Co-creating Cultures for the Future Week
“Bunraku Evening” Special Edition
NIKKEI
This is a program that conveys the charm of Ningyo Joruri Bunraku, a traditional performing art born in Osaka.
Discussion
- Traditional performing art
- Cultural arts
- Music
| Transmission of simultaneous interpretation | Provided |
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| Language of interpretation | Japanese and English |
Reservations are required for this programme.
Booking is available from the 2-month advance draw. Please check the site below for the timing of the booking start.
Please note that bookings may not be available due to the status.
For more information about making a reservation to watch a programme.
Please watch the Virtual Studio if you are outside the venue.
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Participation Programme
- * Programme times and content are subject to change. Any changes will be announced on this website and via the ticket booking system.
- * The schedule is subject to change depending on the organiser's circumstances.
- Time and
Date of
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2025.05.02[Fri]
14:15 ～ 16:00
(Venue Open 14:00)
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- Venue
- Theme Weeks Studio
Programme details
Ningyo Joruri Bunraku is a traditional performing art that originated in Osaka during the Edo period, and is registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.In order to pass on this tradition to the next generation, NIKKEI has been holding an event entitled "Bunraku Evening" every year since 2003.This time, as a special edition, we will introduce the appeal of Bunraku to the younger generation and foreigners through workshops, explanations, and demonstrations by the Ningyo Joruri Bunrakuza performers.The workshop participants are expected to be current art university students, and by having art university students studying vocal music, instrumental music, dance, etc. experience Bunraku techniques, they can learn about the characteristics of Bunraku while comparing it with Western music and physical expression. We plan to convey the features to the audience in an easy-to-understand manner.
Cast
Moderator
Mayumi Morinishi
Professor Emeritus at Osaka Shoin Women's University, former editor-in-chief of Kamigata Geino
She has served as a member of the Council for Cultural Affairs of the Agency for Cultural Affairs and a council member of the Japan Arts Council. She has appeared on NHK's "Invitation to Classical Performing Arts" and other programs. In 2009, she acted as an explainer to Her Majesty the Empress (now the Empress Emerita) at the Imperial Bunraku performance at the National Bunraku Theater.
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Speakers
Mutsumidayu Toyotake
Bunrakuza narrator
April 1996: 17th Bunraku trainee at the National Theater
April 1998: Became a disciple of Shimatayu Toyotake
and took the name Mutsumidayu Toyotake
July 1998: Debuted at the National Bunraku Theater
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Tomonosuke Tsurusawa
Bunrakuza shamisen player
April 2000: Became a trainee for the 19th class of the National Theater Bunraku.
April 2002: Became a disciple of Tomisuke Toyozawa and took the name Ryouji Toyozawa .
July 2002: Debuted at the National Bunraku Theater.
May 2017: Became a disciple of Seitomo Tsurusawa and took the name Tomonosuke Tsurusawa .
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Kanjiro Kiritake
Bunrakuza puppeteer
February 2005: Became a disciple of Kanjuro Kiritake Ⅲ and a research student of the Bunraku Association. April 2006: Debuted at the National Bunraku Theater and took the name Kanjiro Kiritake.
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Co-organiser
Sponsor: Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Production cooperation: Bunraku Association
Co-creating Cultures for the Future Week
“Bunraku Evening” Special Edition
This is a program that conveys the charm of Ningyo Joruri Bunraku, a traditional performing art born in Osaka.
-
2025.05.02[Fri]
14:15～16:00
(Venue Open 14:00)
- Theme Weeks Studio
- * Programme times and content are subject to change. Any changes will be announced on this website and via the ticket booking system.
- * The schedule is subject to change depending on the organiser's circumstances.
Reservations are required for this programme.
Booking is available from the 2-month advance draw. Please check the site below for the timing of the booking start.
Please note that bookings may not be available due to the status.
For more information about making a reservation to watch a programme.
Please watch the Virtual Studio if you are outside the venue.
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