Hands-on Play-acting Workshop "Dress! Dance! Create! Travel the World in Kobe! Chikyu Tankentai 2026"

An immersive experience that invites you into stories and cultures from around the world. "Chikyu Tankentai" is an interactive, experiential intercultural workshop where people of all ages can learn through play alongside actors and researchers.

February 15 (Sun) 2026　Let's Sing in an African Forest! (Cameroon)

Participants explore the wisdom and stories of the Baka people, who live in the forests of Africa, through role-play and song. Let's go on an adventure through a forest filled with animals and mysterious spirits!

March 15 (Sun) 2026　Let's transform with Balinese masks! (Bali, Indonesia)

Bali is an island where masks appear for ritual, theater, play, and many other occasions. Put on a mask, transform yourself into a villager, an animal or a demon, and create an improvised theatrical topeng together! No previous theater experience is necessary. Those who want to explore the Balinese world, come on and join us!

＜ Details　＊Common to the sessions ＞

- A.M. session　10:00 - 12:30
- P.M. session　14:30 - 17:00　

●Participants: Open to anyone from 1st grade and above. Parents and children are welcome to join together, and adults are also welcome!

●Capacity: 20 people per session

●Venue: Large Conference Room (#E401), Graduate School of Intercultural Studies 4th fl., Kobe University

●Participation Fee: Free　

●Registration: pre-registration is required.
- Feb 15 (Cameroon): [AM session] [PM session]
- Mar 15 (Bali, Indonesia): [AM session]
＊It is also available here: MANALABO

●Language: Japanese

●Contact:
- Feb 15 (Cameroon) ⇒ amayumi[at]tufs.ac.jp (Asai)
- Mar 15 (Bali, Indonesia) ⇒ tomoko.murase[at]tufs.ac.jp (Murase)
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Organizers and Actors

Cameroon
Takanori OISHI (TUFS)

Bali, Indonesia
Yukako YOSHIDA (TUFS), Shintarou MURAKAMI (Director/Actor, Yuuguresya-yowaotoko-unit), Chisa SHIOYA (Balinese dancer)

Both workshops
Yushi YANOHARA (Kobe University/Sound director of MANALABO), F.Japan (Actor, eisei_theatre_group), Koji SONODA (Niigata University/Duputy representative of MANALABO)

Hosted by TUFS Field Science Commons (TUFiSCo); MANALABO; African Conviviality Center, Kobe University; Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (Principal Investigator: Noriko Iizuka, Project number: 24K04451)
Co-hosted by Research Institute for Promoting Intercultural Studies, Kobe University
Support by Kobe City Board of Education; Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University; Japan Consortium for Area Studies (JCAS)