Appreciation group - Kanshodan-tai

...A membership-based organization that allows residents of Tokyo and the surrounding area to enjoy excellent art at a low cost. In 1946, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Board of Education established the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Theater Classroom as a part of social education. The following year, it became a membership-fee-based, self-financing cultural association, and in 1955, it became the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Foundation. It has five circles for theater, kabuki, modern theater, music, and film, and plays a major role in promoting the arts by planning and hosting independent performances in addition to holding regular meetings to watch various performing arts.

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "viewing groups" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…東京および周辺地域住民を対象に，安い料金ですぐれた芸術が鑑賞できる会員制の組織。1946年東京都教育庁内に，社会教育の一環として鑑賞団体〈演劇教室都民劇場〉が誕生，翌年会費制独立採算の〈文化組合〉に移行し，55年から財団法人都民劇場となった。〈演劇，歌舞伎，新劇，音楽，映画〉の5サークルをもち，各種芸能の定期鑑賞会のほか，自主公演を企画主催し，芸術振興に大きな役割を果たしている。…

※「鑑賞団体」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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