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From the west of our representative, we have learned through our bodies that "expressing is living itself" and that the difference creates exciting and wonderful expressions.
When everyone's dance field was established, there were few practical examples of co-creative physical expression. For the past 20 years or so, we have made efforts to develop into society, created together with people who live in an environment where expression activities are restricted, and have practiced annual performances and workshops at educational and welfare sites. Now that more than 20 years have passed since the establishment, we will develop human resources for co-creation expression facilitators in order to further strongly drive the sprout of co-creation that has begun to cultivate. I hope that expression will become a natural right for everyone and that the experience will be the original scenery of each.
"Nohara Co-creation" Facilitation Group
Art is a breeze for everyone - Hara Co-creation
"Nohara" is a space and time where all people can express themselves vividly and creativity unfolds from the connections of life.
Individuality and co-creation. We call this new art "Nohara Co-creation." Our group will create art in various places in society .
The group was formed in December 2021 by a group of unique facilitators who came together to expand ``Nohara.''
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Representative / Director
Yoko Nishi
Professor at Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin University. Specializes in body representation theory and dance studies. Ph.D. (Academic).
Studied dance studies at Ochanomizu University and the same graduate school, and practiced physical expression of children and physical expression in the psychiatric hospital ward.
In 1998, we started the community-based inclusive dance "Minna no Dance Field" with the concept of co-creation expression with the body that transcends age, gender, and the presence or absence of disabilities. In recent years, we have been actively developing co-creation expression workshops in schools, welfare facilities, museums and disaster-stricken areas.
Vice Chairman
Nohara Facilitator
Yukiko Akita
Associate professor at Tsurumi University Junior College. Studied performing dance at Ochanomizu University Graduate School and obtained a master's degree. While continuing her research into physical expression in childcare and education, she has honed her facilitation skills by holding workshops with a diverse range of people in disaster-stricken areas and public theaters. She has also conducted workshops at the Center for Employment Support for People with Disabilities (2021-).
Staff/Director
Nohara Facilitator
Megumi Omura
She went to the US to study dance at studios in NY and LA for two years, and after returning to Japan, she worked as a professional dancer . She continued to explore new forms of expression by mastering aerial performance, and also teaches exercise to a wide range of people as a member of NESTA-PFT. Currently, she is involved in self-help group activities as a family member of a person with a disability, while also learning about facilitation at "Noharaha Midori."
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Nohara Facilitator
Hinano Toda
While attending university, she studied abroad in Canada as part of the 11th batch of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's overseas study support program, "Tobitate! Study Abroad JAPAN." Seeking to find inclusive expression, she participated in several activities, including dance and theater performances with a diverse range of people.
She currently started an expressive arts club at the welfare facility where she works, and is learning facilitation at Minna no Dance Field and Tokyo no Hara Expression Club while working with many friends (2022-).
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Nohara Facilitator
Akari Fujiwara
After gaining experience in theater and film, she has been teaching theater to children at educational institutions and in rural areas since 2017 as a lecturer in theater education. Currently, she supports performing arts created with people with disabilities and deepens her daily interactions with people with disabilities as a behavioral support worker. From 2023, she will study inclusive dance facilitation at "Minna no Dance Field".
Staff / Public Relations
Marie Mizumura
Has a strong interest in art and social work since childhood.
He started dancing in college and studied abroad in the UK after graduating to explore the connection between art and society. Involved in inclusive dance company workshops and performance production locally. Master of Applied Drama, Goldsmith College, University of London.
After working as a facilitation trainee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theater in 1919, he has participated in everyone's dance field since 20.
Staff / Advisor
Yoshiyuki Miwa
Professor Emeritus of Waseda University. President of the Co-creation Society. Specializes in co-creation. Ph.D. (Engineering). Fellow of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. After graduating from Waseda University Faculty of Science and Engineering, he has served as an assistant, lecturer, assistant professor, and professor. Leading research on plant and human communication, development of co-creation expression media using shadows and fog. Performed Shadow Awareness II (Dual 2010) at the Genoa Science Festival (Italy) and took overall command. Since 2012, he has been continuing physical expression WS with Mr. Yoko in the areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Co-authored "Place and Co-creation" (NTT Publishing) and others.
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Purpose
Through activities to create lively physical expressions for the general public, this corporation respects each other's individuality, regardless of age, gender, or disability, and is creative and embracing. The purpose is to realize a co-creative society and develop human resources who will contribute to it.
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Chairman: Yoko Nishi Vice Chairman: Yoshiyuki Miwa Director: Marie Mizumura, Lake Akita, Ibuki Mizuno
Auditor: Haruka Chiba
Of everyone's dance field
Start
In the spring of 1998, through the production of the video "To Express with Body and Movement" (Jemco Publishing), the six children who met for the first time created a work called "Candy Rain" while sharing their own ideas. .. Through the activities of expressing together, I was very confused about each other's differences, and while realizing the goodness of the differences, free physical expression was born one after another. They named their group [Start]. "I hope something new starts from here ..." That kind of thought is entrusted. About three months later, a group called [Kuku] was born, centered on young children who were inspired by the activities of [Start], and with the addition of adults with a wealth of expressive experience. It is [Kuku] by taking the "ku" and "ku" of the "Whale and Kurage no Monogatari" that I created at the beginning, but there is also a wish "together, more together ..." in "Co ・ Coo". It is included. When these two groups began to work regularly and tried to open their first performance in September 1999, the mothers and dads of the members who had been touring until then said, "Going on stage. "I want to try it," and the formation was "Marmalade + Pickles." And in 2001. A smaller group of children has been created. That is "jump". "Jump" consists of children from kindergarten seniors to third graders and adult members. In the spring of 2003, when the members changed little by little, a new group was born. It is "Harugumi". "Harugumi" is a group of children who have just participated in activities, from the middle-aged group of kindergarten to the first grade of elementary school. In the early summer of 2002, the name that unified all of our activities was changed to [Minna no Dance Field].