Research Catalog
Bunraku : puppet theatre of Japan
- Title
- Bunraku : puppet theatre of Japan [videorecording] / [presented by] the Japan Society.
- Publication
- New York, 1983.
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Videodiscs 1 and 2 | Moving image | Restricted use | NCOV 5062 Videodiscs 1 and 2 | Offsite |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 2 videodiscs (DVD) (212 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Bunraku is a traditional form of professional puppet theater of Japan which features chanted text, musical accompaniment on the shamisen, and the three person operation of each puppet. Videocassettes feature a series of Bunraku performances given in New York City, a demonstration of the various aspects of the art of Bunraku following the New York perfomance, and backstage footage of a performance in Boston, which includes the demonstration of puppet operation.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival.
- Series Statement
- Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Puppet works.
- Note
- These videos separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival collection, *T-Mss 1993-028.
- Credits on videodisc one.
- Access (note)
- Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.
- Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Event (note)
- Videotaped at the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium of the Japan House, New York, N.Y., March 12 to 19, 1983, and in Boston, Mass. ca. March 1983.
- Language (note)
- In Japanese; discussion in English and Japanese.
- Contents
- Videocassette one: Sambaso -- Kumagai's monologue from Kumagai jinya -- Osono's lament from Sakaya -- Natsu matsuri -- Hanakarabe shiki no kotobuki, Manzai.
- Videocassette two: Ama -- Sekidera komachi -- Sagi musume.
- Videocassette three: Demonstration after the stage, New York; backstage footage from Boston performance.
- Videocassette four: Demonstration of Bunraku [in Boston?]; backstage footage from Boston performance.
- Call Number
- NCOV 5062
- OCLC
- NYPG06-F1126
- Title
- Bunraku : puppet theatre of Japan [videorecording] / [presented by] the Japan Society.
- Imprint
- New York, 1983.
- Country of Producing Entity
- United States.
- Series
- Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival Moving Image Collection
- Access
- Preservation pending. Appointment and tape transfer required before viewing.Restricted to qualified researchers.
- Performer
- Puppeteers: Yoshida Minosuke, Kiritake Itcho, Yoshida Minotaro, Yoshida Minojiro, Yoshida Minoichiro.Narrators: Toyotake Rodayu V, Toyotake Hanabusadayu III.Shamisen: Tsuruzawa Seiji, Tsuruzawa Seitomo.Performed by: Osaka Bunraku Kyokai.
- Event
- Videotaped at the Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium of the Japan House, New York, N.Y., March 12 to 19, 1983, and in Boston, Mass. ca. March 1983.
- Language
- In Japanese; discussion in English and Japanese.
- Connect to:
- Local Subject
- Puppets and marionettes -- Japan.
- Added Author
- Toyotake, Rodayu, V.Toyotake, Hanabusadayu, III.Tsuruzawa, Seiji, musician.Tsuruzawa, Seitomo, musician.Yoshida, Minosuke, 1933- puppeteer.Kiritake, Itcho, puppeteer.Yoshida, Minotaro, puppeteer.Yoshida, Minojiro, puppeteer.Yoshida, Minoichiro, puppeteer.Bunraku Kyōkai.Japan Society (New York, N.Y.)
- Research Call Number
- NCOV 5062