Tuesday, February 14, 2017

bunraku

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wearing the face
of a tayu
talk about the weather




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3 comments:

Bill said...

Had to google "tayu," but it was worth the effort.

April 11, 2011 at 9:58 AM
bandit said...

So did I - glad you did, too.

April 11, 2011 at 10:56 AM
bandit said...

The role of the "tayu" is to express the emotions and the personality of the puppets. (JP hand-held puppets) The "tayu" performs not only the voices of each of the characters but also performs the voice of the narrator.

Located to the side of the stage the "tayu" physically demonstrates facial expressions of each character while performing their respective voices. While performing multiple characters simultaneously the "tayu" facilitates the distinction between characters by exaggerating their emotions and voices. This is also done to maximize the emotional aspects for the audience."

Wikipedia - "bunraku"

April 11, 2011 at 11:22 AM

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