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
Notes: Recorded as part of the Works and Process performance series at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Bunraku; costume design; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Puppets