The performance will take place without puppets, in the more ancient, original performance style called Sujoruri.
By MIRIAM A. SHAVIV
Traditional Japanese Puppet Theatre music will be performed in Jerusalem this week by singer-narrator Toyotake Rosetayu and shamisen (Japanese long-necked lute) player Toyozawa Tomisuke.
These guest artists from Japan will present the music of the play Tsubosaka Kannon Reigenki ("The Account of the Miracle at the Compassionate Buddhist Saint's Tsubosaka Temple"). The performance will take place without puppets, in the more ancient, original performance style called Sujoruri. In the 16th century, before it joined forces with the Bunraku puppet theater, this narrative vocal art was already considered an independent music genre.
A short introductory talk prior to the performance will be given by Dr. Ury Eppstein of the Hebrew University's East Asian Studies Department, which is hosting this concert in collaboration with the Japanese Embassy.
The concert will take place at the Hebrew University's Beit Hillel Building on its Mt. Scopus campus on March 5 at 6 p.m. Admission is free, but requires invitations that can be downloaded from www.eacenter.huji.ac.il/uploaded/fck/sujoruri.gif
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