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Doll Festival in Japan (Girl’s Day) is a time to wish for the health and future happiness of young girls. Learn the basics of <em>koto</em> performance, participate in dance and songs, and enjoy festival-related snacks and drinks. Ceremonial dolls (<em>hina-ningyo</em>) will be displayed, and families will create their own hina dolls to take home (boys are welcome to participate!). <br /> <br /> Recommended for children ages 3-10 and accompanying adults.<br /> <br /> <strong>Tickets:</strong> $15 per family (up to 5 people)/$10 per family, including at least one Japan Society member.<br /> <br /> For tickets please call the Box Office at (212) 715-1258, Mon. - Fri. 11 am - 6 pm, Saturday & Sunday 11 am - 5 pm.
Inside the Mind of Basil Twist
Who:
Japan Society
When:
Tuesday, March 3, 7:30 PM
Where:
333 East 47th Street
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Frank L. Ellsworth Performing Arts Lecture Series<br /> <br /> Spend an intimate evening with award-winning puppet artist <strong>Basil Twist</strong> as he discusses the influence of international puppetry traditions on his own work and other emerging puppet artists in the U.S. With live demonstration/ excerpt performances from <strong>Awaji Puppet Theater Company</strong>, where Twist had a residency in 2003 during his research trip to Japan, the evening is moderated by <strong>Cheryl Henson</strong>, President of the Jim Henson Foundation and daughter of Jim Henson, the pioneer of puppet arts in America.<br /> <br /> <strong>Tickets </strong><br /> $18/$15 Japan Society members<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.japansociety.org//content.cfm/buy_tickets?eid=6b67fb11">Buy Tickets Online</a> or call the Japan Society Box Office at (212) 715-1258, Mon. - Fri. 11 am - 6 pm.
Awaji Puppet Theater Company
Who:
Japan Society
When:
Thursday, March 5, 7:30 PM
Friday, March 6, 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 7, 2:30 PM - Family Matinee
Saturday, March 7, 7:30 PM
Where:
333 East 47th Street
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With live chanting and shamisen music accompaniment<br /> <strong><br /> Pre-performance Lecture</strong> at 6:30 pm for all evening performances by puppet scholar Jane Marie Law of Cornell University and the artists, free to ticket holders. <br /> <br /> <strong>Pre-performance Demonstration for Children</strong> at 1:30 pm on March 7 before the Family Matinee by the artists. Open to families with children’s tickets only. <br /> <br /> For the first time in 10 years, <strong>Awaji Puppet Theater Company</strong>, designated an Intangible Folk Asset by the Japanese government, returns to New York with a stunning program. Often referred to as the origin of bunraku puppetry, the Awaji performance traditions passed down for over 500 years share the ancient technique of three-man manipulation of puppets. The company performs segments from classical dance pieces including <em>Ebisu-Mai</em> (<em>Dance of the Fisherman God</em>) and <em>Hidaka-gawa Iriaizakura</em>, based on the famous folktale of a lovelorn woman and her transformation into a serpent, as well as an episode from the traditional drama<em> Tsubosaka Reigen-ki</em> about the double suicide of a blind masseuse and his wife, and the divine miracle that brings them back to life. This intricate program highlights the Awaji puppet’s elaborate theater sets and props, and the highly refined mechanisms that manipulate the facial expressions of the puppets. With live chanting and shamisen music accompaniment. <br /> <br /> <strong>In Japanese with English subtitles.<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.japansociety.org//content.cfm/awaji_puppet_theater_company">View an image gallery from the show.<br /> </a></strong> <br /> <iframe width="452" scrolling="no" height="430" frameborder="0" src="http://media.japansociety.org/flash/PA_Awaji.html"></iframe><br /> <br /> Tickets </strong><br /> $42/$38 Japan Society members<br /> Family Matinee only Children 12 and under $10<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.japansociety.org//content.cfm/buy_tickets?eid=2c7a8399">Buy Tickets Online</a> or call the Japan Society Box Office at (212) 715-1258, Mon. - Fri. 11 am - 6 pm.<br /> <br /> <div class="logos">The seven-city North American tour of Awaji Puppet Theater Company is organized and produced by the Japan Society, New York, in partnership with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and is supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan; The Japan Foundation through the <em>Performing Arts JAPAN</em> program; The Jim Henson Foundation; and Awaji Ningyo Shibai Support Group.<br /> <img width="120" height="22" alt="" src="http://www.japansociety.org//resources/legacy/event/uploaded/agencyculturalaffairslogo_old_web2.jpg" /><br /> <img width="79" height="45" alt="" src="http://www.japansociety.org//resources/legacy/event/uploaded/japanfoundationlogo_web.jpg" /><br />
KRAZY! The Delirious World of Anime + Manga + Video Games
Who:
Japan Society
When:
Thursday, March 12 - Sunday, June 14
Where:
333 East 47th Street
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<em>KRAZY!</em> will be New York’s first major show dedicated to the Japanese phenomenon of Anime, Manga, and Video Games—three forms of contemporary visual art that are exercising a huge influence on an entire generation of American youth. The exhibition, organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery, will be presented in an environment designed by cutting-edge architectural practice Atelier Bow-Wow, featuring life-size blowups of popular figures from the worlds of anime and manga within an intriguing sequence of spaces that evoke Tokyo’s clamorous cityscape. Co-curated by leading North American and Japanese specialists, <em>KRAZY!</em> will give visitors a direct experience of new forms of cultural production and offers fresh insight into the interdependence of three art forms of the future.<br /> <a href="http://www.japansociety.org/krazy/index.cfm"><span class="arrowLink"><br /> Sign up for our eNewsletters and register to win our <em>KRAZY!</em> sweepstakes</span></a><br /> <br /> <em>KRAZY!</em> sweepstakes winners will receive a One Year Membership and a catalogue from <em>KRAZY!</em> Eight chances to win!
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
Who:
Japan Society
When:
Friday, March 13, 7:30 PM
Where:
333 East 47th Street
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Episode 10 - Otoko wa Tsuraiyo: Torajiro Yumemakura<br /> <br /> <em>1972, 98 min., format TBD, color. Directed by Yoji Yamada. With Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho and Kaoru Yachigusa.<br /> <br /> </em>Tora-san is furious when he finds that his family has rented out his room to Mr. Okakura, a local university professor. But when he reconnects with Chiyo, a childhood friend who has lost custody of her son, he develops feelings for her—and so has the professor.<br /> <br /> This film is part of the Monthly Classics series, <a href="http://www.japansociety.org//content.cfm/film"><em><strong>Best of Tora-san</strong></em></a>.<br /> <br /> <strong>Tickets</strong><br /> $11/$7 Japan Society members, students & seniors<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.japansociety.org//content.cfm/buy_tickets?eid=5bb05a33">Buy Tickets Online</a></strong> or call the Japan Society Box Office at (212) 715-1258, Mon. - Fri. 11 am - 6 pm.
