Director General tile version March 2015 (Message from Director General)

On February 28, B-SKY-FES was held in public hall, Kanagawa, a festival of performances such as bands, music and dance performances by young people from Kanagawa Ward. The name "B-SKY" is a combination of the acronyms Band, Dance, Performance B, Youth, Smile, Sound S, K in Kanagawa, and Yokohama Youth Y.
"B-SKY" is a place for young people to show off band activities and dances that they are voluntarily working on in various situations. It is an event aimed at healthy youth development.
This event was planned and operated mainly by people involved in the “GROVE”, a place for young people in the area working at the Kandaiji District Center, and developed it into youth activities throughout the city. This is the third time.
This year, 150 young people from 16 groups living, attending school, and working in the city, performed. The stage is set up and operated by the executive committee consisting of local people and the performers themselves, and are handcrafted by the Kanagawa Ward's "local power."

[The venue has been integrated by the refreshing moderator]

[Japanese drum dance dance using the whole body]

This year, after a greeting from Kaikawa Executive Committee Chairman, a large number of spectators were excited together with the stage by two executive committee members. The stage began with a Japanese drum, and a dance was performed by a team consisting of different ages from high school and university students in the city, as well as infants, elementary school students to high school students.

[Dance performance by lower grades of elementary school in the ward]

Dance performance by kindergarten children to elementary school students]

The venue was heated by the band of elementary and junior high school students and high school students in the city. In public hall, high-quality sound equipment was set up, and in a wonderful environment, the performers' thoughts on music were fully demonstrated.

[Band performance by high school students in the ward]

[Ko-sei's play and talk]

At each stage, the venue was very exciting with performances full of powerful performances. Among them, Ko-sei, a 6th grade elementary school student at Yokohama City Special Needs School for the Blind, who played and spoken of the piano was applauded by the venue. "Ko-sei" was awarded the 3rd place in the creative and arrangement section in the creative performance of the 64th Helen Keller Memorial Music Competition held last November.

[Band performance by elementary school students in the ward]

[Band performance by high school students from junior high school in the ward]

Looking at the lively young people, I think that many people at the venue could have gained energy and courage. I think "B-SKY-FES" will be held next year. You may get a lot of energy from young people, so if you have the opportunity to come and see the best performance of your youth.

March, 2015
Tomomi Ninomiya, Chief of Kanagawa