Let's travel around the world together! 2023 Chikyu Tankentai, trip 4 "Let's transform with Balinese masks!"

What kind of island is Bali? Listen to the tales of gods and create festivals wearing masks of animals, mythical creatures, and villagers!

Chikyu Tankentai is a series of workshops which tickle children's curiosity to know more about the world. This event is co-organized by anthropologists and actors. Under the theme of "Let's transform with Balinese masks!", participants will take part in Balinese masked theater "topeng", and explore Balinese cosmology and view of humanity.

Organizers and Actors: Yukako YOSHIDA (TUFS), Noriko IIZUKA (Kyoto University/ Representative of MANALABO), Yushi YANOHARA (National Museum of Ethnology/ MANALABO), Mana YUMII (actor (BEBERICA Theatre Company)), Mihoko WATANABE (actor), Sakiko MATSUOKA (actor (Dokidoki Boys))

Date & Time: February 25th (Sun.) 2024, 10:30-12:45

Venue: Inamori Foundation Memorial Hall, 3F Medium Conference Room, Center for Southeast Asian Area Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University

Language: Japanese

Admission: 500yen *Please pay in cash at the venue.

Pre-registration is required.

For details, please see here.

General Inquiries: manalabomail[at]gmail.com (please change [at] to ＠)

Jointly sponsored by MANALABO, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (Principal Investigator: Noriko IIZUKA (Kyoto University) Project number:21K01057), Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists (Principal Investigator:Koji SONODA (Niigata University) Project number:22K13263), TUFiSCo, ILCAA Core Project (Anthropology) "Anthropological Inquiry of Sociality: Dynamics of Tolerance/Intolerance in Transcultural Contexts"

Supported by Kyoto City Board of Education, Partner for Peace and Environment NPO, CSEAS, ASC, JCAS