International Symposium
The Art of Kamishibai
The Word of the Image and the Image of the Word
10 to 12 May 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia

PROGRAMInternational Symposium
The Art of Kamishibai
The Word of Image and the Image of the Word
10 to 12 May 2018, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Sections:
Section I:The Art of Kamishibai
Section II: Kamishibai and its Possibilities for Personal Growth, in Education, Social Intervention and Therapy
Section III: Kamishibai as Communication and its Applications
Section IV: Kamishibai as Cross-Cultural Encounter
Thursday, 10 May 2018 (Slovenian Theatre Institute, Mestni trg 17, Ljubljana)
12.00–12.45

Registration

13.00–13.30

Official Opening: Mojca Jan Zoran, Director of the Slovenian Theatre Institute, Keiko Furuta, Counsellor at the Embassy ofJapan in Slovenia, and Igor Teršar, Director-General of the Creativity Directorate at the Ministry of Culture of Republicof Slovenia
Introductory Lecture: Kamishibai – its Key Features and Appeal by Kyoko Sakai, representative of IKAJA, International
Kamishibai Association of Japan (in cooperation with Hina Nagase)13.30–14.00
14.00–14.20

Coffee BreakSection I:The Art of Kamishibaimoderated by Tara M. McGowan
14.20–14.50 Introductory Lecture of the Section: Beyond Borders in Confined Space: Dramaturgical Perspective on the Art of Kamishibai
Theatre by Jelena Sitar Cvetko
14.50–15.10 Kamishibai and its Spirit of Transformation by Gerhard Jäger
15.10–15.30 Fine Arts Formal Approaches and Techniques at Designing Kamishibai Illustrations by Silva Karim
15.30–16.00 Discussion and Conclusions
18.00

Kamishibai Performances for Kids

Friday, 11 May 2018 (Slovenian Theatre Institute, Mestni trg 17, Ljubljana)
Section II: Kamishibai and its Possibilities for Personal Growth, in Education, Social Intervention and Therapy
moderated by Jelena Sitar Cvetko
09.00–9.30
Introductory Lecture of the Section: Development of IKAJA: Kamishibai for a Peaceful Society by Etsuko Nozaka
09.30–9.50
Kamishibai in America by Robert Eisenstadt
09.50–10.10 The Interactive Kamishibai for Children by Vid Sever
10.10–10.40 Coffee Break
10.40–11.00 An Adaptation of Kamishibai as an Educational Kit for Reproductive Health in India by Maki Nakaya Sommet (and Moritz Sommet)
11.00–11.20 When Words Fly out of the Cage by Nataša Konc Lorenzutti
11.20–11.40 Kamishibai as a Mean of Expression for People with Intellectual Disability by Aksinja Kermauner, Jerca Cvetko and Jure Engelsberger
11.40–11.55 Interim Discussion and Conclusions
11.55–14.00

Lunch BreakSection II: Kamishibai and its Possibilities for Personal Growth, in Education, Social Intervention and Therapy (continued)
moderated by Etsuko Nozaka
14.00–14.20 Kamishibai Workshop.The Magic of Creating and Telling Stories with Kamishibai by Carmen Aldama Jiménez
14.20–14.40 Kamishibai and its Possibilities in an Integrated Approach to the Development of Skills in Preschool Children by Jovanka Ulić
14.40–15.00 Kamishibai – a Way into the World of Foreign Languages by Tatjana Rupnik Hladnik
15.00–15.30 Discussion and Conclusions

19.3022.00

International Kamishibai OpenNight Show – Kamishibai for Adults

Saturday, 12 May 2018 (Slovenian Theatre Institute, Mestni trg 17, Ljubljana)
Section III: Kamishibai as Communication and its Applications
moderated by Umberto Giovannini
9.00–9.30
Introductory Lecture of the Section: Merging Languages: Illustration and Kamishibai by Umberto Giovannini
9.30–9.50
How to Use and Present Glasser’s Choice Theory and its Application in Schools with the Aid of Kamishibai (Chicken By
Choice: Glasser Theory In Kamishibai) by Fulvia Grbac
9.50–10.10
Kamishibaj Picture-Tales – A Narration that Sees and an Image that Hears Imagination (of Another) – How Sensory
Impressions Co-play on the Stage of Imagination by Igor Likar
10.10–10.40 Coffee Break
10.40–11.00 Kamishibai and Antique Children’s Books by Rok Glavan
11.00–11.20 Kamishibai in Dialect: Aiming to Inherit the Hachijojima Dialect Endangered by Extinction by Yosuke Miki
11.20–11.40 “Beneath the Invisible Cloud”: Kamishibai After 3.11. Between Disaster Risk Reduction and Memorialization by Julia Gerster
11.40–12.10 Discussion and Conclusions
12.10–14.00

Lunch BreakSection IV. Kamishibai as Cross-Cultural Encountermoderated by Igor Cvetko
14.00–14.30 Introductory Lecture of the Section: Time Travels with Kamishibai: Exploring the Global Appeal of a Magical Moving Medium
by Tara M. McGowan
14.30–14.50 Kamishibai in the Light of Cultural Anthropology by Igor Cvetko
14.50–15.10 How is the Kamishibai Accepted in French Popular Culture? Cultural Comparison of French Kamishibai and Japanese
Kamishibai by Yuiko Tsuno
15.10–15.25 Short Coffee Break
15.25–15.45 Performing Propaganda. Kamishibai in Japan’s Fifteen Year War by Sharalyn Orbaugh
15.45–16.05 Kamishibai in Japan and Abroad: History,Transition and Future Perspective by Nagisa Moritoki
16.05–16.35 Discussion and Conclusions
16.35–16.45 Short Coffee Break
16.45–17.15

Final Conclusions

19.30

Kamishibai Performances

External participation:
The Art of Kamishibai as an Educational Cognitive Technology in FLT in Primary School in Ukraine by Yevgeniya Karapenko
The Development of Empathy during a Performance of Kamishibai Theatre by Hicela Ivon and Emanuela Zavoreo Rakić
Kamishibai – a New Narrative Context of Oral Literature in Working with Children of Preschool Age by Tea Tereza Vidović Schreiber
The organizer reserves the right to make changes to the program of the international symposium!
Working languages
The working language of the academic part of the symposium will be English. English and Slovenian shall be the working languages for theadministrative part and in the workshops. Simultaneous translation will not be provided. In accordance with Article 25 of the Public Use of
the Slovene Language Act, Slovene language will be provided on the level of public announcements.

Organisers:Slovenian Theatre Institute, Mestni trg 17, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Zapik Association, Kozarišče 52, 1386 Stari trg pri Ložu, Slovenia
Kamishibai Association of Slovenia, Obzidna ulica 14, 6330 Piran, Slovenia
in cooperation with
Faculty of Education, University of Primorska, Cankarjeva 5, 6000 Koper, Slovenia
Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television, University of Ljubljana, Nazorjeva 3, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana, Department of Asian Studies, Aškerčeva 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Embassy of Japan in Slovenia, Trg Republike 3, 1000 Ljubljana