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bunrakuJapanese traditional puppet theatre, in which nearly life-size dolls act out a chanted dramatic narrative, called joruri, to the accompaniment of a small samisen. Puppet theatre reached its height in the 18th century with the plays of Chikamatsu Monzaemon and declined later because of a lack of good joruri writers. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Sekino earned his position as a paramount 20th century print artists in Japan with his prints of the Kabuki and Bunraku theaters, portraits of renowned artists and writers, views of traditional Japanese roofs, and his series of the "Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido," an edition of which is now on exhibit at the UO's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Taymor pours her obvious love of international theatrical forms — unconventionally integrating conventions from Japanese Noh, Kabuki and Bunraku to Indonesian masked dance-drama and shadow puppetry — into simple-appearing scenes, telling her tale with elemental depth and wit. In Pa'n's Labyrinth, I used a Japanese physical element called a bunraku," he says, "where an actor moves a puppet with his own movements. |
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