[Spider_Calendar id=”1″ theme=”13″ default=”day” select=”month,list,week,day,”]☆The Monthly Newsletter of the Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta, March 2017☆
A Kuruma Ningyo Performance (Atlanta, GA)
八王子車人形がアトランタにやってきます。
八王子車人形とは文楽に似た人形を用いる人形劇である。考案されたのは江戸末期で、考案者は武蔵国高麗郡阿須村（現在の埼玉県飯能市）に生まれた山岸柳吉（1825年（文政8年）生まれ）である。
貴重な日本文化への体験です。お子様も８歳以上なら大丈夫とのこと。ぜひ皆様でどうぞ。
Saturday, April 1, 2017 8:00 PM
Sunday, April 2, 2017 7:00 PM
1404 Spring St. NW at 18th
Atlanta, GA 30309-2820 USA
Enjoy an exciting and unique performance of Japanese puppetry like nothing you have seen before. Yara Arts Group and the Center for Puppetry Arts present a beautiful Japanese puppetry tradition rarely seen in the U.S. Hachioji Kuruma Ningyo is a 160 year old puppet company led by fifth generation Master Puppeteer Koryu Nishikawa V. In this special, family-friendly performance, Koryu Nishikawa V and his company perform short traditional and contemporary puppetry pieces in the Kuruma Ningyo style, in which a single puppeteer sits on a small rolling cart and operates the head, arms and legs of an exquisitely carved figure. As part of the evening, the puppetry technique is demonstrated to the audience and musician Chieko Hara explains how the 3-stringed shamisen instrument complements the puppetry. A must-see event for anyone interested in puppetry or Japanese culture. Introduced and moderated by American puppet artist Tom Lee.
Photo by: Ayumi Sakamoto
