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A project that aims to create a stage that everyone can enjoy, regardless of disability or age, has started!

障がいや年齢に関係なく、皆が楽しめる舞台を目指すプロジェクト、始動!

(TOP image) The work of Karin Abe, a member of "Art de Vivre", was selected as the main visual for Kanagawa Prefecture's "Symbiosis and Co-Creation Project".

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File.2 Symbiosis co-creation business Living together, creating together - KANAGAWA ALL-COMERS STAGE
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The Kanagawa Arts Foundation, which operates KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theatre, Kanagawa Prefectural Hall, and Kanagawa Prefectural Music Hall, has started the symbiotic co-creation project ``Living Together, Creating Together - KANAGAWA ALL-COMERS STAGE'' from this year. As a project commissioned by Kanagawa Prefecture, we will hold new stage performances and workshops that everyone from children to adults can participate in and enjoy, regardless of disability or age. Utilizing the foundation's past know-how in business planning and facility management, we will carry out practical initiatives for borderless creative activities through the performing arts.
Already in July, we held the first ``Human Resource Development Course'' as a kick-off lecture, with the Director of the Culture Division of the Kanagawa Prefecture International Culture and Tourism Bureau, the Director of the Inclusive Society Promotion Department of the Welfare and Children's Future Bureau, which advocates the ``Kanagawa Charter of a Society for Living Together'', and The director of the Mibyou Countermeasures Division, Health and Medical Department, Health and Medical Care Bureau, who is promoting the Kanagawa Mibyo Improvement Declaration, also participated.

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Today, with less than two years left until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, we see information about the Paralympics and images of athletes aiming to participate every day. Although it is not well known, the Olympic and Paralympic Games are not only a sports festival, but also a cultural festival. The cultural program includes many performances by artists with disabilities, and aims to provide opportunities for as many people as possible to participate.

On the other hand, Japan has the lowest birthrate and aging population in the world, and is approaching the age of 100 years of life. It was a long time ago that dads were told that they were worried about what they should do after retirement. In the future, people will be encouraged to spend their lives being exposed to culture as their lives become even longer.

Furthermore, in recent years, attention has been focused on "social inclusion." “Social inclusion” refers to considering each citizen as a member of society, and is an initiative aimed at lowering or eliminating barriers for people who have hurdles or barriers to social participation (socially vulnerable groups). It means. According to Daijisen, socially vulnerable people are people who are socially disadvantaged because their income, physical abilities, and voice are limited due to employment/schooling opportunities, differences in race, religion, nationality, gender, or illness. A person in a position (this can be the elderly, people with disabilities, children, women, the unemployed, ethnic minorities, refugees, the poor, etc.).
In light of these changes in the environment, theaters and other arts and cultural facilities have recently added a new mission to support ``social inclusion'' using the attractive material of ``culture.'' In June 2017, the Basic Act for the Promotion of Culture and the Arts was enacted through a revision of the Basic Act for the Promotion of Culture and the Arts, and in March 2018, the Basic Plan for the Promotion of Culture and the Arts was approved by the Cabinet.
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(Significance of social inclusion through culture and art)
○ The Basic Act on Culture and the Arts states that ``it is the birthright of people to create and enjoy culture and the arts,'' and that ``all citizens should have equal access to culture regardless of their age, disability, economic situation, or region of residence.'' The basic philosophy is to enjoy artistic opportunities. In addition, culture and the arts have the function of social inclusion, allowing people to respect diverse values and promote mutual understanding with others through opportunities for people to participate.
For this reason, it is desirable to create an environment in which everyone from children to the elderly, people with disabilities, and foreign residents can enjoy equal opportunities to experience cultural and artistic activities throughout their lives, regardless of where they live. At the same time, in order to maintain, inherit, develop, and create the diversity and richness of Japan's culture and art itself, we aim to develop cultures that are rooted in the history and beliefs of each region, as well as distinctive regional cultures, and other cultures that are tailored to the characteristics of each region. There is a need to promote the arts.

The ``Kyosei Co-Creation Project'' was started in response to these social demands. In the future, we plan to create and disseminate attractive content with an eye toward realizing a cohesive society.

First of all, as a commemorative performance, the elderly theater group Saitama Gold Theater will perform ``Wareware no Moromoro 2018'' on Saturday, October 13th and Sunday, October 14th at the Prefectural Citizens' Leprosy Hall.
Saitama Gold Theater is a theater group founded in 2006 under the late artistic director Yukio Ninagawa. The group currently consists of 36 members (as of April 2018), ranging in age from 67 to 92, and has performed overseas as well.

Starting with this performance, many other performances and workshops are being prepared in the future.

■Vietnam “Ah O Show” Workshop
Date: Mid-November 2018 (schedule being adjusted)
Venue: Prefectural Leprosy Hall
*Vietnamese people are in charge of production, staff work, performance, and playing. A workshop that both children and adults can participate in, conducted by a performing arts company that has been highly acclaimed and has toured all over the world, including France, the home of circus.

■Türksoy (International Turkic Cultural Organization) 25th Anniversary Concert “The Great Heritage of the Turkic World”
Date: Thursday, November 15, 2018
Venue: Prefectural Leprosy Hall
*A concert in Japan by Turksoy, a Turkic language cultural organization comprised of six Central Asian countries and Russia.

■Experimental Gig “Futuramax/Futuramax”
Date: December 24, 2018 (Monday, Shinkyu)
Venue: Prefectural Leprosy Hall
*An unusual Christmas concert featuring superbly skilled jazz pianist Dairo Suga, 85-year-old bassist Isao Suzuki, and others.

■Blue Print Present “SAKEBU”
Date: January 16th (Wednesday) - 20th (Sunday), 2019
Venue: Prefectural Leprosy Hall
*Featuring dancers in their 10s and 20s who are attracting worldwide attention. This dance performance depicts the past and future of these people, who have been involved in dance since childhood, and have struggled and struggled to advance in harsh environments.

■TPAM International Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama 2019 Related Events
Date: Thursday, February 14th and Friday, February 15th, 2019
Venue: Prefectural Leprosy Hall
*Showcases and other events are held as a related event to the international performing arts platform "TPAM", which is held at various locations in Yokohama every February.

■Stop Gap Dance Company “Enormous Room”
Date: Sunday, March 3, 2019
Venue: Earth Plaza (Kanagawa Prefectural Global Citizen Kanagawa Plaza)
*A leading British dance company whose members include wheelchair dancers, dancers with Down syndrome, and healthy dancers. A workshop will also be held from March 4th (Monday) to March 6th (Wednesday).

■Kanagawa elderly creative project “Challenge of the Silver” presentation & briefing session
Date: Sunday, March 16, 2019
Venue: Prefectural Leprosy Hall
*A creative project program centered on the elderly. With Yoko Ando, a dancer and choreographer from Kanagawa, as director, this project aims to help elderly people discover new discoveries and possibilities for their bodies through physical expression, and to ``create together'' with them. Along with the on-stage presentation, we will hold an information session to recruit participants.

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