2024/9/27/ Japanese American Cultural & Community Center presents “Japanese Puppet Theater 101: A Close Look at Bunraku” Sep. 27 at 7PM / SOLD OUT

Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) presents “Japanese Puppet Theater 101: A Close Look at Bunraku” on Friday, September 27, 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm.

Doors open at 7:00 pm. Program starts at 7:30 pm.

The program will be held at Toshizo Watanabe Culinary Cultural Center (TWCCC) of JACCC, 244 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012.

General Admissions are $10 (Sold Out)

Learn about the unique mechanics of bunraku in this closer look at Japanese traditional puppetry, led by members of Japan’s National Theater.

Master puppeteers will demonstrate key techniques of one-person and three-person puppet manipulation in bunraku theater, and some participants will have the opportunity to try operating puppets themselves.

Bunraku, a dramatic art integrating performances of skilled puppetry, shamisen music, and narration, has evolved since the early 17th century in Japan and is recognized by UNESCO as a “masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity.”

Portions of the program will be spoken in Japanese with English translation.

This program is co-presented by JACCC and Bob Baker Marionette Theater.