THE SPIRIT OF THE JAPANESE BUNRAKU PUPPET
PRESENTATION OF THE NATIONAL BUNRAKU THEATER FROM OSAKA
Performance and lecture of the Japanese traditional puppet theater for adults Bunraku, who will present for the first time in Plovdiv and for the second time in Bulgaria by four puppeteer masters, an excerpt from a popular Bunraku play and will familiarize the audience with the features of each of the elements of the Bunraku Puppet Theater style
With the participation of
- Mr. Masayuki Konishi
- Mr Kazuhiko Maeda
- Mr. Yuya Ohbitsu
- Mr. Kei Saito
The National Bunraku Theater in order to preserve, develop and transmit the art of the Bunraku style puppet drama, one of the three traditional Japanese theatrical arts, along with Noah and Kabuki listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, combines three main elements - narrator, musician and puppeteers. The Bunraku puppet style is a sophisticated art scene for adults that recreates dramatic human emotions - and this makes it different from other puppet theatrical forms around the world.
The project is part of the Plovdiv - European Capital of Culture 2019 - FOCUS: Japanese Culture Programme, which is implemented in partnership with the EU-Japan Fest Foundation. The performance is part of the project "The Spirit of the Japanese Doll: Creation of a Puppet Theater Performance and the Exchange of Japanese Artists" and it is implemented by the State Puppet Theater Plovdiv. The Week of the Japanese Puppet Theatre is part of the anniversary celebrations "30 Days of Japanese Culture in Bulgaria" organized by the Embassy of Japan in Bulgaria with the support of 'DEN GRI' foundation.
