10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUNRAKU»
Discover the use of
bunraku in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bunraku and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Backstage at
Bunraku: a behind-the-scenes look at Japan's ...
Discusses the characteristics of the classical Japanese art form
Barbara C. Adachi, Joel Sackett, 1985
2
Nō ; And,
Bunraku: Two Forms of Japanese Theatre
The No text looks at all aspects of this traditional theater form including its history, its stage and props, the use of music and dance in its performances, the plays as literature, and the aesthetics of No. Also discussed are Kyogen, the ...
3
Popular Theatre: A Sourcebook
Introducing both Western and non-Western popular theatre practices, this Sourcebook provides access to theatrical forms which have delighted audiences and attracted stage artists around the world.
4
The
Bunraku Puppet Theatre of Japan: Honor, Vengeance, and ...
The plays in this volume detail the changes that the Bunraku underwent, particularly in the later 18th century, its golden age.
5
Introduction to Japanese Culture
Very few Westerners who have had the chance to see bunraku, the traditional
Japanese puppet play, have failed to be impressed by the performance. Bunraku
is one element of Japanese culture that seems to transcend the language barrier
...
6
The Japanese Theatre: From Shamanistic Ritual to ...
not the case among chanters, probably because the vocal talent needed for
success is very rare. Bunraku after the Meiji Restoration From its beginnings
bunraku had been an art that depended on the support of popular audiences for
survival, ...
7
The Japanese Theatre: From Shamanistic Ritual to ...
The Bunraku Association, a non-profit organization which took over the Shochiku
Company's managerial responsibilities for bunraku, began an era of relative
stability, which culminated with the recent opening of the luxurious, marvellously
...
8
Shakespeare and the Japanese Stage
13. Tradition. and. the. Bunraku. adaptation. of. The. Tempest. Minoru. Fujita.
Tradition is restrictive, hampering and often stifling, but I have never ceased to be
impressed by the activating force of the tradition that has allowed Japanese
drama ...
Takashi Sasayama, J. R. Mulryne, Margaret Shewring, 1998
BUNRAKU. AND. KABUKI,. OR. ABOUT. IMITATION. A woman is looking at
herself in the looking glass; she puts rouge on her cheeks, smoothes out and
blackens her eyebrows, ties up her hair high above her forehead and puts a horn
comb ...
10
Practical Puppetry A-Z: A Guide for Librarians and Teachers
Bunraku is centuries old but its future, like that of all traditional arts in Japan and
elsewhere in the world, is uncertain. While speaking about the con- dition of
Bunraku today, Matthew Johnson states in his comprehensive article on Bunraku
for ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUNRAKU»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
bunraku is used in the context of the following news items.
Sultan: International stuntman roped in for Salman Khan's film
Stovall is a stunt and fight co-ordinator known to have worked on films like Max Steel, Ride Along, Bunraku, Undisputed 3. Larnell took to Twitter to make the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
#SDCC15: To Dust Return Kicking Off Independent Film Festival's …
A Gothic horror tale in the spirit of Edgar Allan Poe and horror films of the 1960s, this film utilizes bunraku puppetry and traditional in-camera ... «Dread Central, Jul 15»
Kathie McInnes: It's sheer magic - but with strings attached
Nowadays, you can also find high-art puppetry with the Japanese theatrics of Bunraku . And puppets have found their way into other aspects of ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»
In Flagler and Palm Coast:
... the aesthetics of silence and the aesthetics of fascism, Bunraku puppet theater and the choreography of Balanchine, the uses and abuses of ... «FlaglerLive.com, Jul 15»
Ko Festival of Performance to bring original works that surprise …
... Theatre" with John Farrell will help participants learn principals of puppet animation and create bunraku-style puppets and an original, poetic, ... «MassLive.com, Jun 15»
The Lion King: A feast for the senses
... the actors' heads came out of Africa itself, while Japanese Bunraku theatre inspired the wondrous puppetry fusing performers with wildlife. «Business in Vancouver, Jun 15»
Japan National Bunraku Theater turns Terminator poster into ad for …
The Japanese National Bunraku Theater took the poster for the Terminator movie and transformed it into an advertisement for their traditional ... «RocketNews24, Jun 15»
Wanna die on screen in a Ugandan action movie? Here's how.
Picture a hybrid of a bunraku chanter, Rifftrax and Flavor Flav, with a soupçon of reggae toasting, and you've got a part translator/part stand-up ... «Nashville Scene, Jun 15»
Japan Guide: the six must-visit cities
Finally, the National Bunraku Theatre for a traditional puppet show (no, you might not understand all that's going on but being there is the ... «The West Australian, Jun 15»
Stephen Talasnik Creates Aquatic Architecture at Russel Wright …
Inspired by the Japanese marionette art form known as Bunraku, Talasnik crafted several floating pieces, one as large as 24 feet in diameter, ... «Interior Design, Jun 15»
