What we do

Art project in Shimouma|Gokuraku fes

  • Organization : Engeki Hyakkaten
  • Section : Support for Citizen-led Cultural Activities
  • Type of Grant Program : Single

Outline

This is an art festival on the theme of “living and dying,” developed from workshops on the same theme run by Setagaya Public Theatre from 2019 with a focus on elderly people living in the Shimouma public housing complex. The fruits of discoveries and exchanges from the workshops will be presented as a form of cultural festival. Organizers hope that a festival about housing complexes, which are manifesting problems related to Japan’s fast-approaching “super-aged” society such as “kodokushi” (dying alone and unnoticed), will promote understanding by others and regenerate the community.

Profile

【Engeki Hyakkaten】
Since its establishment in April 2003, Engeki Hyakkaten has held theater workshops all over Japan, mainly in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo.

Venues

Setagaya Volunteer Center (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo), Shiawase no moriawase BAWA (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)