For Your Child's Concert Debut! "Geidai to Asobo in Kita Pia," a Full-Scale Classical Concert Open to Ages 0 and Up, to be Held Again This Year Themed Around Ryunosuke Akutagawa's Works on the 99th Anniversary of His Death!

The Kita Pia International Music Festival 2026 "Geidai to Asobo in Kita Pia: 'The Spider's Thread, The Praying Mantis's Scythe ~ In Commemoration of the 99th Anniversary of Ryunosuke Akutagawa's Death'", organized by the Kita City Cultural Promotion Foundation, will be held on November 7, 2026 (Sat) at Kita Pia Sakura Hall (1-11-1 Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo).

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"Geidai to Asobo in Kita Pia" is a full-scale classical concert where songs, music, and stories come together, presented by students and volunteer orchestras from Tokyo University of the Arts! This year marks the 21st performance.

This time, inspired by the "Ryunosuke Akutagawa Memorial Museum" to be opened in Tabata, Kita Ward in 2027, the story will unfold by weaving in works passed down through generations, such as Ryunosuke Akutagawa's novel "The Spider's Thread" and the children's song "Kotori no Uta" composed by his third son, Yasushi Akutagawa. We invite you to come with your whole family.

Highlights of "Geidai to Asobo in Kita Pia" that families will love:

For children who love music, and for moms and dads working hard every day! ♪ Open to ages 0 and up. Children 2 and under are free when held on a parent's lap!

♪ Diaper changing and nursing spaces available on the 1st floor of Kita Pia!

♪ Stroller parking available!

♪ Entry and exit during the performance are permitted!

Synopsis

The setting is the prestigious private elementary school, Takino Ouji Gakuen, located in Kita Ward. Ms. Koda Maki from the music department is struggling to find a theme for the music drama to be performed at the school festival, but at the suggestion of Mr. Akutagawa Shinnosuke from the Japanese language department, a distant relative of the literary master Ryunosuke Akutagawa, they decide on Akutagawa's "The Spider's Thread." Mr. Akutagawa himself will write the script, and Ms. Koda immediately begins consulting with the students about what music to include. On the day of the school festival, what kind of developments will unfold in the music drama where Mr. Akutagawa also plays the role of the protagonist, Kandata?

[Planned Program]

♪ Overture to "Orpheus in the Underworld" (Offenbach)

♪ Children's songs "Kotori no Uta" and "Buranko" (Yasushi Akutagawa)

♪ From "Dance Suite 'The Spider's Thread'" (Yasushi Akutagawa)

♪ "Music for Symphony Orchestra" (Yasushi Akutagawa)

♪ "Panis Angelicus" (Franck)

And others

Event Outline

"Geidai to Asobo in Kita Pia: 'The Spider's Thread, The Praying Mantis's Scythe ~ In Commemoration of the 99th Anniversary of Ryunosuke Akutagawa's Death'"

Date and Time: November 7, 2026 (Sat) Morning Session: 11:00 AM (Doors open 10:30 AM) Afternoon Session: 2:00 PM (Doors open 1:30 PM)

Venue: Kita Pia Sakura Hall (1-11-1 Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo)

Performers

Conductor: Masataka Tajiri

Performance: Tokyo University of the Arts Student & Alumni Volunteer Orchestra

Performers:

Naohito Sekiguchi (Baritone) ... Mr. Akutagawa / Kandata

Maki Takimoto (Soprano) ... Ms. Koda / Narrator

Mami Hayashi (Soprano) ... Ms. Tsuda / Buddha

Iku Setoguchi (Bungakuza) ... Narrator

Tokyo Takinogawa Boys and Girls Chorus ... Takino Ouji Gakuen Students / Sinners in Hell

Staff

Planning & Composition: Tai Oishi (Music Producer, Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of the Arts)

Planning & Production: Tokyo University of the Arts Center for Performing Arts

Organizer: Public Interest Incorporated Foundation Kita City Cultural Promotion Foundation

Co-organizer: Tokyo Metropolitan Kita Ward

Sponsor: Kita Ward Board of Education, Tokyo

Grant: FY2026 Agency for Cultural Affairs Project for the Formation of Cultural Arts Creation Hubs

Ticket Prices 1st Floor Seats: 2,000 yen

2nd Floor Seats: 1,500 yen

(All seats reserved, tax included)

*Please note that due to staging, some parts of the stage may not be visible from the 2nd floor seats. Please purchase tickets with this understanding. *Admission is possible from 0 years old. Children 2 and under are free when held on a parent's lap. If a seat is required for children 2 and under, a ticket must be purchased. Tickets are required for ages 3 and up.

*Children requiring seat height adjustment are kindly asked to bring their own cushions, etc.

*All photos are from past performances.

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