Stage and Booth Events for the School Culture Festival! A Collection of Ideas to Get Everyone Excited
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 Expression (11–20)
Reading stage
Feel the raw power with your ears! Here are some ideas for a live reading stage.
If you’re in the drama club or have always dreamed of acting, you might be interested in staged readings.
They’re also great for those aspiring to be voice actors in anime or games.
Put emotion into your voice and deliver it to the audience.
Well-timed back-and-forth and heartfelt lines will resonate with them.
Not only your voice—your facial expressions can change the atmosphere too, so be sure to give it a try.
high school student band
Take this opportunity to form a band! Here are some ideas for high school bands.
Many of you may already be in a band or play an instrument, but forming a band to perform on stage is also highly recommended.
How about delivering the best music with members you can only play with right now? Even if it’s a special one-day band, the time and passion you’ve put into practice will surely reach the audience.
Perform covers of your favorite bands or showcase your own songs and make some great memories!
Theater, Performing Arts, and Expression (21–30)
Chorus of Souls
Stirring and moving! Here are some ideas for a soul-stirring choral performance.
When it comes to choir, there are various types like mixed chorus, male chorus, and female chorus.
The appeal will differ depending on the songs you want to sing and the makeup of your members.
Why not take this once-a-year opportunity at the school festival to move the audience with perfectly synchronized voices? In the video, two students sing the main parts while the rest perform in a chorus-like structure.
Try incorporating this while exploring a configuration that suits your group.
Weathering with YouNEW!
This is the story of Hina, a girl with a mysterious power to clear the skies, and Hodaka, a runaway boy, who meet in Tokyo where the weather has gone mad and it only rains, and together they confront their fate.
Though both carry their own circumstances, as they become involved with each other they grow closer, and that feeling transforms into a powerful resolve to protect the other no matter the cost.
Centered on the pair’s strong will and kindness, this grand tale is sure to move audiences even at a school festival.
It’s also a work that can prompt viewers to pay attention to environmental issues.
flash mob
Capture hearts with a surprising twist! Here are some flash mob ideas.
A flash mob is a performance put on without prior notice, like a guerrilla act, to draw attention from those around.
Many flash mobs feature dance or singing, captivating audiences with unexpected moves.
In the video, you can see students in the courtyard joining in one by one, eventually putting on a large-group dance.
A school setting, with so many people, is perfect for this kind of flash mob—why not give it a try?
ensemble
If you want to experience the fun of creating something together, we recommend an ensemble.
You can achieve a beautiful performance even with instruments you use in regular music classes, like the melodica or recorder! Ask people who take piano lessons or can play the guitar to join in as well.
You might discover that someone unexpected can play an unexpected instrument, so doing some research is essential.
It could also be nice to film your preparation and practice, edit it like a documentary, and present it at the end.
CatsNEW!
This popular musical, based on T.
S.
Eliot’s poetry collection and performed many times in Japan by the Shiki Theatre Company, was also adapted into a live-action film in 2019.
It’s memorable for its scenes of various cats gathering in a junkyard, singing and dancing.
Another notable feature is that no humans appear at all.
If you stage it at a school festival, be sure to prepare cat-like makeup and costumes.
While the crisp, un-catlike dancing and beautiful singing are the heart of the show, the key is to perform with the constant awareness that you are, after all, a cat!
