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Where is the national bunraku theatre of japan?

The National Bunraku theater is in Osaka, Japan.


What is Bunraku Theater?

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There are several types of theatre in Japan but the most popular are: Kabuki, Noh, & Bunraku.


What do you call traditional Japanese theatre?

There are 3 forms of traditional Japanese theatre: Kabuki, Noh and Bunraku. Kabuki involves actors in white make-up and elaborate costume. All actors are, by tradition, males who are trained from early childhood. The performance normally takes place on a revolving stage, and may last 4-5 hous. Noh contains highly poetic lyric and serious singing and dancing. The actors wear masks with the main protagonist appearing as a normal person in the first half and then in his/her true form (e.g. ghost) in the second half. Bunraku is a play 'performed' by puppets of some 4-5 feet in height. The apprenticeship to be a Bunraku puppeteer lasts some 30 years.


How do you make bunraku puppets?

This depends on what you mean by 'bunraku'. The traditional bunraku puppet made only by the Japanese is somewhat of an insider's secret. There are no books, patterns or tutorials online that you can use to make them; they simply do not exist as far as I know. At any rate, a traditional one is way too complicated for new puppet makers or school-aged people.However, many people confuse the term 'bunraku' with the more Westernised table-top puppet (which uses similar concepts as bunraku and is almost the 'child' of bunraku in a way), and there are plenty of table-top tutorials and patterns out there. (Bunraku is the official name for 'ningyo joruri', the Japanese puppetry - only those who have permission may use the term 'bunraku' in Japan)Some info is here on both bunraku and table-top puppets. The second link is a tutorial for a table-top puppet, which is very easy to do (print, cut, fold, and glue; you're done!):http://puppetsinmelbourne.com.au/index.php/faq/2007/10/30/what_is_bunraku_puppetryhttp://puppetsinmelbourne.com.au/index.php/faq/2009/03/18/how-to-make-a-table-top-puppet


What is the least expensive Bunraku doll?

Bunraku is a Japanese art that uses puppets, not dolls. Puppets used in actual productions are built from scratch by the performers, crew and puppet builders of each puppet theatre or troupe. They are works of art that require sculpting, costuming, hair dressing, painting and creation of the technical mechanisms that make them work (articulated hands, moveable eyebrows, blinking eyes, etc). As they take many tens or hundreds of hours to create and maintain, they are priceless. There is no place that I am aware of that creates production-ready puppets for bunraku. If you monitor ebay you may find bunraku puppets for sale from time to time but be ready to pay handsomely to own one. If you have a real interest in owning a bunraku puppet, I'd advise researching their construction online and in books and attempting to build one of your own. This would be a massive undertaking but those who are able to see it through will certainly have a unique work of art.


Where did bunraku puppet come from?

Bunraku puppets originated in Japan during the Edo period (17th century). They were developed as a form of traditional puppetry theater and are characterized by large, intricate puppets operated by multiple puppeteers. Bunraku combines puppetry, music, and chanting to tell stories drawn from historical events, mythology, and everyday life.


What is the name for a highly formal Japanese play?

You're probably thinking either of "Noh" (能), or "Kabuki" (歌舞伎) which incorporates dancing and the actors wear face-paint instead of masks (as in Noh). There's also "Bunraku" (文楽), which is puppet theatre.


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"Silly Nillies" is the song you're looking for.