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Tonda Puppet Hall, located in the city of Nagahama. In 2016, the current emperor, Naruhito visited Nagahama and the Tonda Puppet Troupe performed for him and his wife. They are in possession of some of the oldest bunraku puppet heads after the National Bunraku Theater burned down. Their oldest heads are 250 years old and have a stamp branded ...
A performance by Bunraku Bay Puppet Troupe of Keisei Awa no Naruto at the 2006 Iida Puppetry Festival in Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.. Bunraku Bay Puppet Troupe (known since 2011 as "Bunraku Bay Puppet Theater") is an American puppet troupe that performs the traditional Japanese puppet drama commonly known as ningyō jōruri or Bunraku.
The character Osono, from the play Hade Sugata Onna Maiginu (艶容女舞衣), in a performance by the Tonda Puppet Troupe of Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture. Bunraku (also known as Ningyō jōruri (人形浄瑠璃)) is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka in the beginning of the 17th century, which is still performed in the modern day. [1]
In the last year, membership has spiked at the Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry. Inside the new generation of artists continuing its mission. Puppetry is booming in L.A. Meet the new generation of ...
The Old Nagahama Station Museum, built in 1882 and the oldest preserved railroad station in Japan. The Nagahama Roman Beer Brewery; Nagahama Flintlock Gun Museum; Nagahama Hachimangu Shrine; Nagahama Hikiyama Festival event on April 13–16, every year, since Azuchi-Momoyama period. Shana-in Temple; Soji-ji Temple; Tonda Traditional Bunraku ...
The Center for Puppetry Arts, located in Atlanta, is the United States' largest organization dedicated to the art form of puppetry. The center focuses on three areas: performance, education, and museum. It is one of the few puppet museums in the world. The center is located in Midtown, the city's arts district. It was founded in 1978 by Vincent ...
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Puppetry is a very ancient form of theatre which was first recorded in the 5th century BC in Ancient Greece. Some forms of puppetry may have originated as long ago as 3000 years BC. [1] Puppetry takes many forms, but they all share the process of animating inanimate performing objects to tell a story.