Bunraku Puppet Theatre of Japan

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Event Bunraku Puppet Theatre of Japan
Venue St James Theatre (1930-), Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event New Zealand International Arts Festival 1994
First Date 4 March 1994
Opening Date 4 March 1994
Last Date 5 March 1994
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Bunraku is one of the great traditional art forms of Japan, now presented in New Zealand for the first time by the famed National Bunraku Theatre of Osaka which has toured the world to rapturous response. Bunraku features half human-size puppets, each brought to life by three puppeteers. Combining the sheer beauty of the magnificently crafted and costumed puppets, the astonishing manipulation skills of the puppeteers, the haunting and delicate traditional music performed live and the timeless qualities of the stories they tell, the Bunraku puppets create a magical experience.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Other
Secondary Genre Music
Puppetry
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Takezawa Banshichi Puppeteer
Takemoto Sumitayu Puppeteer
Mochizuji Tamekatsu Puppeteer
Yoshido Tamso Puppeteer
Ueyama Yoshinori Puppeteer
Text Nationality Japan
Production Nationality Japan
Further Information Two Bunraku plays - traditional stylised Japanese puppetry - performed: 'Tsubosaka Reigenki' - 'The Miracle of the Taubosaka Temple' and 'Michiyuki Hatsune No Tabi' - 'The Travel Dance on Mount Yoshino'.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme AT: MS Papers 9250-58
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 154967