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Bunraku Kyōkai & National Bunraku Theatre

公益財団法人文楽協会

Non-profit guild and national conservatory in Nipponbashi, Osaka, uniting tayū chanters, shamisen players, and three-person puppet ensembles.

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Classification
Group
Origin / Scope
Japan
Connected Rooms
1 Tradition
Bibliography
1 Source

Archival note & context

Established in 1963 to safeguard Ningyō Jōruri Bunraku, the association runs a rigorous two-year conservatory intake followed by decades of stage apprenticeship from feet (ashizukai) to head (omozukai).

Transmits traditions

1
Bunraku Puppet Theatre
Osaka, Japan · Craft
■■■□ Stable

Sources

1

What’s on this page is sourced from the citation below.

SourcePublisherLicence
National Bunraku Theatre & Bunraku Kyōkai Annual RecordJapan Arts Council, 2021CC BY-SA 4.0
"Bunraku Kyōkai & National Bunraku Theatre." Folkroom Archive (Groups), https://folkroom.org/groups/bunraku-kyokai · CC BY-SA 4.0.
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