Basil Twist
Dogugaeshi
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“[Basil Twist]”…one of the era’s most audacious puppeteers.”
Dogugaeshi is back! Japan Society’s 2003 commission and Bessie Award-winning work by New York puppet artist Basil Twist kicks off this momentous anniversary season. A swirling whirlpool leads into a mystical world, where a white fox acts as your guide through ever-unfolding, infinitely intricate images of ancient and modern Japan. Inspired by a traditional stage mechanism once commonly used in Japanese puppet theater, Twist’s Dogugaeshi is a cross-cultural collaboration with master shamisen player and experimental musician Yumiko Tanaka, whose multi-layered music collage embraces everything from traditional tunes to popular songs.
Running time: 60 minutes
Limit 70 pp per performance; general admission
All performances are now SOLD OUT.
A wait-list for any seats that become available day of will begin one hour before curtain at the Japan Society box office.
Thursday, September 19 performance is followed by a MetLife Meet the Artists Reception.
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Yumiko Tanaka’s travel is funded by The Japan Foundation. Ms. Tanaka’s residency in New York is made possible, in part, by The Globus Family.
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MetLife Meet-the-Artists Reception support is provided by MetLife Foundation.
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© Richard Termine, courtesy of Tandem Otter Productions
- September 18, 2013 – September 22, 2013