Workshops
Aya Iguchi
Scottish Paliament Haiku
March - April 2007
Primary school students created their own Haikus using the Scottish Parliament as their source of inspiration.
Akiko Yanagisawa [mu:]
The Art of SHOGI
November - December 2006
Shoji Segawa and three shogi players from Japan conducted school and public workshops.
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Maes yr Haul Primary School
Sumi-e Workshop
November 2006
Pupils were shown the tools and techniques of sumi-e line drawing, then they created their own pictures.
National Association for Gifted Children
NAGC Family Day - Japanese Language Workshop
October 2006
Several workshops for gifted children were held. Japan 21 supported Japanese language workshops for children aged 10 - 12 and 13+.
Corvedale Primary School, Shropshire
A Noise in the Dale!
September - October 2006
James Barrow held taiko workshops for children from three different schools.
Akiko Yanagisawa [mu:]
Aberdeen International Youth Festival - Kabuki Workshop
August 2006
During the 2006 Festival, Kabuki actor Danjiro Ichikawa worked with students from a number of theatre schools.
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Centre for Deaf Studies, University of Bristol
British Sign Language Haiku Festival
July 2006
A 2 day workshop that helped encourage deaf British people to create Haiku in British sign language. A competition took place on the last day and performing participants received prizes.
British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
Buxton Puppet Festival - Bunraku Workshop
July 2006
For the 4th year, Noriyuki Sawa ran Bunraku puppet workshops for ages 12 - 20.
Strawberry Studios
Traditional Kite Making Workshops and Demonstrations
June - July 2006
Artists Elaine Cooper and Ogawa-san gave kite making workshops all over England at schools and festivals, including the 2006 City of London Festival.
Masayuki Ogino
Tsumiki Workshops
May 2006
Workshops held over five days at primary schools in the London area introduced children to the world of tsumiki (building blocks). Carpenter Masayuki Ogino, who designed these tsumiki, and his family helped children from 5-12 unleash their creativity.
Mugen Taiko Dojo
Taiko workshop and performance
April 2006
Led by Katsuji Kondo, an open workshop for beginners as well as a workshop for experienced players took place. Katsuji Kondo also performed in Glasgow and in Edinburgh. The performance included shamisen music and a Shinto blessing.
Laxfield Children's Drama Club and Youth Theatre
Japanese Workshop
February 2006
The children of the Drama Club enjoyed making kites, doing origami. and meeting with Japanese students. Drama activities covered traditions like Shinto, Buddhism, sumo and the samurai. They incorporated Japanese stories and music.
Visual Learning Foundation
The Japanese Garden - Autumn Screens
October 2005
A one-day practical art and design course for primary teachers linked to the Japanese Garden at the Royal Botanic Garden. The teachers got more confident in sumi-e ink drawing and they were shown how they could introduce their students to Japan through art.
Clifton Scientific Trust
UK-Japan Young Scientist Workshop
July - August 2005
Post-16 students from the UK and Japan worked on real-life science-related projects. Projects related to nanotechnology, climate change, global monitoring by satellite and clock-gene research as well as to water resources in the third world. The students gave a public presentation of their achievements.
To find out more go to the Trust's website.
Akiko Yanagisawa [mu:]
Asian Music Circuit Japanese music summer school
August 2005
The summer school offered three days of expert tuition, including masterclasses on the shinobue bamboo flute and taiko drums.
Buxton Puppet Festival
A celebration of Japanese puppetry
July 2005
Puppeteer Nori Sawa was invited to the Festival for the third year to work with adults and children. The Sapporo-based children's puppet group, Yamabiko-za also visited and performed.
Stratford High School
Japanese Kite Making
July 2005
A two day kitemaking workshop with Elaine Cooper was organised for Year 9 students who had already studied Japan in geography.
Thomas Adams School, Shropshire
Wem Taiko Rangers
January - August 2005
The school is developing two performing groups for taiko drumming, one for the 16-19 category and another for the 11-16 age range. The aim of the project is to develop the groups as performers and educators with expert guidance from James Barrow.
Takumasa Ono
Young Britain and Sumi-e: Japanese painting by British children
March - October 2005
Sumi-e workshops are being run by artist Takumasa Ono at primary schools in England and Wales. The workshops, which allow British children to create their own artworks, were originally developed in connection with the HENRO exhibition which was held at National Trust properties in 2001.
British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
Buxton Festival of Puppetry
2003, 2004 & 2005
Japanese puppeteer, Noriyuki Sawa, has been a participant at the Festival over the past three years to conduct workshops providing an 'Introduction to Bunraku' to professional puppeteers in the UK. Evening performances were open to the general public.
Events have been very well received, with participants comments including 'more than great, inspirational', 'some thoughts which will stay with me for a long time' and 'fantastic, informative and enjoyable'.
Serpentine Gallery, London
Tomoko Takahashi Education Programme
February - March 2005
Twenty half-day artist-led workshops for school children and young people were held at the Serpentine Gallery as part of an integrated education and access programme accompanying the presentation of new work by contemporary Japanese artist, Tomoko Takahashi.
British Origami Society
British Origami Society Autumn Convention
September 2004
The BOS organises two weekend residential conventions each year for origami enthusiasts everywhere. Leading creative folder, Tomoko Fuse, was the special guest at the autumn convention 2004.
Paul Gravett @ ICA
Manga Live!
September 2004
A two part celebration of how Japanese comics are created and published. Japanese manga talents from Tokyo and London discussed their work in open conversation, followed the next day by a Manga Masterclass, with a series of live demonstrations and lessons.
Diorama Arts Centre Ltd and Mugen Taiko Doko
Hanayui, from Kodo
March 2004
Hanayui, performing Japanese folk dance, song and taiko, toured to venues in the UK for two weeks, visiting Edinburgh, Exeter and London.
The tour included public workshops, collaborative public performances with UK taiko groups, and programme development sessions.
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Dorchester Festival
Haiku Education Project
April - May 2004
As part of the 2004 Dorchester Festival, an INSET evening on haiku for teachers was followed by workshops in four rural Dorset schools.
Telford & Wrekin Borough Council
Telford Taiko Project (January - April 2004)
A series of 10 weekly taiko workshops for adults were held, culminating in a short performance. The core group of participants had previously assisted in taiko workshops for children at the Childrens' Street Project on the Telford Woodside Estate.
Japan Society Southern Counties
Joji Hirota Taiko Workshop
April 2004
A workshop for 20 people in the community of Petersfield / East Hampshire.
Sir John Talbot's Technology College, Whitchurch
Japanese Drum and Draw
March 2004
Art and taiko workshops and performance introduced pupils in Years 7 - 9 to Japanese culture.
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Keele Concerts Society
Taiko drumming workshops
February 2004
Children from 18 primary and secondary schools took part in a series of taiko workshops by Mugenkyo. In each, a brief history of the cultural background of taiko was followed by a demonstration and practical workshop. A performance by Mugenkyo at the end of the two week residency was attended by many of the young people who attended workshops.
Nailsea School
Taiko drumming workshops
January 2004
Over a two-day period 240, Y8 pupils took part in taiko workshops and participated in performances. For many it was their first contact with Japanese drums - in some cases, of Japanese culture itself. They learnt basic taiko rhythmic patterns, which they incorporated into their own compositions.
Abraham Moss High School, Manchester
Japan Week in Design & Technology
December 2003
Y10 pupils presented work created in textiles, food technology and graphics. Japanese inspired artefacts were displayed and kimono worn as pupils served Japanese food made themselves.
St Lawrence CE Primary School, Church Stretton
Taiko Drumming Course
November - December 2003
The school developed on the interest arising from previous taiko workshops, by giving pupils in Y5 & 6 the chance to participate in a series of six taiko workshops held over a whole half term. This enabled the school to integrate the content of the workshops with the National Curriculum requirements.
Wistanstow CE Primary School, Shropshire
All About Japan
November 2003
Children participated in 3 days of participatory workshops including taiko, printing, fan making, language lessons, music, calligraphy and food. The school benefitted from links to the wider community through visits and talks by local Japanese residents and language teachers from London. Parents worked as volunteers and became interested in the project as a whole.
Mark Alcock
Greenwich Taiko Weekend
August 2003
Two days of public workshops in August 2003: one for beginners, the other for those with experience of drumming and music.
Aberystwyth Arts Centre
Taiko summer workshop
August 2003
A half-day workshop for 8 - 14 year olds.
Elaine Cooper
Washi : The Papermaker's Art
June 2003
A three-day workshop at the British Museum focussed on the traditional craft of papermaking.
Fife Council Community Services
Woodblock Printing
July 2003
The Lochgelly Arts Centre, Fife, invited participants to work with artist, Campbell Sandilanas, over a three-day period. They were intorduced to Japanese woodblock printing techniques as well as ink brush painting.
Similar projects supported include:
Christian Malford Primary School, Chippenham
Taiko Drumming Workshop (March 2007)
Wherwell primary School, Hampshire
Taiko Drumming Workshop (February - March 2007)
Bridgnorth Outreach Project - Shropshire County Council
Taiko Drumming Workshop and Performance (November - December 2006)
Audley Junior School, Birmingham
Mugen Taiko Dojo Workshop (June 2006)
Leconfield Primary School
Taiko drumming workshop (May 2006)
Wherwell Primary School
Taiko Drumming Workshop (February 2006)
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