Kotobuki Shiki Sanbasou © Shintomiza kodomo kabuki no kai
Sannin Kichisa © Shintomiza kodomo kabuki no kai
Shiranami Gonin Otoko © Shintomiza kodomo kabuki no kai
A performance of kabuki by a local elementary school in Chuo-ku.
In order to convey the appeal of kabuki to as many children as possible, the performance was held at Tsukudajima Elementary School in Chuo-ku as the first event in a trial initiative for staging performances in a different elementary school each year.
Program
1 Kojo
2 Kotobuki Shiki Sanbasou (traditional dance)
3 Sannin Kichisa Tomoe no Shiranami (kabuki play)
4 Shiranami Gonin Otoko (kabuki play)
Performers
Actors: Elementary school children from Chuo-ku (through open call)
Musical performance: Shintomiza-renchu
Staff
Set: KANAI
Sound: PAC
Costumes: Shochiku Costume
Wigs: Osawakatsura
Makeup artist Mitsunaga Kanda
Organized/produced by: Shintomiza kodomo kabuki no kai
Shintomiza kodomo kabuki no kai
Founded in 2007 for the purpose of performing children’s kabuki in Chuo-ku, an area of Tokyo with deep connections to kabuki. In conjunction with the Reitaisai festival held at local shrine Teppou-zu Inari shrine, the association holds kabuki performances by children living in the area or children who go to local schools.
By giving free performances utilizing local shrines and elementary schools in the tradition of community performances, the association aims to reach a wider audience, and pass down the culture rooted in the area.
Morokawa Fumiko
Shintomiza kodomo kabuki no kai
shintomiza@kk.email.ne.jp
Tsukudajima Elementary School, Chuo City, Tokyo
