Basil Twist's Dogugaeshi
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Sep 12, 2007
Closed Sep 22, 2007
Opened Sep 12, 2007
Closed Sep 22, 2007
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Originally commissioned, produced, and premiered by Japan Society in November, 2004, this intimate and intricately beautiful theater work by renowned puppet artist Basil Twist was inspired by Japanese dogugaeshi, based on a stage-set sliding screen mechanism in Japanese puppet theater traditions. Accompanied by live shamisen music composed and performed by Yumiko Tanaka, a sly, snow-white fox leads an abstract journey through images of ancient and modern Japan as a rapturously never-ending series of decorated screens open upon themselves.
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A show composed almost entirely of set changes may not sound like the most exciting theatrical experience, but in the capable hands of master puppet artist Basil Twist, Basil Twist's Dogugaeshi is simply mesmerizing. Currently making a return appearance at The Japan Society, where it was commissioned and first presented in 2004, the show takes its title from the tradition of sliding screens painted with elegant designs that were once commonly used to change the backdrops in Japanese puppet performances. Twist's piece is a succession of images -- some beautiful, others whimsical -- that are constantly shifting and transforming.
While a straightforward storyline is nowhere to be found, ther[...]