Photo: Hiroyuki Nakamura
Photo: Saori Ohta
Photo: Saori Ohta
During a total of seven workshops, participants got to know each other through riddles, improvised performance, song, folk dance and skits; and based on the relationships of trust and variety of motifs cultivated in the workshops, choreographer Tamami Yamada put together and presented a 50-minute or so stage piece.
Performers
Workshop participants, Rutsuko Kumasaka (accordion), Junko Satoh (singing), Keiko Masaki (marimba and percussion)
Headdress creation: Satoshi Hatano
Sound: Tetsurou Koshikawa
Stage director: Nobuko Igarashi
Writer/musical director: Masami Noda
Composition/direction: Tamami Yamada
Gayagaya Club
Formed in 2003, this group focusing on people with mental disabilities in Nerima Ward organizes a monthly gathering of music and dance lovers for workshops and social interaction. Once a year, the group holds “Gayagaya Club,” where it presents the songs and dance that emerge from these playful sessions. In addition the group holds workshops for children: “Play with rhythm and the body,” “Playing with music: song and dance” and “Sing Gayagaya, dance Gayagaya.” Featuring guest musicians and dancers, these workshops create opportunities to share enjoyment with people in the community.
Kiri Kojima
Director
Gayagaya Club
E-mail：kirikoji1959@yahoo.co.jp
Hikarigaoka Kumin Center (Nerima City, Tokyo)
KIRAKUDOW (Nerima City, Tokyo)
