There are a growing need and increasing attention for activities which spotlight the diversity in the arts in recent years. Such movement introduced legislation for promoting art activities for people with disabilities.

At the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, our goal is set to realize a society with diversity and conviviality, which requires a higher quality of art activities. And those art activities need the right moment to be developed by raising and looking into the issues. Taking these perspectives into account, we have set up lectures and discussions open to the public with experts of each theme as lecturers and trainers. Understanding and organizing the current situation and the issues of this field will lead us to seek how cultural administrators should confront the situation and issues and how we can deliver higher quality of art activities.

This year we welcome Manchester Camerata, a British chamber orchestra that has been delivering unique and cutting-edge music making projects with communities across the UK. Their acclaimed work involves young people in schools and adults in the community, namely people living with dementia and their carers.

(Agenda)

• Introduction to Manchester Camerata and Music in Mind

• Benefits of music for people living with dementia and their primary carers

• Music in Mind’s person-centered approach to interactive music making

• Techniques used in Music in Mind

• Our learning so far (case study from a musician, carer, and person living with dementia)

[Accessibility]

Japanese-English consecutive interpretation, sign language interpretation (Japanese-Japanese sign language), Japanese transcription

* Please refer to this user guide (only in Japanese) for viewing Japanese transcription.

Forum Report (Japanese [PDF]/English [PDF])

Shared Slides (PDF *only in English)

Speakers:

Lizzie HOSKIN (Head of Community, Manchester Camerata)

Helena BULL (Senior Project Manager, Manchester Camerata)

Amina HUSSAIN (Flute/Music Therapist and Music in Mind musician)

Naomi ATHERTON (French Horn/Music in Mind musician)

Moderator: KAKITSUKA Takuma (Manager of Kobe City Chamber Orchestra/Kobe City Philharmonic Chorus Kobe Cultural Foundation)

Free Participation

approx. 70 (Advance registration on a first-come, first-served basis)

Target participants:

⁃ People in the field of music/education/social well-being

⁃ Artists

⁃ Municipalities/cultural administration personnel

⁃ Students

⁃ Researchers

and more from such fields

Thu, Jun 23–Mon, Aug 15, 2022 18:00 (UTC+9)

* The application has been closed since the number has reached the limit.

* First-come, first-served basis. The registration will be closed once the registration number reaches the limit.

Update:

The registration number has exceeded the limit; however, the registration form remains open since we have decided to run video streaming through Zoom Webinar to provide more access to this program. The registration is available from the below link.

Registration Form 

* The application has been closed since the number has reached the limit.

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Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Production Section +81-3-3828-2111

Organizers: Tokyo Metropolitan Government/Tokyo Bunka Kaikan operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture

Cooperation: Toyonaka Performing Arts Center

Supported by: Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan/British Council