Event

The Magic of Kamishibai

Saturday, February 11th, 2006, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Speaker: Kyoko Sakai and Etsuko Nozaka

SCBWI Tokyo presents The Magic of Kamishibai with Kyoko Sakai and Etsuko Nozaka of the International Kamishibai Association of Japan (map). The event will be in English. Kamishibai (literally paper theater) is a Japanese story form dating back to the 1930s when storytellers bicycled about towns telling stories with picture cards. Part of Japan's unique cultural heritage, kamishibai has entered a new era, and Kyoko Sakai and Etsuko Nozaka of the International Kamishibai Association of Japan (IKAJA) will discuss the recent revival of kamishibai in Japan and its universal appeal. Current trends in the field and the marketing and publishing of kamishibai today will be covered, followed by kamishibai performances. Kyoko Sakai is supervisor of IKAJA (www.geocities.jp/kamishibai) and president of Doshinsha Publishing (www.doshinsha.co.jp). Etsuko Nozaka is a prolific translator of children's books from Dutch, English and French to Japanese. Sakai and Nozaka have played key roles in introducing kamishibai overseas at the Bologna Children's Book Fair, International Youth Library in Munich and the Asian Conference on Storytelling in New Delhi.

Organization: The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Japan (SCBWI)

Cost: SCBWI Members: 1,000 yen
Non-members: 1,500 yen

Venue: Tokyo Women's Plaza, Audio Visual Room, Jingumae 5-53-67, Shibuya, Tokyo (by the Children's Castle and United Nations University).

Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

Contact SCBWI

Holly Thompson, SCBWI Tokyo Co-Regional Advisor

Work phone: 0467-31-6908