In this interview, the Maroon sat down with Thomas to talk about puppets, bunraku, and the seventh Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, which ran from January 15 to January 26, 2025. The ...

He learned an Indianised version of the Japanese Bunraku at a workshop in Delhi ... The latter involves puppets upto eight feet, operated by a team. “Parents can use puppets to interact better ...

inspired by traditional Japanese “bunraku” puppet theater, along with Hisaishi’s music. The drama received six prestigious Olivier Awards, including for best director, in 2023. The theater ...

Tornado and her sword-toting father Fujin are Japanese, you see, also travelling players but specialists in the art of bunraku, or puppet theatre. Playing Fujin is Takehiro Hira, best known to UK ...

What are the best events? How do we get there? What should we do with kids? Where can we see cherry blossoms besides the ...

Blue Raincoat Theatre Co. has fashioned a play about a young woman who dives for peals in an increasing hostile environment ...

The Genroku years are considered the golden age of Kabuki theater and the Bunraku puppet theater. This period also saw the active development of crafts as well as literature. Meiji Restoration and ...

Nestled in a leafy corner of Grady Avenue stands the intimate Town & Gown Players, Inc., a local community theater that ...