BESIDES Noh, the other major element of Japanese classical theater is the seventeenth-century puppet theater known as Bunraku. There is no country on earth that has not had a puppet theater ...

Head Arts Editor Toby Chan attends Plexus Polaire’s Dracula at the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival ...

Japan's National Theatre ... traditional performing arts such as Kabuki, Bunraku puppet theater and Nihon Buyo. The facility's large theater has a 20-meter revolving stage and 16 trapdoors ...

“We will improve our performances to win over new fans, including those outside Japan ... puppets better in hopes of re-creating the characters’ images in the original manga.” Seiwa Bunraku ...

Poongodi Mathiarasu, a puppetry enthusiast, aims to spread the art form's therapeutic benefits through workshops and ...

In 2008, Japan’s classical puppet theater was inscribed on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. However, this has not halted its decline, as it struggles to attract ...

Japan Society will present a staged reading of the far side of the moon by Japanese playwright Izumi Kasagi, led by New ...

guarantees you a chance to see pros perform the centuries-old trade of traditional Japanese puppetry. Aimed at those unfamiliar with the classic artform, the National Bunraku Theater in the ...

Head Arts Editor Toby Chan sits down with Blair Thomas, Founder and Artistic Director of the International Puppet Theater ...

who looked to Japan's Bunraku puppet theater, which uses half-life-size dolls, to tell the story of Mizu (voiced by Maya ...