Barbara’s Magic Potion: Workshop Concert
A participatory magic-potion story with violin, double bass, percussion and movement, designed for babies through elementary school. Nursing and diaper-changing space available.
Full event details
- Dates
- 2026-10-17
- Time
- 14:30–15:30; doors 14:00
- Venue
- Katsushika Symphony Hills, Iris Hall
- Age
- Children from 6 months old through elementary school, accompanied by someone of junior high school age or older. Babies under 6 months are not admitted; adults cannot attend alone
- Price
- ¥550 per person; electronic ticket may add ¥77 issuing fee
- Participation
- The organizer’s page says the ticket allocation is sold out. Do not show as available for new purchases. Check official announcements for any further ticket releases
- Category
- Arts & culture
- Area
- Katsushika
- Venue setting
- Indoor
- Organizer
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government / Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Editorial introduction
This participatory concert is designed by a public cultural institution specifically for children from infancy through elementary school. Rather than asking children to sit quietly, it uses a “magic potion” story to bring together violin, double bass, percussion and physical participation. Tickets cost just ¥550, and nursing and diaper-changing spaces make it especially welcoming for families with young children.
Full program and participation conditions
Check the organizer for current prices, availability and changes.
Event facts
Date: 2026-10-17
Time: 14:30–15:30; doors 14:00
Venue: Katsushika Symphony Hills, Iris Hall
Organizer: Tokyo Metropolitan Government / Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
Embassy relation: Supported by the Embassy of Portugal
Who can attend
- Target: 6 months old through elementary school
- Every child must attend with a guardian/family member junior-high age or older
- Adults alone cannot enter this family program.
- Children younger than the stated target cannot enter.
Tickets
- Reserved seat: ¥550 per person
- One ticket per person
- Electronic-ticket option may add a ¥77 issuing fee per ticket
- On sale since Jun 19 via Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Ticket Service / Katsushika Symphony Hills; availability is dynamic.
Performers
Workshop leaders: Shiori Sakurai, Ayako Noguchi
Violin: Shumasa Hayashi
Double bass: Yusuke Ishihara
Percussion: Ko Fujiwara
Family facilities
- Nursing and diaper-changing space available.
- Separate paid childcare service is offered by reservation; stated deadline Oct 9 at 17:00, capacity limited.
Experience
A participatory story/workshop concert built around “making a magic potion” with music. Babies and children are expected to participate rather than remain silent like in a conventional classical concert.
Language
Japanese is the facilitation language. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan’s website has multilingual interfaces, but that is not evidence of multilingual facilitation at this performance.
Unverified information and possible updates
- Whether official resale or additional ticket releases are offered
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