“Being alive now”
Scene of choir members singing
Group photo of performers
This project was to create and perform a musical play to convey the importance and preciousness of being alive now. The play was a great success, because during the Corona Vortex, some people became depressed and took their own lives due to anxiety and loneliness. In this play, Down’s children danced and people of all disabilities, ages, and nationalities sang in the chorus. Pictures painted by people with disabilities were displayed on the stage and in the lobby. All of them participated with the same goal, which was to understand each other, to have themselves, and to feel joy. In addition, the content of the play, the live singing voices, and the smiling faces of the participants moved the audience greatly.
Organized by Social Art OTOMACHI
Supported by Taito City, Art & Culture Foundation of Taito
Part1: Original Musical theater “Live with dignity”
Written and directed by Junko Miyazawa
Composed by Yumi Kanaida
Part2: Mini-concert by the performers
Performers and visitors united in chorus at the end.
Social Art OTOMACHI
Performs mainly classical music.
Established in 2021 with the aim of contributing to the development of art and culture in the local community in cooperation with medicine, health care, welfare, and education.
Members are professional musicians with qualifications and expertise as music therapists, mental health workers, social workers, teachers, and administrative scriveners.
Junko Miyazawa
Representative Director
Social Art OTOMACHI
1-29-5-6F, Torigoe, Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0054
E-mail： otomachi21@gmail.com
Millennium Hall, Taito Ward Lifelong Learning Center, Taito City, Tokyo
