Megastar Katy Perry to Join 100 Performers with Disabilities at TCF THE CONCERT 2022 on November 19-20 (1)

The Nippon Foundation will present “True Colors Festival (TCF) THE CONCERT 2022,” in Tokyo on November 19-20, inviting global pop star Ms. Katy Perry as its special guest.

She will take the stage at Tokyo Garden Theater alongside an international line-up of about 100 internationally acclaimed singers, dancers and musicians with disabilities from 12 countries, I announced at a press conference on September 7 together with Mr. Ichiro Kabasawa, executive director of the foundation and senior executive producer of the concert.

THE CONCERT 2022 is the culminating event of TCF, the festival series that the foundation has put on throughout Asia, including Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos and Singapore, since 2006 in celebration of diversity and inclusion under the banner “One World One Family.

Ms. Perry commented in a video message: “What moved me to participate in the True Colors Festival was the spirit and uniqueness of the festival’s message and the opportunity to share the stage with all these diverse artists. I’m excited to be back in Tokyo to perform at this inspiring event.”

True to TCF’s commitment to be inclusive, THE CONCERT 2022 will provide a suite of accessibility features that will enable as many people as possible to experience the concert. These features include Japanese and international sign language interpreters, real-time subtitles, audio description and personnel on standby at the venue for all guests in need of assistance. This will be the first time that so many accessibility features are being included at a TCF event.

Among the other artists are virtuoso violinist Adrian Anantawan (Canada); inclusive dance troupe BOTAN & DAZZLE (Japan); vocalist & 2nd runner up of The Voice, Italy Federico Martello (Italy), vocalist Harumi (Japan); international dance crew ILL-Abilities (multi-national); dancer Kenta Kambara (Japan); vocalist & clincher of the Golden Buzzer on America’s Got Talent Mandy Harvey (U.S.); Tokyo NAKAMA Dancers (Japan); Grammy-nominated vocalist and guitarist Raul Midón (U.S.); vocalist & winner of the 2016 Karaoke World Championships Ryota Kaizo (Japan); rapper and Internet sensation Sparsh Shah (U.S.); choir The Soulmatics (Japan); bionic pop artist Viktoria Modesta (UK); internationally decorated dancers We Are One (India); rapper and composer Wheelsmith (Singapore); and four artists who performed in the award-winning Channel 4 2016 Paralympics trailer, We’re the Superhumans, which has been viewed more than 10 million times to date: drummer Alvin Law (Canada), pianist Rachel Starritt (U.K.), multi-instrumentalist Johnatha Bastos (Brazil) and vocalist Tony Dee (Australia).

All the artists will be performing on both nights of November 19-20.

(To be continued)