Kecho

Synopsis
Jusaburo Tsujimura (speaking through an interpreter) is interviewed on stage about his work in doll-making, puppetry and costume design. Includes video excerpts from a production of Macbeth for which Tsujimura designed the costumes. He speaks of the differences between his puppetry technique and traditional bunraku puppetry, and his use of traditional Japanese stories for his puppet plays.
Series
Works & Process at the Guggenheim
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
14 Sep 1992
Duration
78 mins

Credits

Producer
Mary Sharp Cronson
Contributor
Jusaburo Tsujimura

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Macbeth
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Bunraku; costume design; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Puppets

Notes

Notes
Recorded as part of the Works and Process performance series at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Archive

Name

Dance Collection, Jerome Robbins Dance Division

Email
dance@nypl.org
Web
http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/dan/dan.html External site opens in new window
Phone
212 870 1657
Fax
212 870 1869
Address
New York Library for the Performing Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York
NY 10023 7498

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Kecho". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38293 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)