Under the theme of “connection” with friends and family, people and living creatures, this event featured 200 performers aged 3 to 75 years old. Together with disabled members of the chorus, the group also took on the challenge of photography as an expressive medium for the performance. Photos capturing everyday moments of joy and sorrow, wonder and gratitude from the real-life perspective of children living in Tokyo today were projected onto the stage and interspersed with singing, aimed at creating a deeper connection with the audience. For the event the group also created and staged an “ongaku rodoku geki” (reading event with music and theatrical elements) of the picture book “Yamabou” by Fuyou Kabeya. The book, written in an appealingly nonsensical style, tells the story of a mountain that walks to the ocean with the help and encouragement of children. It can be interpreted as a story of inclusion, in which a mountain that cannot walk is motivated by its “connection” or friendship with children. The group’s stage version incorporated music and video to great effect.