DATE
Monday April 1, 2019
TIME
TBD
EVENT DETAILS
Coming Soon!

We are happy to announce our first performance of 2019 is part of the

Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival
Co-produced with RoughHouse Theater in their presentation called:

“Nasty, Foolish, and Short”

Puppet artist Tom Lee and Shubukai’s Yoshinojo Fujima present an interation of the excerpt from “Suji: Lines of Tradition” as part of the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. The full piece will be presented this May. This original dance/puppetry collaboration and research project is based on their experience and study of traditional Japanese performance. This experimental piece focuses on the presentation of self; exploring ideas of identity and gender presentation using the aesthetics of Japanese classical dance and Japanese cart puppetry (kuruma ningyo) as a lift off point. Shamisen music will be by Toyoaki Sanjuro (aka Tatsu Aoki). Interwoven throughout traditional Japanese arts is a sense of tradition, conventions, and rules. This project is made possible by the 3Arts and the individual donors as part of a 3AP (3Arts Projects) Beyond the Box campaign from last winter. Thank you for your continued support of Shubukai. This is all made possible only with everyone’s contribution!