Program Leaflet (PDF)

Text-to-speech Program Leaflet (PDF *only in Japanese)

Guide for assisting families and caretakers (PDF *only in Japanese)

Update on Nov 7, 2024: We have added the information about lending earmuffs to the PDF document above.

ARAI Oko

Piano:

IMADA Atsushi *2nd prize of Piano section at the 11th Tokyo Music Competition

NISHIMURA Shotaro *2nd prize and Audience Award of Piano section at the 14th Tokyo Music Competition

Violin: SHINOHARA Yuna *2nd prize of String section at the 11th Tokyo Music Competition

Flute: TAKUWA Reiko *2nd prize of Wind section at the 11th Tokyo Music Competition

Soprano: SHIMIZU Rie *1st prize and Audience Award of Voice section at the 7th Tokyo Music Competition

MC: TSUKAMOTO Eriko (Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Workshop Leader)

Signed Music Performers and DEAF/Sign Navigators: Yumiko Mary KAWAI, Sasa-Marie

◇View artists profiles in flyer (PDF only in Japanese)

OESTEN: Püppchens Träumen und Erwachen, Op.202-4

TCHAIKOVSKY: from March from The Nutcracker

OFFENBACH: Olympia’s aria from Les Contes d’Hoffmann

RAVEL (arr. TAKAHASHI Yukiyo): Ma Mère l’Oye-III. “Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes”

POLDINI: 7 Marionettes-No.2 “La poupée valsante”

STRAVINSKY: from Petrushka

“Danse russe,” “Chez Pétrouchka,” “La semaine grasse”

RAVEL: from La Valse

* The program order has been changed from the initial announcement.

[Encore]

TCHAIKOVSKY: “Waltz of the Flowers” from The Nutcracker

Relaxed performances, different from other regular stage performances, are designed for everyone to enjoy in a cozy way regardless of disabilities or generations. Those who feel insecure at concerts in theaters and music halls, related to their symptoms of autism spectrum disorder, communication disorder, developmental disabilities, and so on, can stay comfortable with their families and caregivers at the concert. Guided by an MC, the program is also welcoming those who are intimidated by classical music concerts, which seem to require strict etiquettes, and children aged 4 and above.

⁃ This performance is for age 4 and above.

⁃ Audience members can bring their assistance dogs to this performance.

⁃ The text-to-speech program leaflet and the guide for assisting families and caretakers will be posted on this page 3 weeks before the performance.

⁃ Wheelchair accessible seats and wheelchair transfer seats are available.

⁃ There are hearing loop accessible seats.

⁃ Japanese sign language is provided.

⁃ The talk during the performance is provided in Japanese.

⁃ The auditorium light will not go completely dark.

⁃ The audience can leave the auditorium and come back to their seats during the performance for a chill-out.

⁃ There is a free seating area in the auditorium for those who feel uncomfortable going back to their seats or want to move from their seats for a while.

⁃ Music list in braille will be distributed.

⁃ Captioning tablets are available to transmit spoken words such as the MC’s speech as text.

⁃ Hand-held assistive device for visual impairments using laser direct retinal projection is available.

Wheelchair accessible seats and wheelchair transfer seats

Wheelchair accessible seat users can sit with up to 4 companions, and wheelchair transfer seat users can sit with up to 3 companions. Seat numbers will be assigned on the day of the performance. Please note that ticket holders cannot select the seat.

Hearing loop accessible seats

A “hearing loop” (also called a “magnetic induction loop” or “magnetic loop”) transmits sound picked up by a microphone directly to the hearing aid or cochlear implant, allowing the user to hear voices and music clearly. The sound sent from the loop can be heard through the T (telecoil) setting of the hearing aid or cochlear implant or through a dedicated receiver.

Please check in advance whether your hearing aid or cochlear implant is compatible with T setting and how to switch to T setting. (Some manufacturers’ products or certain models are not compatible with T setting.)

* Hearing loop receivers are also available at the venue.

Captioning tablets

(Captions are only in Japanese.)

While seated, you will use a hand-held small tablet device to view the workshop leader’s emceeing (spoken words) as text. At this performance, we lend a dedicated tablet with a light-blocking screen to transmit closed captions such as spoken words, music titles, and announcements in the auditorium.

Assistive device for visual impairments using laser direct retinal projection

An assistive device for visual impairments called “RETISSA ON HAND” is available. This hand-held device assists people with difficulty seeing, including those with low vision.

Once you switch it on, images from an integrated camera are projected to the retina with a 60-degree horizontal field of view. It also supports a 7-time magnification, which allows you to enjoy performances by magnifying the stage. In addition, there are image adjustments, such as brightness control, grayscale, black-and-white inversion, and freeze-framing.

* Each user has a different result of projected images depending on the individual condition.

Please make sure to check this instruction video (Youtube *English subtitles available) in advance if you wish to use this device.

* Hearing audiovisual accessible features are for deaf or hard-of-hearing people, people with visual impairments, and their families and caregivers.

* The number of the seats and devices is limited.

* Body-sensible acoustic device (Bodysonic), which was announced initially, is not available.

[Day tickets]

Tickets not available.

Reserved Seats 1,100yen (Wheelchair accessible seats, wheelchair transfer seats, and hearing loop accessible seats are available.) Pre-sale sold out

View Seating Chart

Click the camera icons on the seating chart to check the stage view from the selected area.

Sat, Jul 13, 2024

Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Box Office

* Please purchase tickets for hearing loop accessible seats if you wish to connect to a hearing loop.

* Tickets for wheelchair accessible seats and wheelchair transfer seats are only available by telephone and in person.

* The ticket receiving method for this performance workshop is “LessQ (Electronic tickets)” if you purchase via online ticketing service in English. (LessQ issuing fee: 55yen per ticket)

* Persons having difficulties in hearing or speaking can be also assisted by Telephone Relay Service. (only available in Japanese).

Telephone relay service enables those with difficulties in hearing or speaking to communicate with hearing people over the telephone in real-time through an operator as an intermediary, interpreting in either sign language, text, or voice. The service is available 24/7 for placing and receiving calls, including contacting emergency services.

User registration guide for people with difficulties in hearing and speaking (Registration required in advance, only in Japanese)

Relaxed Performance—Concert for Everyone

Sun, Nov 17, 2024 15:00

Venue: Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall, Small Hall

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

In partnership with: Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall (Yokohama Arts Foundation)

Cooperation: Yokohama Doll Museum

Supported by: Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan/Japan Foundation for Regional Art-Activities