Call for performing groups for the Kanagawa Performing Arts Awards 2025
Kanagawa Prefecture is promoting the Magnet Culture (Magcul) initiative, which aims to attract people with the appeal of culture and the arts and create excitement in the local area.
As part of this initiative, we will be holding the Kanagawa Performing Arts Awards 2025.
In advance of the event, applications for participating groups began on Thursday, September 19th.
What is the Kanagawa Performing Arts Awards 2025?
This award calls for public applications from groups across the country, regardless of genre, for a wide range of performing arts works that involve physicality. Approximately seven groups will be selected through the first selection process (document screening), and the selected groups will perform at KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theatre, where the Grand Prix and MVP awards will be decided. (Final)
In addition, a competition for high school students in Kanagawa Prefecture will be held at Kanagawa Prefectural Kanagawa Comprehensive High School (22nd Century Flying Frame Selection Competition), and two selected groups will be granted the right to perform in the final.
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Kanagawa Performing Arts Award 2025 Final
Performance dates : March 15th (Saturday) - 16th (Sunday), 2025
Venue : KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theatre Large Studio [281 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama]
Judging Committee : Yoshie Inaba, Yasuhiro Kasamatsu, Kazuyuki Kajiya, Akiko Kitamura, Kaori Nishio,
Hibino Kozue, Yanaihara Mikuni (in alphabetical order)
Participating groups : Approximately seven groups selected through the first selection process (document screening)
Two groups selected through the 22nd Century Flying Frame Selection Tournament
(Open participation, not subject to final judging)
Duration : 30 minutes or less
Prizes : Grand Prize: 1 million yen, performance rights at Kanagawa Prefectural Youth Center Studio HIKARI (1 group)
MVP: 200,000 yen (1 individual from among actors, dancers, directors, choreographers, and staff from any field)
Audience Award: Performance rights for "HIKARI" at Kanagawa Prefectural Youth Center Studio (1 group)
Eligible organizations : Organizations with the organizational capacity to perform works responsibly.
(Professional or amateur, regardless of area of activity)
Participating group application period : Thursday, September 19th to Thursday, October 31st, 2024
How to apply : Applications will be accepted via the online application form.
Click here for the application form
Website : Official website is here
22nd Century Flying Frame Selection Tournament (Prefectural High School Selection Tournament)
Performance date : Sunday, January 19, 2025
Venue : Kanagawa Comprehensive High School Multipurpose Hall [19-2 Hirakawa-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama]
Judging Committee : Kazuyuki Kajiya, Yo Nakamura, Yuri Yamada (in alphabetical order)
Performing groups : In principle, all groups that applied (however, if there are 10 or more groups that applied,
A first selection process (document screening) will be conducted.
Performance time : 15 minutes or more but less than 30 minutes
Participating group application period : Thursday, September 19, 2024 to Friday, December 6, 2024
Prizes : The top two groups will receive the Kanagawa Performing Arts Award 2025 Final
The right to perform the work will be granted, and the judges will provide guidance prior to the performance.
Eligible organizations : Organizations consisting only of students enrolled in high schools, etc. within the prefecture
How to apply : Applications will be accepted via the online application form.
Click here for the application form
Website : Official website is here
