Ideas for stage events and attractions that will liven up a school festival
At the school festival’s stage event, many of you are probably wondering what your class should perform.
The ideas are endless—bingo tournaments, rakugo storytelling, TikTok dances, a cappella, and more.
Let’s fill the venue with smiles through productions that showcase everyone’s individuality and surprise the audience.
Here, we introduce a variety of stage plans that everyone can enjoy from preparation to the big day, while captivating the crowd.
You’re sure to find the perfect act for your class!
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Theater, Performing Arts, and Expressive Arts (1–10)
hero show
How about putting on a hero show popular with young children at your school’s culture festival? If you divide roles—voices handled by the drama club and performances by the sports teams—I think the quality will improve.
Preparing original costumes and a script and practicing together will also deepen your bonds with friends.
theater
When you want to work on something as a whole class, a play is a perfect fit.
A play is a theatrical performance put on a stage.
Prepare an original story or use an anime or movie as your theme—pick a story you like and practice it.
Some people may not feel comfortable going on stage.
In that case, you can have them handle lighting, costumes, sound, and so on.
Discuss and assign roles so everyone can participate and have fun.
You can also combine it with an instrumental performance or a choir.
Live painting
Have you ever watched live painting? These days, you often see it at event venues and music festivals.
It takes time to finish, but the brush moves so smoothly—as if it can already see what’s there—that you end up forgetting the time and getting completely absorbed.
Watching a painting come to life is truly moving.
Ghost story narration
Scary stories are strange things—although they give you the chills when you hear them, you can’t help but listen.
How about trying a ghost-story reading at an event like a school festival? Choosing stories with a school theme would probably make it even more exciting.
Calligraphy performance
Recently, manga featuring calligraphy have become popular, and calligraphy itself has quietly turned into a boom.
“Calligraphy performance” is a show where a large sheet of paper and a brush are set up at the venue, and characters are written there.
It’s a popular act in the arts category, where beautiful characters are drawn in time with music.
I think it’s a recommended act for members of calligraphy clubs or anyone with experience learning calligraphy.