Four groups passionately perform musicals with a regional flavor! “Kanagawa Prefectural Geki Musical” Public Competition Report <Part 1>
The best group will also receive the main performance!
Four groups perform musicals filled with local love
Did you know that there are about 20 musical groups in Kanagawa that are rooted in the community?
On January 29th, Kanagawa Prefecture, which is promoting the ``Magnet Culture'' (Magcal) initiative to attract people through the charm of culture and art and create local vibrancy, held a public competition for ``Chigeki Musical'' filled with local love. did. The performers will be the four groups that passed the first round of screening. The winning group was able to perform the main performance in the summer, and they put on a passionate stage performance.
The three judges are Norimasa Fujisawa (singer), Keiji Sugimoto (CEO of Zepp Live Inc., Executive Committee President), and Shinichi Katsuno (Deputy Director of Theater Business, Musical Academy Director, Motion Picture Theater Culture Association). Before the performance, Prefectural Governor Yuji Kuroiwa said, ``We want to further refine musicals that are rooted in the region.In an era when people will come from all over the world for events such as the Tokyo Olympics, we want to attract people to local theater musicals.'' There was a greeting.
Yokohama Citizen Children's Musical "Yokohama Three Towers Cat Story"
The top performer is Yokohama Citizen Children's Musical, which is in its fourth year of operation. This story uses the storytellers of the ``Yokohama Three Towers'', the King, Queen, and Jack who watch over the city of Yokohama, to depict the love of a cat family.
Shin, a male cat, loses his will to live after the death of his mother. Eventually, Shin remembers a legend that says, ``If you make a wish in a place where you can see the three towers of Yokohama at the same time, your wish will come true.'' Meanwhile, younger sister Mei falls off a cliff...!
This work incorporates episodes related to Kanagawa, such as the Yokohama Three Towers and the Cat Dance Hall, and has been created into a cute musical featuring many cats. The audience gave a big round of applause as the children dressed as cats danced lively.
