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At the turn of 18th-century Japan, a clerk and a courtesan committed suicide in the forest of Tenjin. The Love Suicides at Sonezaki, a tragic play based upon these events, was banned after its 1703 premiere for more than two centuries.
For this U.S. production premiere, renowned artist Hiroshi Sugimoto presents a bold, contemporary interpretation of the classic drama using bunraku puppet theater with music by Living National Treasure Seiji Tsurusawa and video by Tabaimo and Sugimoto.
The puppets, imbued with life, captivate audiences with their lively movements rivaling the eloquence of actual human beings.
“Sugimoto breathed souls into the lifeless wooden puppets.”– Le Monde
U.S. production premiere / Part of White Light Festival 2019
For this U.S. production premiere, renowned artist Hiroshi Sugimoto presents a bold, contemporary interpretation of the classic drama using bunraku puppet theater with music by Living National Treasure Seiji Tsurusawa and video by Tabaimo and Sugimoto.
The puppets, imbued with life, captivate audiences with their lively movements rivaling the eloquence of actual human beings.
“Sugimoto breathed souls into the lifeless wooden puppets.”– Le Monde
U.S. production premiere / Part of White Light Festival 2019
Age Guidance: 15
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Audience Advisory:
Performed in Japanese with English supertitles
Performance Schedule:
SATURDAY, MONDAY & TUESDAY @ 7:30 PM
SUNDAY @ 3 PM
Director
Seiji Tsurusawa
Written by
Seiji Tsurusawa - original text by Chikamatsu Monzaemon
Choreography
Tomogoro Yamamura
