2026.03.01[Sun]
Performance begins at 15:00 (Registration opens at 14:15 / Doors open at 14:30) Admission free. Open seating. Advance registration required. Entry will be in order of numbered tickets. Numbered admission tickets will be distributed at reception on the day of the event, in the order of arrival.
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Director Jun-nosuke Tada, musician Yukiko Nishii, and the activity group “OUTBACK Project,” which shares the voices and creative expressions of people living with mental illness, have been visiting psychiatric hospitals in the prefecture and holding a series of workshops in dialogue with inpatients.
Now in its second year, the project takes “Meals” as its theme.
Thoughts and episodes about food that emerged through these workshop exchanges have been reworked into a theatrical and musical performance presented in the style of a dinner show.
Meals that linger in one’s heart during long hospital stays; eating disorders and the act of “eating”; family tables shared together—
Through diverse memories of food, we invite you to join a banquet where we savor the many ways of living.
● What is the “Co-Creation for Inclusive Society Project”?
In Kanagawa Prefecture, to help realize the vision of “Kanagawa, a society where we live together,” initiatives in the field of arts and culture are also guided by the goal of “Living Together, Creating Together.”
Through the Co-Creation for Inclusive Society Project, people of all ages and abilities—from children to adults—can participate in and enjoy the performing arts, regardless of age, disability, or other differences.
Lottery application period:
Friday, January 16, 2026, 10:00 – Monday, February 16, 2026, 10:00
<Lottery Application Form>
https://krs.bz/kanagawaaf/m/engekiws
・If seats remain after the lottery application period, reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Please check the website for details.
・Lottery results will be sent to the email address provided by Thursday, February 19.
・Guests using wheelchairs or accompanied by assistance dogs are kindly asked to contact us in advance.
【Accessibility Support】
The following accessibility services will be available:
①Seating equipped with a hearing loop system (receivers available for loan)
②Earmuffs to reduce loud or high-frequency sounds (limited quantity)
③Written communication support
※Advance reservation is required for (1). Please request (2) at the reception desk on the day of the performance.
Facilitator: Mamiko Nakamura
Direction & Facilitation: Jun-nosuke Tada
Music: Yukiko Nishii
Vocal & Chorus: Yuima Enya
Contrabass: Hiroo Miyasaka
Drums: Mizuki Murano
Guitar: Baku Furukawa
Composition: OUTBACK Members, Yukiko Nishii
Lighting: Masayo Okano
Sound: Kei Kataoka
Set Design: Maki Nagamine
Stage Manager: Akihiro Sugiyama (Stage Staff Salvage)
Costume Styling: Yuyu (OUTBACK Project)
Publicity Design: Souki Kitakaze (Young-so)
Illustration: Sashikun (OUTBACK Project)
Photography: Takao Hashimoto
Video Documentation: Takayuki Fukada
Planning & Production: Mamiko Nakamura, Takako Yokoi
Production Assistant: Riho Onodera
Cooperation: Kanagawa Prefectural Psychiatric Medical Center; Shiun-kai Yokohama Hospital; Takeda Hospital; Shizuku; Sotaro Okada; Suiren Morioka
OUTBACK Project
The OUTBACK Project was founded in 2021 by members involved in supporting people with mental illness in Yokohama. Through their daily activities, they became acutely aware of the widespread misconceptions and prejudices toward people with mental illness and recognized the urgent need to share the voices of those directly affected.
At the core of their activities is the OUTBACK Actors School, where people experiencing mental health challenges transform their own experiences into original theatrical works and communicate them through their own words, voices, and bodies. The project also engages in lectures, publications, and YouTube video distribution, as well as various outreach initiatives aimed at raising awareness and empowering individuals with lived experience.
Photo: Mitsunobu Sato
Official Website:：https://outback-jp.com/
Jun-nosuke Tada
Director. Artistic Director of Tokyo Deathlock. Tada creates theatrical works using a wide range of source materials—from classical texts and contemporary plays to online writings—developing productions that blur the boundaries between stage and audience, including participatory and touring formats.
He has served as artistic director of public theaters and as program director of international performing arts festivals. With international exchange, education, and community engagement as key pillars of his work, he has led collaborative international projects and created programs across Japan with children, students, families, seniors, foreign residents, and people with disabilities.
In 2013, he became the first foreign recipient of the Best Director Award at the 50th Dong-A Theatre Awards in Korea for Kalmegi. He is a part-time lecturer at Shikoku Gakuin University and Joshibi University of Art and Design. Recent works include The Dancing Girl of Izu (SPAC) and Three Sisters in Exile (KAAT + Tokyo Deathlock + The 12th Language Theatre Studio).
©Toru Hiraiwa
Yukiko Nishii
Composer. In addition to composing music for stage and screen, Nishii is fascinated by the moment when people begin to make and play sounds. She conducts sessions and collaborative composition projects in schools, hospitals, cultural institutions, welfare facilities, and public spaces.
Her practice explores both engaging with and gently shifting habitual bodily movements and patterns of thought held by participants. Rather than focusing on polished outcomes, her distinctive method draws out individual choices, allowing the dynamics and exchanges within a group to gradually emerge as music.
Selected projects include We Are Aligned. (Festival/Tokyo 20, with Momonga Complex, 2020), Ryugu Rinsestu-den – GYOTS (Setouchi Triennale 2022, Kinoshita Kabuki, directed by Momoko Shiraga), PARCO PRODUCE 2022 A Ghost Is Here (directed by Kae Inaba), and Rinse Repeat (directed by Kae Inaba, 2025).
Photo: Tatsuya Hirota
Official Website：https://www.yukikonishii.com/
◎『IKIZAMA <Music Party』Performance Report
https://kyosei-kyoso.jp/3541/
◎Rehearsal studio Report
https://kyosei-kyoso.jp/3378/
◎OUTBACK（Echan・Kunikuku）Interview
https://kyosei-kyoso.jp/3435/
◎Junnosuke Tada, Yukiko Nishii, Mamiko Nakamura sharing about 多田淳之介、西井夕紀子、中村マミコが語る『IKIZAMA Music Party』（Click the link down below for Stage HP ）
https://natalie.mu/stage/pp/kyosei-kyoso04/page/2
Photo：Takao Hashimoto
Social Collaboration Portal Division
Kanagawa Arts Foundation
Tel: 045-222-0553 (Weekdays 10:00–17:00)
Organizers: Kanagawa Prefectural Government; OUTBACK Project
Planning and Production: Kanagawa Arts Foundation
FY2025 Agency for Cultural Affairs
Project for Promoting Cultural and Artistic Activities by Persons with Disabilities, etc.
