The World of Bunraku: Lecture and Demonstration by Takemoto Kosumidayū (tayū), Tsuruzawa Kantarō (shamisen) and Kiritake Kanjirō (puppeteer)

Friday, November 27th, 2020   　　8PM EST

Saturday, November 28th, 2020  　10AM JST

Free registration at

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/noh-society-online-series-3-the-world-of-bunraku-tickets-128407332789

Noh Society will hold its third on-line event on November 27th (Friday) at 8 pm.

Bunraku is known for its expressive combination of story-telling, music, and puppetry. In this session, we will focus on each element - the chanter (tayū), the shamisen (jōruri), and the puppeteer. The Tayū describes the scene in addition to speaking on behalf of the characters. The shamisen expresses the sounds of nature as well as the emotions of a scene, and 3 puppeteers work together to realize the movements of each puppet. It is the seamless and creative combination of these facets that create the magical world of Bunraku.

The presentations will be in Japanese with English subtitles and interpretation where appropriate.

Support provided by The Japan Foundation, New York, J.C.C. Fund, Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York, Crédit Agricole CIB, Daiwa Capital Markets, DC Advisory, Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Management (U.S.A), Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Foundation and Tokio Marine America