At the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, we are carrying out a variety of social inclusion initiatives aiming to provide opportunities for all people to participate in music appreciation and experience creating music, irrespective of age, disability, or social handicap, and to create an environment in which many people can engage proactively with the creation of new culture. In recent years, we have held music workshops emphasizing “creativity,” “cooperativeness,” and “inclusivity” in facilities for senior citizens, social welfare facilities, and so on within Tokyo.

In response to the growing need for music workshops for senior citizens, in the 2019 season, we examined the concrete methods related to the program creation and the program’s uniqueness to provide more fulfilling workshops.

Season 2019 Validation Report

Japanese (PDF)

English (PDF)

Photographic Recording

⁃ Project aims and overview report

⁃ About the Music Workshop “Shall we sing?”

⁃ Validation Report and Remarks on music workshops targeted for active seniors

In November 2019, we held the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Music Workshops “Shall we sing?” twice, targeting the active senior generation. Collaborating with KUSAKA Nahoko (Professor at Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts), a researcher specializing in geriatric psychology, we are going to examine and dig into the workshop program from the following points of view:

1. Measurement of the effects of workshops in which participants move to music

2. Program creation for music workshops aimed at active seniors (e.g. the creation of a structure that attracts those who are not in the habit of participating in cultural activities)

3. The social meaning of music workshops in which senior citizens play the central role.

KUSAKA Nahoko (Psychology of Aging/Professor, Faculty of Contemporary Social Studies, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts)

SHIMOMURA Atsuko (Research Fellow, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts)

ABE Koji (Cognitive Science/Adjunct Researcher, Faculty of Human

Sciences, Waseda University)

Moderator: SUGIYAMA Yukiyo (Production Section, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan)

Free Admission

approx. 60 (advance application required, first-come-first-served basis)

Target auditors:

⁃ People in the field of

arts/music

education/social well-being

⁃ Artists

⁃ Municipalities/cultural administration personnel

⁃ Students

⁃ Researchers

and more from such fields

Tue, Aug 11, 2020 10:00–Fri, Sep 11, 2020 17:00

Peatix Application Form (only in Japanese)

[Notes]

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

Organizers: Tokyo Metropolitan Government/Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture: Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Arts Council Tokyo

Cooperation: Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts/Hakuju Institute for Health Science, Co., Ltd.

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