Challenge to eliminate the gap in arts experiences! Children Attracted by Full-Scale Stage Performances! Zombie the Develop - Magical Girl City The biennial "main performance" will be held on September 21 (Sat) at Nishiarai Cultural Hall

The Kids Performance Group Hoshikaze, run by the general incorporated association Hoshikaze (Head office: Adachi-ku, Tokyo; Representative: KAEDE), focuses its activities on allowing school-age children to express themselves in front of others in authentic performing arts. The performance will be held at Nishiarai Cultural Hall in Adachi-ku, Tokyo on Saturday, September 21, 2024. This year's event will be co-hosted with "Korabo City" (https://colabocity-adachi.com/), which will be held on the same day at Galax City.

Zombie the Develop - Magical Girl City flyer table

Zombie the Develop - Magical Girl City flyer back

The performance is a completely original work. The children will discuss and decide on a theme, which will be used as the basis for the script and direction by KAEDE, the company's representative. The fascinating characters are written by "guesswork," based on the children's everyday situations and personalities. Furthermore, it is not just a play, but also incorporates singing, dancing, action, and aerial expression, so that the children can receive direct instruction from professionals and experience firsthand how amazing the real adults on the front lines are. In addition, in order to immerse themselves in real performing arts, we assign professional staff behind the scenes, such as stage managers, lighting, and sound. The children of Hoshikaze will experience and absorb various forms of expression and continue to search for their own expression, and in the one-day "performance," they will give their best performance with the same level of concentration as adults.

Outline of the performance

Title : Zombie the Develop - Magical Girl City

Sponsor ： General Incorporated Association Hoshikaze (Planning and Production)

Co-sponsor : Korabo City

Date ： September 21, 2024 (Saturday) 16:00 Doors open 17:00 Concert begins (Running time 70 minutes)

Venue: Galax City Nishiarai Cultural Hall

　　　　　　 (1-3-1 Kurihara, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 123-0842)

Ticket ： Free (Reservations will be available on the special website from September 7 (Sat.) 9:00 a.m.)

Special website: https://hoshikaze.my.canva.site/4th-performance/

Supported by: Adachi Ward, Adachi Ward Board of Education

Supported by: The Japan Arts Fund

Stage Experience & Backstage Tour

You can experience being on stage on the day of the performance. After the main performance, you will go on stage for an encore and dance with the performers to the theme song of the performance. This is a rare opportunity to experience performing on a large stage under the supervision of professional staff! In addition, we will also offer a tour of the backstage area before the performance. This is a chance to take a peek behind the scenes at the backstage area, the set of props, costumes, props, and more. (Capacity limited, reservations via Hoshikaze's official LINE)

Official LINE: https://page.line.me/847qvkgg?openQrModal=true

■Reason for Free Theater

Recently, the disparity in experiences for children due to economic disparity has become an issue. Hoshikaze offers free admission so that children of all backgrounds can visit the theater and experience the performing arts. We hope that by seeing a live stage performance, they will experience a heart-shaking experience from something that cannot be put into words, and feel the passion for what people create.

■Crowdfunding Challenge

Our main source of income is only membership fees from children and monthly donations from a few people, and it is very difficult for us to cover the cost of such a big stage performance on our own. Therefore, in order to raise the cost of the performance, the parents of Hoshikaze are working together to apply for grants and call for sponsorships, and we are challenging crowdfunding again this time following the 3rd main performance in 2022. We hope that adults will support and cooperate with this effort to eliminate the gap in children's arts experiences, with the intention of paying for the tickets.

Top page of the crowdfunding page

◆Outline of Crowdfunding

Period ： January 15, 2024 (Monday) ～ September 30, 2024 (Monday)

Target ： 600,000 yen (Second goal of 300,000 yen achieved as of August 12)

Total project cost: 3.6 million yen

Donations will be used for: Funding for the operation of the "4th Main Performance" to enable children to give their best performance

　　　　　　　 We will use the donation carefully as operating funds for the "4th Main Performance" so that the children can give their best performance.

Thank you e-mail and portraits of the performance will be sent depending on the amount of your donation,

　　　　　　　 Your name will be listed in the performance pamphlet, and your name will be posted at the performance venue.

URL ： https://syncable.biz/campaign/5607

Activities derived from this performance

(1) "Odottemita" of the dance to the theme song "Lop" is being developed.

For each performance of Hoshikaze, we create an original theme song and ask Mr. KAKETAKU, a world-renowned influencer, to choreograph the song. This time, in order to let many people enjoy the "zombie dance" of the theme song "Drop", which fully incorporates the world view of this performance, "Uber Zombie" visits various local events, and the energy of children is infecting and expanding!

(2) MV completed! And behind-the-scenes making-of video!

About a month before the performance, the music video for the theme song "Lop" has been completed. The music video depicts children living in a world of zombies as "another story that might have happened," while maintaining the world view of the show. We hope you will enjoy it as well!

You can watch the above activities on Hoshikaze YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/@HOSHIKAZE

Finally, what is Korabo City?

Korabo City is a project to "create a one-day town filled with excitement" by bringing together children from various areas of Adachi Ward who are eager to express and create something, and adults who are serious about having fun together. The entire town will be there to accept the children's "I want to try this! The purpose of this project is to "create a community of the future," where the entire town will accept the children who will create the future and say, "I want to try this! Hoshikaze's performance will be the last stage of the "One-day Town" project.

◆Project Outline

Date ： September 21, 2024 (Saturday) 10:00-16:00

Venue ： Galaxy City (1-3-1 Kurihara, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 123-0842)

　　　　　　 Nishiarai Cultural Hall, White Atelier, Monozukuri Garage

　　　　　　 Maruchi-Taiken Dome, B2F Recreation Hall, etc.

　　　　　　 *The event will be held during normal business hours

Business website: https://colabocity-adachi.com/

■Company Profile

Company name : General Incorporated Association HOSHIKAZE

URL ： https://hoshikaze.jp/official/

Location ： 7-13-1 Umeda, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 123-0851

Date of establishment: October 2020

Representative ： KAEDE

Number of employees: 0 (5 regular members and 47 children members)

Activities: Planning and operation of cultural and artistic experiences for children, performances to present the results of children's expressive activities, and lectures and performances for the community.

　　　　　 Planning and operation of lectures and events for the local community,

　　　　　 Planning and operation of lectures and events for the community, planning, production and sales of artifacts

　　　　　 Activities to create a place for children and local residents, and businesses incidental or related to each of the preceding items.

＜For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact

General Incorporated Association Hohokaze

Attn: NOGIWA

EMAIL: hoshikaze.works@gmail.com