Awaji Ningyō Jōruri puppet theater
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Awaji Ningyō Jōruri puppet theater is a traditional Japanese form of puppet drama from Awaji Island that combines large, elaborately operated puppets with narrative chanting and shamisen music.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| bunraku puppet theatre | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intangible cultural heritage
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traditional Japanese puppet theater ⓘ |
| aimsTo | convey complex human emotions through puppets ⓘ |
| artForm |
narrative music theater
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puppet drama ⓘ |
| costumeFeature | elaborate puppet costumes ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
regional folk entertainment
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religious offering ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
large puppets
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musicians ⓘ narrative chanting ⓘ puppet manipulators ⓘ shamisen music ⓘ tayū narrator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPuppetOperatorRole |
ashizukai
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hidarizukai ⓘ omozukai ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfOrigin | Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | other regional puppet theaters in Japan ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Osaka bunraku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Awaji Island
NERFINISHED
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Hyōgo Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansai region ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Awaji Island fishing communities ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
dedicatory performances for deities
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local shrines ⓘ traveling troupes ⓘ |
| preservationActivity |
community-based performance groups
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training of young puppeteers ⓘ |
| puppetFeature |
movable eyes
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movable hands ⓘ movable mouth ⓘ |
| puppetOperatorsPerPuppet | three ⓘ |
| puppetSize | approximately one meter tall ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | important traditional performing art of Hyōgo Prefecture ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
bunraku
NERFINISHED
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ningyō jōruri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresSkill |
coordinated three-person puppet manipulation
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narrative chanting in gidayū-bushi style ⓘ shamisen accompaniment for jōruri ⓘ |
| typicalThemes |
domestic dramas
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heroic legends ⓘ historical tales ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
flute
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shamisen ⓘ taiko drum ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
bunraku puppet theatre