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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 (also known as Ningyō jōruri (人形浄瑠璃)) is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka in the beginning of the 17th century, which is still performed in the modern day. [1]
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.
16 sie 2024 · Bunraku is a type of Japanese puppet performance which was brought from Awaji to Osaka by Uemura Bunrakuken (初世植村文楽軒) after he set up a theatre there in 1805.
Bunraku, the Japanese puppet theatre, is an art form that has fascinated and inspired for centuries. It is not just a theatrical spectacle; it is a complex symphony of movement, music, and storytelling, deeply rooted in Japanese tradition and history.
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.
Bunraku is Japan’s professional puppet theater. Developed primarily between the 17th and mid-18th centuries, it is one of the four forms of Japanese classical theater, the others being kabuki, noh, and kyogen. The term bunraku comes from Bunrakuza, the name of the only commercial bunraku theater to survive into the modern era.
