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#5 Japanese Puppet Theatre Ningyo Joruri with Director of Tokubeiza Martin Holman

09.26.2020 - By Miyuki SeguchiPlay

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In this episode, Director of Tokubeiza Martin Holman joins me to talk about Ningyo Joruri. What is the most popular play?  How can three puppeteers operate a single puppet? What role taiyu and shamisen player play in? What should we pay attention to when we watch this stage performance? How has it developed into a current form? Let's explore the wonders of Ningyo Joruri!

The information about Tokubeiza can be found as below;

Tokubeiza Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/tokubeiza

Tokushima Prefectural Awa Jurobe Yashiki website: https://joruri.info/jurobe/english/

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