance, classical ballet and modern dance. In addition, he studied body work, deepened his knowledge of the structure of the body, and developed his own methods "contact x balance" and "point work". Focusing on the causal relationship between necessity and chance, she works extensively in search of "what dance gives to humans". In 2004, he participated in the establishment of Noism, a residential dance company in Niigata City. He greatly contributed to the launch and overseas tours. In 2013, he founded the Japan Dance Project with his friends, and in 2014, he presented "CLOUD/CROWD" (a performance sponsored by the New National Theater) at the New National Theater. In 2015, he was invited by the Japan Ballet Association. "Muto-inimine" was announced. Selected as a public hall modern dance revitalization project in fiscal 2016. He presented 'Mapping' at a performance in Sendai. He is being investigated as a floating person between the "Zetsu" of traditional dance and the "Myo" of contemporary works.
Schedule
All 8 days
- Workshop
- Sunday, February 8, 2026 13:30~16:00
Sunday, February 22, 2026 13:30~16:00
February 23, 2026 (Mon/Holiday) 13:30~16:00
Saturday, March 7, 2026 13:30~16:00
Saturday, March 14, 2026 10:00~16:00
Thursday, March 19, 2026 16:30~19:00
March 20, 2026 (Fri/Holiday) 10:00~16:00 - Announcement
- Saturday, March 21, 2026 WS 10:00~/Live 14:30~
Venue
Shinjuku Culture Center
Target
2nd grade of elementary school to 3rd grade of high school
capacity
12 persons
participation fee
Free
Application
- How to apply
- こちらの専用フォームにてお申し込みください。
イベント名は「PKT新宿文化センター『みちかけ』」を選択してください。
※参加申込受付後、1週間以内に事務局よりご連絡をいたします。 - application deadline
- Wednesday, January 14, 2026 * Same-day reception available
* We will inform you whether you can participate or not by Wednesday, January 21. - Other
- *Personal information received will be used only for the implementation of Performance Kids Tokyo and information from the organizer, and will be managed appropriately.
*The program content may change due to unavoidable reasons such as weather.
Notes on Participation
- In principle, please participate in all the schedules.
- If there are many applicants, a lottery will be held. (*However, Performance Kids Tokyo inexperienced people will be given priority.) ）
- You must be able to attend for three days from Thursday, March 19, 2026 to 21st (Sat).
Credit
- Sponsor
- Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture) , Non-profit organization Artists and Children, Shinjuku Future Creation Foundation
- assistance and cooperation
- Tokyo
Contact Us
NPO Artists and Children
TEL 03-5906-5705
FAX 03-5906-5706