Event
Main event of Summer Ballet Manga ～Leap above the beauty～July 13, 2013（sat） – September 23, 2013（mon）
Admission: Adults: 800yen
Students (junior high and high school): 300yen
Students (elementary school): 100yen
*This price includes the Museum’s admission fee
http://www.kyotomm.jp/event/exh/ballet2013.php
Venue
Kyoto International Manga Museum
http://www.kyotomm.jp/english/
Access: Karasuma-Oike, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, 604-0846, Japan
Tel: 075-254-7414
Hours: 10:00 ~ 18:00（entry up to 30 minutes before closing.）
Closed: –
Description
Shojo manga culture flowered after the war, and one of its most often drawn themes is the ballet. The image that most Japanese people have of ballet, that of a white tutu and pointe shoes, is one that spread and became the norm thanks to manga. Compared to other countries, ballet in Japan is seen as a hobby rather than a spectacle, and developed into something that individuals do.During this exhibition, we will present the work of twelve representative ballet manga artists. Divided into two parts, during each part there are about 60 items on display, most of them original art, but also magazines from back when ballet manga first gained prominence.
While getting an insight into the relationship between shojo manga and the development of ballet, as well as the link between the reception of ballet in Japan and manga, have a look at how ballet manga historically developed up to the present.
We are also exhibiting items on loan to us from the Kenji Usui Ballet Collection at Hyogo Performing Arts Center, and costumes used in actual performances, from the Ryuko Arima Company at Kyoto Ballet Academy.
We have planned some related events, and hope to see you there
talk, other event
Opening lecture and round table Ballet Manga Exhibition Gaiden!Thing that remained unsaid in the exhibition, the particular charm of ballet manga, the members of the ballet manga research group will talk about all of these topics and more.
July 13,2013(sat) 13:00〜16:00
【Venue】Kyoto International Manga Museum 3F Research room 1
【Admission】 free ※However a General Admission ticket to the Museum is required.
【Speakers】Part1：Special lecture “Ballet in pictures”, lecturer: Naoko Haga.
Part2：Round table discussion: “The charm of ballet manga”. Speakers: Tomoko Yamada, Naoko Haga, Yuri Konishi, Moyo Uzuki, Hosei Iwashita
【Capacity】50 seats
【Participation】No prior registration required
Megumi Mizusawa Talkshow, “Toe Shoes and Ribbons”
A talkshow featuring Toe Shoes author Megumi Mizusawa. While we listen to Ms. Mizusawa, who has learned ballet herself, talk about the appeal of ballet, she will also talk us anecdotes from behind the scenes of the work on Toe Shoes , and more about how it is to work with magazines like “Ribbon” and “Cookie”.
August 17,2013(sat) 14:00〜16:00〜
【Venue】Kyoto International Manga Museum 1F Multipurpose Hall
【Admission】Free * However, a General Admission ticket to the Museum is required.
【Capacity】250 seats
【Participation】No prior registration required
We will distribute numbered tickets on the day of the event within the museum, starting at 10am.
Talk show with Mineo Maya “The dancing gag manga artist”
We’ve invited Mineo Maya, author of “Patariro!” for a talk show during which he will talk about learning ballet himself.
August 18,2013(sun) 14:00〜16:00
【Venue】Kyoto International Manga Museum, 1F, Multi purpose hall
【Admission】Free * However, a General Admission ticket to the Museum is required.
【Capacity】250 seats(on a first come basis)
【Participation】Pre-registration is not required
*We will distribute numbered tickets in the museum at 10 pm, on the day of the event.
Support: Yukari Fujimoto seminar at department of Japanese Studies, Meiji University.
Ballet Classroom Ballet for beginners
The Arima Ballet Company, associated with Kyoto Ballet Academy, will hold a ballet class inside Kyoto International Manga Museum. Why not try to learn some of the ballet you admire in manga?
*Directions will be given in Japanese
August 14,2013
Course 1: 1 – 2 pm / Target participants: beginners, elementary school students
Course 2: 2:30 – 3:30 pm / Target participants: beginners, adults (and everyone older than 12)
【Venue】Kyoto International Manga Museum, 1F, Multi purpose hall
【Admission】Free * However, a General Admission ticket to the Museum is required.
【Capacity】40 students for each course *If there are a lot of applications, there will be a lottery
【Participation】Prior registration required. Only by mail or fax.
Please fill out the registration from, with your name(s), up to 2 participants per form, age, gender, and contact address (mail or fax). And send it to: FAX（075-254-7424）
* On the day of the event, please wear clothes that are easy to move in.
【Deadline】7/ 10 (Wed)
* Those whose registration is successful will be notified by 7/15 (Mon, holiday) by mail or fax.
Related Workshop MM workshop “Let’s make a mobile”
While making cut-outs, we can learn about ballet poses and positions. Let’s make a dancing mobile that floats that moves in the gentle breeze! There is also a corner when you can practice the five basic ballet positions. If it’s your first time, make sure to try it!
【Period】July 7 – September 23, 2013, every Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Every day between July 20 – August 25
(1) 11 am ～, (2) 1 pm ～, (3) 2 pm ～, (4) 3 pm ～ , (5) 4 pm ～
Make sure to line up at the venue 10 minutes before the workshop starts.
【Venue】Kyoto International Manga Museum 1F Atrium
【Admission】Free * However, a General Admission ticket to the Museum is required.
【Capacity】about 45 minutes
【Participation】no pre-registration required, reception at the venue