Tokyo
International Festival of Performing Arts2000
Communication Program
\Inviting the
Audience to the Back Stage\
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The following Communication Programs are to create
and nurture potential audience as well as artists for the performing
arts 
in
the future by providing them with opportunities to explore the back
stage of the theater and peek into the creative process of the work
of performing arts. The decrease in audience numbers within the
performing arts is becoming more and more serious each year. Although
each of the Communication Programs is small, we believe that as a
whole, in the long term, it will make a significant contribution to
promote amongst the public an overall understanding of and stronger
interests in the performing arts. The progrmas range from post-show
talks with the artsists to excursions to the back side of the theater
as well as visiting artists at their rehearsals. Following last
year's success, this year we would like to expand the program to
place an stornger emphasis on young people, especially students in
particular, by sending artists to school class rooms meet the
students.
"Lecture Delivery"
Workshop by Tishiro Suzue at Koiwa Hight School
Post-performance Talks
Directors, choreographers, and performers will
discuss their own work and their creative process with the audience
in a series of post show talks.
Studio Visits
Rehearsals, stage areas and other parts of the theater
usually seen as " off limits" to the public will be opened up for all
to explore. A rare opportunity to observe artists in rehearsals , to
explore the
stage and back
stage areas, and get to know the "other" aspects of the theater. We
believe that, through such experiences, the audience will feel closer
to the theater, and also develop a deeper understanding of the work
of the artists.
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Theater Tour and Lecture
Workshop by Yukio Waguri
Lecture Delivery
Lecture by Reinhild Hoffmannand
and Susanne Linke at Nihon Univ
With thousands
of services, activities and entertainments available throughout
campuses, competition is high to reach students. This out-reach
project, starting this year, therefore, places artists in schools and
universities, giving lectures and workshops tostudents. This 
year, a select
group of directors and performers from the festival will visit high
schools and university students at their theater and dance classes to
discuss their performances and hold workshops. This initiative has
been put in place in order to provide students with the precious
opportunities to contact professional performing artists, and also
create a network among themselves
Workshop by
Koji Hasegawa at Obirin Univ.
Panel Discussions: Artists vs
Students
This program brings artists and performing arts major students
together to discuss issues on the current state and future of
performing arts.
Post-Festival
Meeting
The participants of the above
programs will be invited shortly after the festival is over to meet,
exchange and share their experiences and thoughts.
"Skin-dive(e)motion" by students of
ICU