Kurume City Plaza Art Project 2024 “See you in Kitano-machi”

Kurume City Plaza has been running the three-year project “See you in Kitano-machi” since 2023, with the aim of promoting networking that leads to mutual trust across nationalities, while utilising the socially inclusive elements of culture and the arts.※1

Kitano-machi, where the project takes place, is located in the northern part of Kurume City and is a town with a thriving agricultural industry. It is an area with the highest rate of non-Japanese residents in Kurume, with an increasing number of farmers accepting technical intern trainees. ※2

★"See you in kitano-machi" 2024

★"See you in kitano-machi" 2023 Report

※1. Social inclusion is a concept of aiming for a society that accepts people with differences with respect for those differences.
(From the Agency for Cultural Affairs x Kyushu University joint research team's “First Handbook on Social Inclusion x Cultural Arts”.)

※2. Rate of non-Japanese residents in Kitano-machi: 3.8%; average in Kurume City: 1.6%.
(Number of non-Japanese residents in Kurume in August 2022, based on the current situation in Kurume City, September 2022.)

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Outline of implementation in 2024

In 2024, there will be four dance workshops (dance version) and two workshops focusing on singing (song version).

The dance workshop will be facilitated by experienced dancers who are active both in Japan and abroad.The singing workshop is conducted by Shinichi Anasako, a playwright and director living in Kitakyushu City, who also has a deep knowledge of rap music, using communication games.

■Dancing workshop

The challenge is to communicate through the body in time with music!

Facilitator: Akiyoshi Nita, Shiori Susaki, Llon Kawai（Dancer／Co.yamadaun）
Ayano Momoda（Choreographer,Dancer／Leader of Da no Dance）
Masakichi（Choreographer,Dancer）

Date and venue

(1) Sunday 23 June 2024, 13:00-14:00
Venue: Multipurpose Room at Cosmo Smile Kitano
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(2) Sunday 21July 2024, 13:00-14:00
Venue: Multipurpose Room at Cosmo Smile Kitano
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(3) Sunday 27 October 2024, 13:00-14:00
Venue: Cosmos Park (Held within the Cosmos Festival venue)

(4) Sunday 21 December 2024, 13:00-14:00
Venue: Multipurpose Room at Cosmo Smile Kitano

■Singing workshop

We tried our hand at writing lyrics for the original song “We met in Kitano-machi”.

Facilitator: Shinichi Anasako (playwright, director / representative of Blue Egonaku)

Performer: Chiharu Kamimoto (actor, musician / member of the Kofuku Theatre Company)

Date and venue

(1) Sunday 12 May 2024, 14:00-15:00
Venue: Medium Conference Room in the main building of the Kitano Lifelong Learning Centre
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(2) Sunday 2 June 2024, 14:00-15:00
Venue: Multipurpose Room at Cosmo Smile Kitano
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Planning and Supervision: Shuji Kamimoto (Professor of Kurume University)

Interpreter: Mika Suzuki (Lecturer of Fukuoka University)

Presented by Kurume City Plaza , Kurume City
Cooperation by Kurume University Faculty of Letters Department of Intercultural Studies

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2024年09月07日