{"id":42760,"date":"2026-05-29T09:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T00:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/?p=42760"},"modified":"2026-05-29T09:27:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T00:27:58","slug":"template-event-announcement-en-11-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/news-en\/2026\/05\/29\/42760\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Waseda Students\u2019 Passions Shine! ICC Talent Show 2026 (2026\/7\/3) \u25c6Deadline: 6\/26, 9am"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are excited to announce ICC Talent Show 2026!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ICC Talent Show is Waseda\u2019s very own talent show, where you can enjoy powerful performances by guest circles alongside unique \u201cshow what you love\u201d acts by fellow students\u2014all on one stage.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Singing, dancing, cultural showcases, art, Unicycle performances, and more\u2026<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">This stage brings together the passions and personalities of\u00a0Waseda\u00a0students. Hidden talents you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0usually get to see will be reve<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">aled right here!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Every passion and personality is its own unique culture.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2026\/05\/675b74fac5acbcaac380fc85fbff16b2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-42767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2026\/05\/675b74fac5acbcaac380fc85fbff16b2.jpg\" alt=\"\u30dd\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\" width=\"291\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2026\/05\/675b74fac5acbcaac380fc85fbff16b2.jpg 1414w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2026\/05\/675b74fac5acbcaac380fc85fbff16b2-610x863.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2026\/05\/675b74fac5acbcaac380fc85fbff16b2-940x1330.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2026\/05\/675b74fac5acbcaac380fc85fbff16b2-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2026\/05\/675b74fac5acbcaac380fc85fbff16b2-1086x1536.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a warm and welcoming space, we share what we love and create a stage where performers and audience can connect and enjoy together!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This year, we are welcoming four outstanding guest circles, each bringing a distinctive and memorable performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you want to see the unique personalities of\u00a0Waseda\u00a0students, want a taste of something out of the ordinary, want to watch circle performances up close, or want to make new friends\u2026<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">THIS IS THE PERFECT EVENT FOR YOU!!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559737&quot;:-105}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You might discover a new talent or a new passion.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Why not join us for a special Friday night where all kinds of \u201clikes\u201d\u00a0come\u00a0together and intersect?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559737&quot;:-105}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We look forward to seeing you there!!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Guest Circles<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559737&quot;:-105}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjwaseda.jimdofree.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Waseda Mic<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ha<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">el Jackson Club<\/span> <\/a><br \/>\nMichael Jackson is the origin and the best of pop culture and dance!<br \/>\nWe are Waseda Michael Jackson club, discovering and exploring his attractiveness!!<br \/>\nWe dance with respect and passion in our hearts!!<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559737&quot;:-105}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maimutou.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pantomime Mai\u2606Mu\u2606Tou<\/span> <\/a><br \/>\nPantomime\u00a0Mai\u2606Mu\u2606Tou\u00a0is a pantomime performance group where university students and working adults come together to explore physical expression through mime. Members create unique and expressive performances while developing their individuality. The group is active in a wide range of events, including performances at the\u00a0Waseda\u00a0Festival and the annual \u201cMaimu Tou Live.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559737&quot;:-105}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aikidokai.stars.ne.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waseda University Aikido Club<\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559737&quot;:-105}\"><br \/>\n<\/span>Hello, we are the\u00a0Waseda\u00a0University Aikido Club. We have 47 members, from second- to fourth-year students, and we practice at our own pace. In aikido, we do not focus on winning or losing; instead, we aim for harmony between mind and body through movement. We train in a relaxed and open atmosphere, always prioritizing safety and avoiding injury.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559737&quot;:-105}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wasedasazanami.wixsite.com\/-site-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Calligraphy Performance Team SAZANAMI<\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559737&quot;:-105}\"><br \/>\n<\/span>Hi, we\u2019re SAZANAMI, Waseda University&#8217;s official Japanese calligraphy performance team! Like &#8220;ripples&#8221; spreading across the water, we aim to share positive energy through calligraphy. We combine music, dance, and calligraphy into one unique performance. Catch us at the Waseda Festival and beyond!<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559737&quot;:-105}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Date &amp; Time<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW11655753 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW11655753 BCX8\">Friday<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW11655753 BCX8\">, Jul. 03, 2026, 5:30-8:00pm (Check in from 5<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW11655753 BCX8\">:15<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW11655753 BCX8\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Place\u202f<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW93430862 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93430862 BCX8\">Okuma Garden Hall (1st Floor, Bldg. 25), <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW93430862 BCX8\">Waseda<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93430862 BCX8\">\u00a0Campus\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW93430862 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559737&quot;:-105}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eligibility\u202f<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Waseda Students, Faculty and Staff\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Language<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MC: English &amp; Japanese<br \/>\nPerformance: Unrestricted<br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Q&amp;A: Japanese and English<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559737&quot;:-105}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Social Time: Unrestricted<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559737&quot;:-105}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fee\u202f<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Free<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Capacity\u202f<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW182955099 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182955099 BCX8\">about 100 people (by lottery, results announced on the deadline day)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW182955099 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559737&quot;:-105}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Application<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW257450074 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257450074 BCX8\">via\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=clGGs4eYOkuJ_5WjW5L0w1bf-PYKhMNEuRRv6rKz6ztUNDEyU1RXUlQxMElQTzJRQThYVVg5NkdGVyQlQCNjPTEkJUAjdD1n\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW257450074 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW257450074 BCX8\">this form<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\uff0aRequires MyWaseda login<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Deadline\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW245388532 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245388532 BCX8\">Friday, Jun. 26, 9:00am<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW245388532 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559737&quot;:-105}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Important Notes\u202f<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW254368707 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254368707 BCX8\">Please read and confirm your understanding of ICC\u2019s policies on Cancellation, Food Allergens, Photography, and Reasonable Accommodations (<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW254368707 BCX8 addicn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/en\/events\/before-joining\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW254368707 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254368707 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">here<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW254368707 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW254368707 BCX8\">).<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"EOP SCXW254368707 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245417&quot;:false,&quot;335559737&quot;:-105}\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70832106 BCX8\">Audio and video recording during the event is\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70832106 BCX8\">strictly prohibited<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70832106 BCX8\">. Photography is only\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70832106 BCX8\">permitted<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW70832106 BCX8\">\u00a0during the designated photo session at the end of the event. Please follow the instructions from the staff.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Enquiries\u202f<\/span><\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ICC<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a class=\"addicn\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=clGGs4eYOkuJ_5WjW5L0w1bf-PYKhMNEuRRv6rKz6ztUMFlDUkU4U0w4R01MSEVPRk1BVjBYR0NVSiQlQCN0PWcu\">Contact Form<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You might discover a new talent or a new passion.<br \/>\nWhy not join us for a special Friday night where all kinds of \u201clikes\u201d come together and intersect?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":42838,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[84,82,138,133],"class_list":["post-42760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","tag-culture-en","tag-events-en","tag-music-dance-en","tag-watch-listen-en","lang-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42760"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42938,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42760\/revisions\/42938"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}