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1 cze 2021 · Bunraku (文楽) is a classical form of Japanese puppet theater using rhythmic chanting, and traditional music. Luckily, you don’t need to understand Japanese to experience it; bunraku relies heavily on visuals and sounds to tell stories, so it can be enjoyed by speakers of any language.
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Bunraku is an author's theater, as opposed to kabuki, which is a performer's theater. In bunraku, prior to the performance, the chanter holds up the text and bows before it, promising to follow it faithfully. In kabuki, actors insert puns on their names, ad-libs, references to contemporary happenings and other things which deviate from the script.
Bunraku (文楽) is the traditional puppet theater of Japan. It started of as popular entertainment for the commoners during the Edo Period (1603-1868) in Osaka and evolved into artistic theater during the late 17th century. Along with noh and kabuki, it is recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Bunraku (pronounced boon-rakoo) is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre characterized by almost life-sized puppets accompanied by narrative chanting and shamisen music (a shamisen is a traditional Japanese string instrument).
Bunraku is a traditional form of Japanese puppet theater that originated in the 17th century, characterized by its intricate puppetry, live narration, and music. This art form became popular during the Edo period and is known for its emotional storytelling, combining visual art with performance.
Bunraku is one of Japan's representative traditional theater arts for adults, inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It is a closely collaborative form which synchronizes narrative recitation, shamisen music and puppetry in performance.
The exemplary stage of the Kokuritsu Bunraku Gekijō (National Bunraku Theatre) is divided in three parts by wooden dividers called tesuri. The first hides the footlights and forestage. This area is not used as a playing space and a curtain puller is the only one who enters here.
