"If you've never heard of the form of Japanese puppet theater called dogugaeshi, you are in good company: The ancient tradition remains an obscurity even to puppet enthusiasts in the know. But American puppeteer Basil Twist is about to change all that with 'Dogugaeshi,' his production currently on tour in Japan."
Community, Leadership, Experimentation, Diversity, & Education
Pittsburgh Arts, Regional Theatre, New Work, Producing, Copyright, Labor Unions,
New Products, Coping Skills, J-O-Bs...
Theatre industry news, University & School of Drama Announcements, plus occasional course support for
Carnegie Mellon School of Drama Faculty, Staff, Students, and Alumni.
CMU School of Drama
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Flipping screens
The Japan Times Online:

"If you've never heard of the form of Japanese puppet theater called dogugaeshi, you are in good company: The ancient tradition remains an obscurity even to puppet enthusiasts in the know. But American puppeteer Basil Twist is about to change all that with 'Dogugaeshi,' his production currently on tour in Japan."
"If you've never heard of the form of Japanese puppet theater called dogugaeshi, you are in good company: The ancient tradition remains an obscurity even to puppet enthusiasts in the know. But American puppeteer Basil Twist is about to change all that with 'Dogugaeshi,' his production currently on tour in Japan."
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
WOW...I would be really interested to see a performance. We learn quite a bit about Asian puppetry, but not this. I would be interested to learn more about the type of stories typically told and how the screens will be used to help tell that story.
Post a Comment