Fukuoka Civic Arts Festival × Music City Council of Fukuoka Presents — Gospel Workshop Participants Wanted!
Create, Dance, and Captivate with CONDORS: FaN Fun Project Finale
Related program for the premiere of the completed filmed creative work
Fukuoka Civic Arts Festival × Music City Council of Fukuoka Presents
Gospel Workshop Participants Wanted!
The FaN Fun Project, launched for the 60th Fukuoka Civic Arts Festival, concludes by filming a dance work created by CONDORS and 17 workshop participants.
At the completion premiere event, Fukuoka chorus group TEAM SURPRISE will present a Christmas gospel concert.
Thirty chorus members are sought to sing with them onstage.
Join three advance workshops taught by TEAM SURPRISE’s Maiko Kanchiku and take on gospel singing.
Beginners are warmly welcome.
Workshop Dates and Venues, three sessions of about two hours each
Dec. 2 (Sat.), 2:30–4:30 p.m.
Fukusho Kaikan meeting room, 1-12-57 Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka
Dec. 8 (Fri.), 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Ajibi Hall, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum 8F, 3-1 Shimokawabata-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
Dec. 17 (Sun.), 2:30–4:30 p.m.
Ajibi Hall, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum 8F, 3-1 Shimokawabata-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
Performance
Date: Dec. 23 (Sat.), scheduled to begin 3:00 p.m.; advance rehearsal on the day
Venue: Ajibi Hall, Fukuoka Asian Art Museum 8F, 3-1 Shimokawabata-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka
Eligibility
Age 10 or older
No music experience required; beginners welcome
Any gender or nationality
Participation is allowed even if you cannot attend every workshop
Joining or leaving midway is permitted
A guardian may accompany a participant by consultation
Capacity
Approximately 30, first come first served
Applications close when capacity is reached
Participation Fee, tax included; special Fukuoka Civic Arts Festival price
General ¥5,000
OTOJIRO supporting members ¥3,000
High-school students and younger ¥3,000
Application Period
Begins Nov. 6 (Mon.) at 10:00 a.m.
How to Apply
Use the form below.
Application Form
Applications by telephone are not accepted.
Workshop Instructor
Maiko Kanchiku
Director of the Music City Council of Fukuoka and director of the Japan Gospel Music Association.
Influenced by music-loving parents, she began piano as a child and played percussion in school wind bands. After discovering gospel through the film Sister Act in high school, she began vocal training.
From age 18, she performed at clubs and live venues in the female vocal units SISTA and CARRIE BRAND SHOW while assisting at a gospel school for about six years.
As a solo singer, she has broadened her activities through appearances including independent productions by GEKIDAN AFRICA and a duet at Toshiki Kadomatsu’s 2018 Fukuoka performance BREATH from THE SEASON.
As a gospel director, she teaches Sounds of DAZ, Ekishoren Choir, and CAMPARI. She now travels to New York and San Francisco once or twice a year, joining local-choir workshops and holding performances while working toward more international activity.
She also conceived and produces the Kyushu Gospel Festival in Hakata, held since 2014.
Organizers: Fukuoka Civic Arts Festival Executive Committee, Fukuoka City, and Fukuoka City Foundation for Arts and Cultural Promotion
Co-organizer: Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
Support: Fukuoka City Board of Education, Nishinippon Shimbun, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, and Fukuoka Cultural Federation
Cooperation: Music City Council of Fukuoka
Inquiries: Fukuoka City Foundation for Arts and Cultural Promotion, 092-263-6265, weekdays 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
