The traditional theatrical art of bunraku combines chanting, shamisen music, and puppets for a distinctive aesthetic experience. Despite having experienced surges of popularity, it is now struggling ...

Kanjuro Kiritake, a Bunraku puppeteer, performs Japan's traditional puppet drama called 'Bunraku' at National Theatre in Tokyo OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Stuck at home for weeks while Japan was under a ...

Bunraku is a traditional performance art in which the narrator (tayu), shamisen player and puppeteers combine their mastery — cultivated over decades of training — to breathe life into otherwise ...

OSAKA -- The National Bunraku Theatre will be holding its "Discover Bunraku" introduction event to traditional Japanese puppetry here for the third year in a row on June 16. Bunraku puppetry, a ...

"Hiragana Seisuiki" ("Records of the Battles between the Minamoto and Taira Clans in the 12th Century"), a five-act historical bunraku play by Bunkodo and collaborators, which was first staged at the ...

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Bunraku Bay Puppet Troupe will perform ancient Japanese puppetry Friday and Saturday, Jan. 16 and 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Pardoe Theatre at Brigham Young University. Tickets are $11, or $6 with a BYU ...

OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Stuck at home for weeks while Japan was under a state of emergency due to the coronavirus, renowned Japanese Bunraku puppet master Kanjuro Kiritake, all his performances ...

OSAKA -- The National Bunraku Theatre here will be offering an English introduction to the traditional bunraku Japanese puppetry this June for the second year in a row. The event "Discover Bunraku" ...