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- The National Theatre
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The National Theatre
Bunraku is one of Japan's representative traditional performing arts, refined over its 300-year history. This fall, the first American performance produced by the National Theatre will be held in Washington DC, New York, Los Angeles, Fairfield (CT), and Houston. Bunraku combines tayū narration and expressive, live shamisen music with the lifelike movements of puppets, with each puppet o...
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The National Theatre
Bunraku, one of the most sophisticated puppet theatres in the world The National Theatre has been dedicated to preserving and promoting traditional Japanese performing arts since its opening in 1966. After closing at the end of October 2023, we continue to offer performances at other theaters mainly in Tokyo. "Bunraku," with a history spanning over 300 years, is one of Japan's ...
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The National Theatre
The National Theatre has been dedicated to preserving and promoting traditional Japanese performing arts since its opening in 1966. After closing at the end of October 2023, we continue to offer performances at other theaters in Tokyo. As the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, we have two recommended performances, “BUNRAKU 1st SESSION” and “Discover NIHONBUYO”. We invite you to visit us for y...
