Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:19:15 +0900
From: "Martin Holman" <jmartinholman-AT-gmail.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Bunraku in Philly & Washington DC?


Philly and DC are not on the tour schedule for Bunraku this year. Washington
DC was originally considered for this year`s tour, but--for the first time
ever--the tour is being funded and organized entirely from the US side, so
there was much preliminary negotiating and several cities that were
orginally candidates for a stop on the tour had to drop out for inability to
secure enough financial backing. (The cost was about a quarter of a million
dollars for each venue.)

The Champaign-Urbana tickets sold out within a few days of going on sale. I
have not heard yet about Chicago.

I am in Japan right now and saw all three of the shows at the National
Bunraku Theater in Osaka last week. I can attest that they are indeed worth
seeing if you can get a ticket.

Just a note: This will be at least the second or third time Bunraku has been
in the US since 1983. I interpreted for Living National Treasure, Yoshida
Minosuke, at a press conference in San Francisco on their tour in 1988 or
1989.

Marty
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Martin Holman
Bunraku Bay Puppet Troupe
Columbia, Missouri 65211
http://www.bunraku.org



8/13/07, Alan Cook <alangregorycook-AT-msn.com> wrote:

> So far I have not yet found any info on Bunraku October appearances in
> Philadelphia and Washington DC which are supposed to be part of the first US
> tour since 1983. I welcome any help from puptcritters in those 2 areas in
> getting dates and location details.
>
> ALAN COOK
>
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