ILCAA Joint Research Project

An Interdisciplinary Study on Performing Arts in the Time of COVID-19

The photos were provided by Takeshi ABE (above)
by Ni Ketut Putri Mingansari (below)

Keywords

• COVID-19
• Performing Arts
• Body
• Ritual
• Cultural Policy

Areas

• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• East Asia

Website

https://covid19performance.aa-ken.jp/

About the Project

Project term: April, 2021–March, 2024

How are performing arts being conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic? In addition, how will modes of expression, the preservation of heritage, and performance in the performing arts change throughout the pandemic? How will the role of the performing arts in society change? This study will seeks to document the current state of the performing arts as well as changes affecting this sector. This study will undertake comparative studies by collecting examples from various regions and genres. This studies will explore strategies for acquiring an enhanced understanding of the performing arts in these uncertain times.

Members

Coordinator

• Yukako YOSHIDA (ILCAA)

Joint Researchers

• Takeshi ABE
• Chie KAMINO
• Emi MAEHARA
• Ako MASUNO
• Daisuke MUTO
• Ryoko NAGAMINE
• Misako OOTA
• Satomi OSHIO
• Masataka SUZUKI
• Yoshiaki TAKEMURA

Outputs

Meetings

The 4th meeting

• Date/Time: Sun 24 Apr 2022 13:00–18:00
• Venue: ILCAA Multimedia Conference Room (304), Online meeting via Zoom
• Language: Japanese

• 13:00-13:10 Yukako YOSHIDA (ILCAA)

  Introduction

  13:10-14:10 Yukako YOSHIDA (ILCAA)

  Balinese performing arts at the early stage of COVID-19 pandemic (tentative)

  14:10-14:55 All participants

  Q&A

  14:55-15:10

  Break

  15:10-16:10 Yoshiaki TAKEMURA (National museum of Ethnology)

  Learning, talking and sharing online: the activities of Indian performing arts organization and their student's engagement in Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic (Tentative)

  16:10-16:55 All participants

  Q&A

  16:55-18:00 All participants

  Discussion / Planning for the next meeting

The 3rd meeting ：Report (Japanese)(794KB)

• Date/Time: Sun 21 Nov 2021 13:00–18:00
• Venue: Online meeting
• Language: Japanese

• 13:00-13:10 Yukako YOSHIDA (ILCAA)

  Introduction

  13:10-14:10 Satomi OSHIO (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Miyagi University of Education)

  “How are musical activities restricted by “declaration of a state of emergency” for COVID-19? –Discussion based on two different cases; music activities at school, and concert activities in a local city”

  14:10–14:55 All participants

  Q&A

  15:10-16:10 Ako MASHINO (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Tokyo University of the Arts)

  “Space, place and environment: Preliminary thoughts on the endurance of Indonesian performing arts practice in Japan during COVID-19”

  16:10-16:55 All participants

  Q&A

  16:55–18:00 All participants

  Discussion/ Planning for the next meeting

The 2nd meeting ：Report (Japanese)(925KB)

• Date/Time: Mon 9 Aug 2021 13:00–17:00
• Venue: Online meeting
• Language: Japanese

• 13:00-13:10 Yukako YOSHIDA (ILCAA)

  Introduction

  13:10–14:10 Megumi MAEHARA (ILCAA Joint Researcher, Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties)

  “The situation and its transition regarding Japanese traditional performing arts amid COVID-19”

  14:10–14:40 All participants

  Q&A

  15:00–16:00 Chie KAMINO (ILCAA Joint Researcher, National Museum of Ethnology)

  “Interrelationships between Ise Dai-kagura and local people: Consistencies and changes before and after the Corona related crisis”

  16:00-16:30 All participants

  Q&A

  16:30–17:00 All participants

  Discussion/ Planning for the next meeting

The 1st meeting ：Report (Japanese)(220KB)

• Date/Time: Sat 24 Apr 2021 13:00–18:00
• Venue: Online meeting
• Language: Japanese

• 13:00-13:50 Yukako YOSHIDA (ILCAA)

  Introduction

  13:50-15:05 5 members

  Research introduction

  15:15-16:30 5 members

  Research introduction

  16:30-17:00 All participants

  Discussion

  17:15-18:00 All participants

  Future plan

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