Utau-Hahagokoro “The Theater☆Sing! Dance! Grow! A garden of Hahagokoro ~Children's Clothing is Reincarnation~”

Utau-Hahagokoro “The Theater☆Sing! Dance! Grow! A garden of Hahagokoro ~Children's Clothing is Reincarnation~”

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Utau-Hahagokoro was formed in 2017 by actresses who have become mothers. While changing their children’s diapers, they found themselves spontaneously humming original songs. Taking this soliloquy-like exercise as a starting point, tunes related to various stages in parenting—from postpartum euphoria and the “terrible twos” to the first signs of selfhood—are turned into a mothers’ choral theater, the different realities of the singers and listeners finding common ground.

Hand-me-downs serve as children’s entrance tickets; the clothes that are brought to the venue will be available for other parents and children to take home. This flea market area thus becomes a space to share the cyclical and everchanging nature of parenting through these hand-me-downs.

This piece for Autumn Meteorite marks the group’s first theatrical performance. As performers reconsidering their relationship to theater in motherhood, they have pursued an inclusive creation environment that allows children and adults to spend time together, whether during rehearsals or performances. The children of the performers and audience members cry, scream, and run; the theater brews chaos as the women’s self-conscious feelings also intermix. All of this constitutes theater, and this theater in turn constitutes these women’s everyday lives.

: Asako Kikukawa

: Reiko Inage, Junko Enomoto, Michi Ohta, Yumiko Kikuchi, Miki Takahashi, Shiho Takamura, Satsuki Nomura, Yuriko Harada, Kaoru Yuu, Asako Kikukawa

Asako Kikukawa

Born in Tottori Prefecture, Asako Kikukawa began her acting career in 2000. While performing with various theater companies—including Kobayashi Hiroshi Productions, GOTANNDADAN, and hi-bye—she began writing, directing, composing, and choreographing in 2004. Driven by a critical awareness of how women are represented in theater, she established the theater unit Hula‑Hooper in 2002, aiming for a more authentic portrayal of women. She also created “Club Activities: TARA.,” a hybrid of music and drama performed in live-house venues, continuously challenging conventional frameworks to produce novel stage expressions.
After giving birth in 2016, she continued both performing and directing alongside her child. In 2017, she founded Utau‑Hahagokoro, gathering like-minded mother-actors to confront the complexities of combining motherhood with theater. Based in Tottori Prefecture, she travels nationwide to create with her child.

Utau-Hahagokoro

Utau-Hahagokoro is a chorus-theater ensemble founded by actresses who became mothers and sought to transform the perplexing realities of motherhood into theatrical expression. They shape the love, sorrow, aspirations, and fatigue of parenting into an “ode to loving child-rearing,” through a unique performance in the style of a mom’s chorus recital. Rehearsals and performances are held with children present; the sounds of crying, shouting, running, and climbing are welcomed as part of the performance itself.

Utau-Hahagokoro Website

▲ = Relaxed Performance, Sign Language Interpretation on Stage

Reception and Lobby opens 30 mins before the performance starts
*”Children’s Clothing Reincarnation Flea Market” will be held during the first 30 mins after the official start time.
*The main performance will begin 30 mins after the official start time.
*Audience members may enter and exit freely during the performance.

Performance Language: Japanese
Caption Language: Japanese, English
Run time: 90 MIN

Hearing Loop: Available
Audio Guide: N/A
Childcare Service: Available
Wheelchair Accessible Seats: Available
Production note: N/A

[All seats non-reserved (with numbered entry) / Tax included]

Adult	JPY 2,000
U29s	JPY 1,000
U18s	JPY 1,000
Disount for Persons with Disabilities	10％ discount from the adult price
Accompanying Children	Free Admission (Children’s Clothing Reincarnation System*)

☆Children’s Clothing Reincarnation System☆
For each donated item of children’s clothing, one accompanying child will be admitted free of charge.
Donated clothing can be exchanged at the on-site “Children’s Clothing Reincarnation Flea Market.”

– Items accepted: gently used children’s clothes that could be passed on to a friend.
– Items not accepted: clothing with heavy stains or damage, and used underwear.
– Labeled clothing is acceptable. If preferred, you may cut out the name tag before donating.

Children aged 0–12 are not permitted to enter the venue without a guardian.
There is no upper age limit for accompanying children. As long as the child is accompanied by a guardian and clothing is donated, admission is free.
This performance is child-friendly.
– A kids’ area (floor seating) is available inside the auditorium.
– Children are welcome to move, cry, or speak during the performance.
– Entry and re-entry during the performance are permitted.
– Staff will be present to assist families.
– Stroller parking is available.
– Diaper changing and nursing spaces are located in the lobby.
Tickets for accompanying children are available exclusively via Peatix.If you plan to attend with a child, please reserve your ticket through Peatix.

If you have purchased a special discount ticket (limited availability) for U29s or U18s, you will be required to present your ID at the reception desk on the performance day. In case of no confirmation, you will be asked to pay the difference to the adult price.
If you have a disability certificate or Mirairo ID, you can purchase ticket at a discount rate. For details, please contact the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre box office (0570-010-296; 10:00-19:00 except venue holidays.) or visit the official website and check “Hello and Welcome (Attendee Support)”.
Due to limited wheelchair seating, if you require a wheelchair-accessible seats, please contact the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre box office before purchasing tickets (Advance reservations are required).
Hearing loops (Magnetic loops) will be activated in some seats of the auditoriums during entire programs.
Please note that the event details and the performance information may be subject to change due to unavoidable circumstances.
Ticket resale for profit is strictly prohibited.
Tickets cannot be cancelled or changed except in case of cancellation of performance.
Please check the important information and updates before your visit.

: Thursday, August 7

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Peatix (Tickets for Accompanying Children): *Only Japanese credit cards / Cash payments in Japan accepted; Peatix

Discount for Persons with Disabilities (10% off adult prices) is available only at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Box Office.
Tickets for Accompanying Children: Available exclusively via Peatix.
U29s / U18s Tickets: Limited quantities available exclusively via the official online ticket, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Box Office and PIA.

Scenic Design: OYOGUHITO LLC
Music Support: Kohske Kawase
Japanese Sign Language Interpreter for Theater: Yoko Yonaiyama
[Performing Arts Festival: Autumn Meteorite 2025 Tokyo]
Program Coordinator: Nanaho Kato, Shotaro Kawasaki
Producer: Hirohiko Hanzawa

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+81-3-6812-1663

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Organizer: Tokyo Festival Executive Committee [Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture)]
Support: Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan Japan Arts Council
Sponsor: Asahi Group Japan, Ltd.
Media Partner: Tokyo Art Beat

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