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An Exclusive Southern California Engagement
Experience Bunraku in its first
full-scale U.S. performance in nearly
two decades!
Presented in Japanese
with
English super titles.
Thursday October 18, 2007 8pm
Friday October 19,
2007 8pm
Saturday October 20, 2007
2pm & 8pm
Aratani/Japan America Theatre
$100 Opening Night Gold Circle Seating (includes Reception)
$65 orchestra,
$58 balcony
$60, $55 JACCC Members
To purchase tickets, or for more information call the Aratani / Japan America Theatre box office at (213) 680-3700 from noon to 5 pm, Monday through Saturday and Sundays only on performance days.
Fax orders to (213) 680-1872 or send email inquiries to boxoffice@jaccc.org.
Call 213-628-2725 to become a JACCC Member and receive Priority Handling!
Program of Classic Masterworks
Bunraku: The National Puppet Theatre of Japan will present two dramatic tales of love, passion and devotion with visually spectacular sets, lavish costumes and breathtaking movement.
Musume Koi no Higanoko pdf (Oshichi's Burning Love) written in 1773 is based on the true tale of a merchant's young daughter, Oshichi, who through a 1681 love-crime, became Japan's most famous arsonist.
Tsubosaka Kannon Reigenki pdf (Miracle at the Tsubosaka Kannon Temple) was written by Kako Chika and first performed in 1879. A dramatic work in three acts, it chronicles the story of the blind Sawaichi, his devoted wife, Osato, and their salvation through the intercession of the Goddess of Mercy, Kannon.
Each performance will be accompanied by An Introduction to Bunraku, with the leading American Japanese film and theatre scholar, Mr. Peter Grilli.
Introduction to Bunraku pdf
Principal Cast pdf
US Tour Staff pdf
The 2007 U.S. Tour of Bunraku: The National Puppet Theatre of Japan is made possible through the generous support of the Agency for Cultural Affairs (Bunka-cho), the Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren), the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Japan-America Society of Osaka, The Japan Foundation, the United States - Japan Foundation, and Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Significant in-kind support is provided by Japan Airlines and American Airlines.
More on Bunraku:
Bunraku: National Puppet Theatre of Japan - Official Website
Bunraku Designated an Intangible Cultural Asset of Japan by UNESCO: Japan Trends
Bunraku Designated an Intangible Cultural Asset of Japan by UNESCO: Japan Times
Introduction to the World of Bunraku