KALW

'Puppet Up! Uncensored' at SF Sketch Fest // de Young Museum hosts event with horror manga artist Ito Junji // California Symphony concert 'Schubert in Vienna'

On today's show the director of a comedy improv show for adults, but with puppets! Then, one of the top manga artists from ...
KCCI Des Moines

Traditional Japanese puppet theater performers share culture with Iowans

WELCOME BACK. RIGHT NOW, A GROUP OF PERFORMERS FROM JAPAN ARE IN IOWA SHARING THEIR ART OF PUPPET THEATER. KCCI’S NICOLE TAM EXPLAINS THE UNIQUE STORYTELLING ON STAGE WITH THE LONG HISTORY THAT DATES ...
Reuters

FEATURE-Traditional 'Bunraku' puppets for children help Japanese master endure coronavirus shutdown

OSAKA, Japan, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Stuck at home for weeks while Japan was under a state of emergency due to the coronavirus, renowned Japanese Bunraku puppet master Kanjuro Kiritake, all his ...
WAMC

Japanese puppetry comes to America

For the first time in 30 years, a treasure of Japan has been touring the United States. It's not jewels or a painting. It's a sophisticated kind of puppet theater where the puppets are almost the size ...
BroadwayWorld

Japan Society Will Host 'The Benshi Tradition and The Silver Screen: A Japanese Puppetry Spin-Off'

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Japan’s silent film era (1896 – 1939) was defined by one of its most ...