{"id":97,"date":"2020-03-12T16:50:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T07:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wmdf.org\/wpms?page_id=97"},"modified":"2020-04-07T16:00:46","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T07:00:46","slug":"community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wmdf.org\/en\/community.html","title":{"rendered":"Our Community Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Outreach<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7445 alignleft\" src=\"\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/kids-OR1.jpg\" alt=\"kids-OR\" width=\"252\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The stages around Motomachi Park and the Mogu Mogu Festival \u00a0are the heart of WMDF, but our artists are also busy in many places around town. In our \u201cOutreach\u201d program we visit many\u00a0places such as schools and Old Peoples\u2019 Homes. This is the core of the social and educational portion of our activities, and we work hard to give back to the community.<\/p>\n<h2>WMDF Staff<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5859\" src=\"\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/1E4_2864-294x294.jpg\" alt=\"1E4_2864\" width=\"210\" height=\"210\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The people who gain the most from the WMDF events are probably the staff. Yes, there is real work to do, but we do our best to make the experience of staff as enjoyable as possible. We have already seen many life-changing experiences. Our meetings are fast-paced and often feature workshop-style mini learning activities. Check the Team WMDF button for more details, or go\u00a0directly to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/en\/community\/wmdf-staff.html\">WMDF Staff Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Sponsors<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6073\" src=\"\/wpms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_3928.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_3928\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All entrants (above elementary school age) to Motomachi Park become sponsors by either buying a 6 Day Sponsor Pass or a One Day Sponsor Pass. We are also always keen to establish collaborations with private, business or government sponsors. \u00a0Here is our <a title=\"Become a WMDF 007 Sponsor\" href=\"\/en\/community\/sponsor-013.html\">information page on formal sponsorship opportunities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Festival Guide Asia (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.festivalguideasia.com\/festivals\/world-music-and-dance-festival\">WMDF page<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Japan Attractions (<a href=\"http:\/\/japan-attractions.jp\/festivals\/world-music-and-dance-festival\/\">WMDF 2015 Link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Japan Attractions (<a href=\"http:\/\/japan-attractions.jp\/performance\/worlds-meet-circus\/\">Worlds Meet Circus 2015 Link<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Japan Times (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/community\/event-listings\/\">WMDF listing<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Japan Talk (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.japan-talk.com\/jt\/new\/world-music-and-dance-festival-hakodate\">WMDF article<\/a>, listing on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japan-talk.com\/jt\/new\/japan-calendar\">annual calendar<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Hakodate Official Travel Guide (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hakodate.travel\/en\/event\/world-music-dance-festival\/\">WMDF page<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Hakodate 150 celebrations (No English)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hakodate150.com\/\">http:\/\/www.hakodate150.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hakodate 150 Plus (No English)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hakodate150plus.com\/\">http:\/\/www.hakodate150plus.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kurofune Hakodate Concert (No English)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kurofune-h.com\/\">www.kurofune-h.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hakodate Yagai Geki (Some English)\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yagaigeki.com\/index.html\">http:\/\/www.yagaigeki.com\/index.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sado Island&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/ec\/home\/index_en.html\">Earth Celebration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sukiyaki.cc\/english\/index.html\">&#8220;Sukiyaki Meets the World&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0in Nanto City, Toyama.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/setouchi-artfest.jp\/en\/\">Setouchi Art Festival (every three years).<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/manpaku.jp\/\">Manpaku<\/a>: Another bunch of people who started with a music festival, and spawned a food event, just like us!<\/li>\n<li>Not related to us, but another\u00a0\u201dMog Mog Festival\u201d, staged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/147101248821283\/\">in Yokohama in 2013,<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/mogmogfes.strikingly.com\">again in 2014<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Related Information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: 2;\">The Long Now Foundation:\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: 2;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.longnow.org\/\">http:\/\/www.longnow.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: 2;\">Stewart Brand, &#8220;<\/span><a style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: 2;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Clock-Long-Now-Stewart-Brand\/dp\/046504512X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clock Of The Long Now<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: 2;\">&#8221; Basic Books, 2000<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: 2;\">Visualising Time:\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: 2;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.icastic.com\/time\/visualize.php\">a project by Icastic<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outreach The stages around Motomachi Park and the Mogu Mogu Festival \u00a0are the heart of WMDF, but our artists are also busy in many places around town. In our \u201cOutreach\u201d program we visit many\u00a0places such as schools and Old Peoples\u2019 Homes. This is the core of the social and educational portion of our activities, and we work hard to give back to the community. WMDF Staff The people who gain the most from the WMDF events are probably the staff. Yes, there is real work to do, but we do our best to make the experience of staff as enjoyable as possible. We have already seen many life-changing experiences. 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