We are happy to invite Jack Chen and Cherry Choi to visit Hong Kong as part of our “Love to Learn” campaign in July. They will conduct a Kamishibai training workshop on Jul 18 and two Kamishibai storytelling sessions at our recipient sites on Jul 19. Kamishibai (meaning “drama” in Japanese) originated from the Edo period and was used to entertain people through drama shows using paper puppets.  Modern Kamishibai uses characters and settings illustrated on paper to tell stories on a stage in a wooden case. In recent years, Kamishibai has been used as a storytelling technique to engage children to promote reading.

About the speakers:

Jack Chen is a leading professional in Kamishibai Theatre and currently serves as an Instructor of the Department of Child and Family Studies, Asia Pacific Institute of Creativity in Taiwan. He is a PhD student of The Graduate Institute of Children’s Literature, National Taitung University. In 2010, Mr. Chen established a Children’s Kamishibai Drama School In Taiwan and conducted hundreds of workshops and many competitions based on Kamishibai Theatre.

Cindy Choi is currently studying at the Asia Pacific Institute of Creativity in Taiwan. She is a student of The Department of Child and Family Studies. In 2013, Cherry conducted 150 storytelling shows in “24 days Kamishibai Go Around Taiwan 2013” and she also gained Outstanding Performance Award in The 4th National Kamishibai Competition. …