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I decided to make a play for children
I want everyone who is interested to participate

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A workshop where you can experience the children's theatrical expression “paper oshibai,” devised by the creative base “Kuchibiru Kai” founded in 2014 by playwright, director, and screenwriter Yamamoto Taka. “Paper Oshiboai” is a stage expression born from the desire to “create a play that can be performed in places where children (not theaters) are present,” and has been performed since 2019.
Yamamoto is the facilitator of the workshop, and in addition to actors, playwrights, and directors who are interested in children's plays, the general public who are interested in creating works is also OK. Through a program where you can experience creation in a form close to practice, we will think about how to express it to make it easier to approach children.

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I sympathized with the philosophy of using the organization's resources for society

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What Yamamoto is trying to convey is not the method of “paper shibai,” but “what is the connection between the acts of adult plays and the acts of children's plays, and where should they be aimed at children.” “I want this workshop to delve into acting for children while looking at the fundamentals of act. Just because it's meant for children, if you make something that is called child deception, that misses the roots of theater, children will quickly get bored.”
Regarding participation in the Art Caravan Satellite, he said, “I'm interested in how we can actually contribute to society in making plays. Therefore, I sympathized with the satellite's philosophy of using the organization's resources for society, and participated. Therefore, I thought that the best resource we have would be theater for children, and thought about this project. I think it would be great if more people would take this opportunity to take an interest in making plays for children. There is a possibility that children who see the expression of a person responsible for a new children's play will make plays or become spectators in the future.”

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Kuchibiru Association Workshop
“Experience children's theater!”‍

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dates‍

2023/12/27 (Wed) 13:00-16:00

venues‍

Yamabuki Factory
Hakuryu Building 3rd Floor, 341-4 Yamabuki-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0801

object

・An actor, playwright, and director who is interested in children's theatrical expression.
・Those who have no theater experience but are interested in children's theater.

capacity　About 10 people

Participation fee　gratis

facilitators‍

Yamamoto Taka (representative of Kuchibiru Kaikai/ screenplay/director)

assistants‍

Kitazawa Saeko, Tachibana Karin, Nagata Ryoka

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