Mon 24th - Sun 30th July 2017 | Naha City, Okinawa, JAPAN
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23 July 2017 DURATION CHENGE - Children of the Ocean
The duration of Children of the Ocean has been changed from 60 minutes to 95 minutes.
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25 June 2017 VENUE CHANGE - Folk Storytelling and Traditional Toy-Making Folk Storytelling and Traditional Toy-Making venue has been changed from Prefectural Museum & Art Museum Kawara-ya to Naha Greenery Center
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23 June 2017 Chanpuru - English subtitles "Chanpuru -I'm Ghost?!?! School Trip-" (No. 22) is confirmed to have subtitles in English. The performance is in Japanese.
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23 June 2017 Tickets now on sale
General ticket sales has started today. We recommend to book your tickets as soon as possible!
Please have a look at the festival website Ticket page for more information.
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12 June 2017 Ticket Presales!
Prior to the general sales starting on 23rd June, presale tickets will be available for 4 days!
[Presales Period] Sunday 18th June 10:00 - Wednesday 21st June 18:00 (JP time)
For those who are based outside Japan, we offer international bookings which you can pay and pick up tickets on your arrival.
Please have a look at the festival website Ticket page for more information.
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3 June 2017 2017 Website launch
Welcome to ricca ricca*festa 2017 website! Do not forget to follow us on Facebook page and Instagram too.
ACO Okinawa International Theater Festival OKINAWA for Young Audiences Executive Committee ACO Okinawa Children's Culture Association Alm Forest ITF Okinawa Okinawa Prefecture Art Culture Advancement Association
Co-Host Organisations
Naha City Board of Education Naha Tenbusu Culture Center Naha New Urban Center Street Association Naha City Mekaru Elementary School District Community Council Okinawa Prefecture Institute of Children's Books Okinawa Times
The Japan Foundation Asia Center (Asian TYA Network Programme)
Co-Sponsors
ZENROSAI Okinawa Family Mart Willcom Okinawa RKK LIne Okinawa Monorail
Co-operation
ASSITEJ Japan Center Japan Association of Theatre for Children and Young People Japan Music & Entertainment for Youth Association Japan Puppet Theater Conference Japan Council of Theatre for Children and Young People Children and Performing Arts Encounter Forum Executive Committee Play for Children Association Iida Puppet Festa Executive Committee Ginoza Village Cultural Town Project Executive Committee Okinawa Naha Kodomo Gekijo Okinawa Drama Education Association Okinawa Creator's Village (office BULAT) Himeyuri Peace Hall (NPO Ryu-Do-Tai) Campus Records Okinawa Prefectural Stage Crew Association Higashi Kagawa TORAMARU Puppet Land The Kawasaki Foundation Group Kawasaki Art Center Ezuko Hall (Sennan Arts & Culture Center) Shizuoka Cultural Foundation Kitaksyushu City Foundation for Promoting Arts and Culture Saitama Arts Foundation Okinawa Himeyuri Peace Memorial Foundation Mekaru Kodomo-en Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages (Taiwan) Imaginate (Scotland) Catherine Wheels Theatre Company (Scotland) New International Encounter (NIE) (England)
Partners
ASSITEJ Korea (Korea) Festival PUM (Korea) Gimcheon International Family Theater Festival (Korea) Kaohsiung Children's Art Education Festival (Taiwan) ACE! Festival (Singapore) Ming Ri Institute for Arts Education (Hong Kong) China Association of Performing Arts Children's Performing Arts Committee (China) Shanhai International Children Theatre Festival (China) Shenzhen Little Orange Castle Cultural Communications Limited (China) PETA: Phillippines Educational Theater Association (Philippines) A.S.K. Art Space for Kids (Shanghai) Taiwan .go Children's Art Festival (Taiwan) Ninedu Theatre Company (China)
Support
Cabinet Office Okinawa General Bureau Okinawa Prefecture Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education Naha City Ginoza Village Okinawa Convention & Visitors Bureau Okinawa Prefecture Teachers Union Okinawa Prefecture High School and Handicapped People's School Teacher and Staff Union Okinawa Prefecture Private Nursery Federation Okinawa Prefecture Liaison Council of Children's Centers Okinawa Prefecture Private Preschool Federation Japan Council of Performers Rights & Performing Arts Organizations Association of Japanese Theatre Companies Okinawa Prefectural Foundation for Cultural Promotion Okinawa Prefectural Association of Culture Okinawa Prefecture Performing Art Relation Association Okinawa Association of Contemporary Theatre Kusunuchi Peace Cultural Center Okinawa Prefecture Women's Federation Naha City Tourism Association Naha New Urban Center Yui Sport Culture Club NHK Okinawa Ryukyu Asahi Broadcasting Corporation Okinawa Television Broadcasting Ryukyu Shinpo Radio Okinawa FM Okinawa FM Lequio fm Naha
Funding Organisations
The Agency for Cultural Affairs Government of Japan in the fiscal 2017
