池田武志のブログル

パワーポイントをスクリーンショットに取り込み
それをスライドショーに返還してみました。

 

★NotebookLMにまとめてもらいました・・・

「これらの資料は、日本腹話術師協会（JVA）の活動内容と、同会が主催する世界・腹話術の祭典の歴史を詳しく紹介するものです。協会は、初心者から指導者までの教育支援や災害被災地での公演、さらにオンラインを通じた個人レッスンなど、腹話術の普及に向けた幅広い事業を展開しています。2001年から続くこの国際フェスティバルは、これまでに世界各国から多くの著名な海外ゲストを招致し、多文化交流の場を築いてきました。過去16回におよぶ開催実績に加え、2026年5月には山梨県での第17回大会の開催も決定しています。一連の文書からは、腹話術を単なる娯楽ではなく、食育や防犯など社会に役立つ芸術として発展させようとする協会の熱意が読み取れます。」

 

二十年以上前から来日要請してきましたが、

未だにまとまったスケジュールが取れない売れっ子のケビン氏

二羽の鳥を操る技術は誰もまねできない…

ぜひユーチューブで検索してみてください。

 

 

ケンタッキー州ポートミッチェルで

全米一の腹話術国際大会ベントヘブンコンベンションの

代表として長年弄してこられたマークウェイド氏からのメッセージです。

 

かつては年間400ステージをこなす、子ども対象の腹話術師で、

我々の祭典にも２回来てくれました。

 

My dear Takeshi-san, Shu-san, and Friends of the Japanese Ventriloquist Association, Ohayo gozaimasu!

Groark-chan and I send our congratulations on your upcoming 17th JVA Convention!

I know what a huge task it is to plan and accomplish such an amazing gathering as Takeshi-san has done these many years! Subarashii desu!

I understand that this will be the last convention of this sort, which is sad. I had hoped to be able to attend again someday.

I hope there are others who might try something similar as a way to support the art of ventriloquism and puppetry in your beautiful land as Takeshi-san and Shu-san have done so well. My thoughts will be with you and I hope for you all to be successful in sharing your talent and art with the people of Japan. Mata aimashoo!

 

Sincerely, Randel McGee & Groark (the dragon) www.mcgeeproductions.com

The acquaintance I made with Mr. Takeshi and his wife Shu while in Las Vegas would eventually lead me to multiple trips to Japan—journeys that would change my life and open up a new world for me.
The first invitation to Japan arose from a casual conversation between performances with Mr. Takeshi, who had heard my lecture at the ventriloquism convention.
“I would like to invite you to Japan. There’s a professor here who works in the field of puppet therapy. She would be very happy to meet you.”
I answered with joy—but inside, I didn’t really believe it would actually happen, that after we left Las Vegas Mr. Takeshi would really remember me and follow through. Could it be? I had always wished that I could share my experiences with people in other countries.
Two years passed, and then I received the email that changed everything. Mr. Takeshi, a serious and thoughtful man and the number one ventriloquist in Japan, didn’t forget. My emotions swirled—I closed my eyes and couldn’t believe it.
The subject line was in Japanese letters, but one sentence in English made me stop breathing:
“Hello, this is Takashi. We met in Las Vegas. I’m inviting you to Japan.”
The feelings that washed over me were a mix of excitement, joy, and complete disbelief.
The email included detailed information:
The invitation was to lecture, teach, and perform for two organizations—JVA (Japan Ventriloquists Association) and JPTA (Japan Puppet Therapy Association).
Mr. Takeshi even offered a roundtrip ticket for two and accommodations, understanding how hard it might be to be alone in such a different country.
I felt his generosity from across the world.
The first meeting took place in 2003 in Las Vegas. Since then, I have been invited to Japan five more times, and my last meeting with Mr. Takeshi was in 2023. Over the years, we have formed ongoing collaborations of joint lectures and performances. I thank him from the bottom of my heart for all the wonderful things I have learned from him, and from his dear wife Shu.
This is an excerpt from a book I wrote, which I will be finishing soon: his name
Give her voice- Ventriloquist between art and healing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

開場予約から本番当日まで、あまり時間がないので
とりあえず参考チラシを暮れに頼んでおいたのが届きました。

 

いつも頼んでいるアスクルさんが、ランサムウェアウィルス対策で
大変だったようです。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

認知機能テスト〜

今回もパスできた−−

後３年頑張ってみるかな〜

ストーブ点けたら離れず、

コタツに入ったら膝の上〜

23キロは重いですね～