Information on Charged Performances World Puppet Festival

Papipupepo-Gekijo Yamano Ongakusha Dramatic company CHOJUGIGA 5859 Noso-noso Nyoro-nyoro/ Non-verbal short works 6061 Round-a-round Theater “Trop and the jumping competition” 6263 The Little Prince Date/Time:Wed. 8 Aug./10:00, 13:00 Date/Time:Thu. 9 Aug./10:00, 13:00 Date/Time:Thu. 9 Aug./14:30, 18:30 Information on Charged Performances Place:Iida Community Center 4F Place:Iida Community Center 3F Place:Iida Community Center 4F Capacity:150 Capacity:80 Capacity:150 Price:adult ￥1,000 / child ￥800 / parent and child ￥1,500 Price:￥1,000 Price:single ￥1,500 / parent and child ￥2,000 Length:50min Length:35min Length:60min Target:infant - age 9 Target:ages 2-6 Target:elementary school student and older Technique:grove puppet Technique:various techniques Technique:grove puppet, paper puppet theater, etc. Iida Puppet Festa World Puppet Festival "Noso-noso Nyoro-nyoro" is the story of a "In a small village in the cold, cold north, A little boy, who carries the fate of his star, trip taken by a laid-back alligator and a hasty there lived a boy named Trop..." travels the stars and finds the Earth. 2 018 snake. The slow tempo of the alligator makes The story unfolds on a circular stage spinning He meets a lonely pilot in the desert in Africa. the old snake ready to explode!! round-a-round (as the name suggests), with The snake's contortions; the comical paper ▶ the th Anniversary "Non-verbal Short Works" heart-warming puppets, a relaxed narration, theater of the residents of various planets, a 3Aug. 2018 12Aug. 2018 This is an amusing set of non-verbal tales of and simple songs. fox's dance, etc. the escapades of Little Red, Little Green, and We hope you will enjoy our lively show! This duo's musical performance peope Little Yellow. defies genres. 1. Admission Badge (¥700) is necessary for all performances. Infants (ages 2 and under) don't have to wear this badge. Puppet Theater MUSUBI-ZA NanjaMonja Puppet troupe COCON 6465 Puppen Pop What Shall I Make? / Little Red Riding Hood 66 Hanasan 676869 Short pieces of marionette without words You can purchase this badge at Iida Cultural Hall or each venue. Date/Time:Fri. 10 Aug./10:00, 13:00 Date/Time:Fri. 10 Aug./11:30 Date/Time:Fri. 10 Aug./19:00 Sat. 11 Aug./10:00, 13:00 Place:Iida Community Center 3F Place:Iida Community Center 4F Place:Iida Community Center 4F Capacity:150 Capacity:150 Capacity:100 Not only Admission Badge but also Tickets are necessary for Charged Performances. Price:￥1,000 Price:￥1,000 Price:￥1,000 2. Length:60min Length:50min Length:55min Target:anyone You can purchase Tickets at Iida Cultural Hall, but please buy Tickets at each venue the day of performances. Target:infant Target:elementary school student and older Technique:various techniques Technique:grove puppet Technique:string puppet

"Little Red Riding Hood" loves the red hood Original work by Eiko Kadono We collect and present marionette works Once you purchase Tickets, you can’t return or exchange them. that her grandmother made for her. Hanasan lives alone in a little house on the without words. 3. One day, she was on her way to take sweets border between the town and the forest. We are sure they can be enjoyed by both and wine to her grandmother , who lived in Many guests drop by to visit - a one-eyed children and adults alike. the forest, when she met a wolf...! ghost, a mouse, and even Ohbah-kun! The presentations include dancing animals, All venues are usually opened 20 minutes before performance starts. The innocent and cheerful Red Rinding The last guest was a wild-haired old woman people, and abstract objects. 4. Hood. This is the thrilling tale of her errand in from the mountain. "Night of Birth", "Eight Squares", "The the forest. Square's Frame", "Maria Callas Dance", "Pa-pa-pa", "Je te veux" 5. In case the venue is full, you may not enter the venue.

Puppet Theater ERIKKO PUPPET THEATRE HIPOPOTAAMU NONOHANA Photography and video are prohibited in all venues. 7071 LIFE ～Good morning little pig～ 7273 Hedgehog and the Flower of Snow 7475 WITH BABY THEATER 6. Date/Time:Sat. 11 Aug./11:30, 14:30 Date/Time:Sun. 12 Aug./11:00, 14:00 Date/Time:Fri. 3 Aug./9:30, 11:30 Performances requiring only a badge Place:Iida Community Center 3F Place:Iida Community Center 3F Place:Ringo Chosha 3F Meeting Room Please turn off cell phones during the performance. Capacity:150 Capacity:120 Capacity:100 7. Price:single ￥1,000 / double ￥1,600 / child ￥500 Price(advance):single ￥1,200 / double ￥2,000 Price(day):￥1,500 Price:parent and child ￥1,000 / additional child ￥200 / Length:60min Length:55min only adult ￥1,000 Target:child Target:anyone Length:30min Target:infant These programs are at the time of 17 Jun. There is a possibility that starting time or contents are changed. Technique:various techniques Technique:grove puppet Technique:various techniques 8.

"LIFE" is a show that subtly weaves the great On the day before the New Year, the little This is a puppet show infants can enjoy freely theme of life into the friendly relationship hedgehog's best friend the bear is sick, and with adults. between a piglet, a little fox, and needs the mysterious "Looksfun FLower" to It consists of 5 works: "The Little Polar Bear", a little rabbit, as well as with Old Mr. Bear. get better. "The Urethane Robot", "Koppun Theater", Gianluca di Matteo (Italy) Sky Bird Puppet Group (Hong Kong) Japan-Poland Cooperative Work The troupe "maroohan" (Korea) The accompanying performance "Red Riding Hearing this, the hedgehog runs off into the "Pyon-chan and Kero-chan", and The Le Guarattelle di Pulcinella Chinese Traditional Puppet A Tale of Four Seasons Pory Roku The story of little Jang-seung Hood" uses everyday "things", stimulating cold, cold forest to look for it. But he can't Nen-neko-neko Lullaby". ≪ ≫ imagination and carrying over into everyday find it anywhere. Let's enjoy it together! Date/Time:#1 Fri. 3 Aug./10:00, 13:30 Date/Time:#1 Fri. 3 Aug./14:30 Date/Time:Fri. 3 Aug./16:00, 19:00 Date/Time:#1 Fri. 3 Aug./17:30 play. Harried by the thought, "He'll die without it!", #2 Sat. 4 Aug./13:00 #2 Sat. 4 Aug./10:00 #3 Sun. 5 Aug./15:00 Sat. 4 Aug./10:00 #2 Sat. 4 Aug./10:00 what can the little hedgehog do?! #3 Sun. 5 Aug./10:00 Tue. 7 Aug./11:20, 14:00 #4 Mon. 6 Aug./16:30 Place:Iida Community Center Auditorium #3 Sun. 5 Aug./10:00 Place:#1 Shimojo Village Cosmo Hall Place:#1 Festa Central Park Capacity:500 Place:#1 Hakushin-ji Hall #2 Kamimura Community Center #2 Toraiwa Exchange Center Length:60min #2 Shimoyama Community Center Theater Company KAINOHI (CHIICHAN is Comin' to You) Tamakko-za with Drums and Drama Tactacdow's Puppets Workshop #3 Iida Cultural Hall 2F #3 Kuroda Ningyo Joruri Folklore Museum Target:elementary school student and older #3 Festa Central Park 7677 My First Friend 7879 Ton & Don”open space of the Japanese drum to enjoy in parent and child 8081 OH, ALL BE GROWN UP , O-LE! Capacity:#1 300/#2 150/#3 150 Length:50min #4 Iida Cultural Hall 2F Technique:object theater Capacity:#1 50/#2 150/#3 300 Target:anyone Technique:grove puppet Capacity:#1 300/#2 120/#3 150/#4 150 Length:55min Target:child Date/Time:Sat. 4 Aug./9:30, 11:30 Date/Time:Sun. 5 Aug./10:00, 13:00 Place:Ringo Chosha 3F Meeting Room Date/Time:Mon. 6 Aug./9:30, 11:30 Length:#1 60min/#2 45min/#3 30min/#4 45min This work was created through a cooperative effort between Technique:various techniques Place:Ringo Chosha 3F Meeting Room Capacity:30 pairs of parent and child Place:Ringo Chosha 3F Meeting Room Pulcinella in Italy, Punch in England, Kasperl in Germany, Target:anyone the Iida Puppet Festa and TEATR ANIMACJI (from Capacity:100 Price:parent and child 1,500 / additional child(ages 0-3) 500 / Capacity:60 ￥ ￥ Petrushka in Russia... Technique:string puppet, grove puppet, rod puppet Poznan´,Poland). The troupe "Maroohan" is a Price:￥500 only adult ￥1,000 Price:parent and child ￥1,000 / additional child ￥200 / These are all classic puppet heroes that are loved by the Using triangles of many Madang play troupe that performs Length:30min Length:60min only adult ￥1,000 people throughout Europe. This introduces 3 representative styles of Chinese sizes and colors, this work for the amusement of the masses. Target:ages 1 - 9 Target:parent and child(ages 0-3) Length:40min Target:ages 0 - 2 Jolly and rhythmical, though puppetry, including marionettes, rod presents the four seasons This cheery presentation of "The Story of Little Technique:grove puppet, guignol Notes:no admittance to child(ages 4 and older) Technique:balloon puppet, etc sometimes a bit rough, they puppets, and glove puppets. of Poland. Jang-seung" is accompanied by the music of traditional Technique:Japanese drum, etc. engender the warmth of human The graceful dancing of the rod Performers: Teatr Animacji, Korean instruments. "Chu-suke" the mouse and "Buu-chan" the We present these 2 stories to the wee little nature. puppets, the humorous acrobatics of Mashu & Kei Format and Jang-seung, which are like wooden totem poles that stand piglet have come to play in the field. Drums and babies?! On Tamakko-za's stage, there are children. This is a puppet show that can be the glove puppets, and the cute Performance: Kusunoki on the borders of villages, and Sotdae, wooden carved "Come play with me!" "Sure!" not only drums, but also the comforting sounds and Pass a pleasant parent-child oriented time enjoyed by all generations! monkey on strings. Tsubame (Tsubame-ya) birds that protect homes, take part in this tale. So, can the two play together well? rhythms of instruments born from the lives of nature, to with a fluffy balloon theater "Noko-noko This is an omnibus of short works. After they have a fight, can they make up weave a wordless drama. Caterpillar", where we'll take a meandering again? ... Little children, watching raptly in wide-eyed wonder. walk to the flower garden with Mr. Caterpillar, This tiny, fun, heart-warming play is a solo Also enjoy the "Open-area Time", filled with curiosity and a gently glowing lantern theater Leutmany Insixiengmai (Laos) Little Dog Barking (New Zealand) Alfa Theater (Czech) Stephan Blinn (Germany) performance by "Chii-chan".♪ and the play of Japanese drums! performance "The 7-colored Tako-chan". Product of Laotian Object Theater Workshop Twinkle The Three Musketeers Marionette Variety Date/Time:Sat. 4 Aug./11:00 Date/Time:#1 Sun. 5 Aug./11:10, 13:30 Date/Time:Sun. 5 Aug./20:00 Date/Time:#1 Wed. 8 Aug./16:00 #2 Thu. 9 Aug./11:00 Place:Iida City Museum Citizens Gallery #2 Mon. 6 Aug./10:00 Mon. 6 Aug./17:30, 20:00 #3 Fri. 10 Aug./19:00 #4 Sat. 11 Aug./16:00 Hokekyo Shadowplay YAMANEKO-ZA Drama Education Lab Capacity:150 Place:#1 Iida Cultural Hall 1F Tue. 7 Aug./17:30, 20:00 #5 Sun. 12 Aug./14:30 8283 8485 8687 Length:20min #2 Iida Women's Junior College Acacia Hall Place:Festa Central Park Place:#1 Hiraya Village Gov't Bldg. Exchange Hall Umbrella play "Hoichi the Earless", and another story CHIKATA ～Prologue Samurai TOTA～ Song of Wind Target:anyone Capacity:#1 150/#2 200 Length:45min Capacity:300 Length:55min #2 Iida Puppet Theater #3 Kanae Cultural Center Auditorium Date/Time:Tue. 7 Aug./15:00, 19:00 Date/Time:Thu. 9 Aug./16:00, 19:00 Date/Time:Sun. 12 Aug./9:30, 11:30 Technique:object theater Target:ages 0 - 9 Target:elementary school student and older #4 Wellness town Okanoue #5 Festa Central Park Place:Ringo Chosha 3F Meeting Room Place:Ringo Chosha 3F Meeting Room Place:Ringo Chosha 3F Meeting Room Capacity:40 Technique:grove puppet, rod puppet Technique:grove puppet Capacity:#1 200/#2 200/#3 300/#4 100/#5 300 Capacity:60 Capacity:40 Price:parent and child ￥1,500 / additional child(ages 0-2) ￥500 /only adult ￥1,000 The originator of Laotian object theater, Leutmany Length:#1-4 50min #5 30min Target:adult Price:adult ￥1,000 / child ￥500 Price:￥1,000 Length:40min Length:35min Insixiengmai has stayed Chiyo in Iida and created new work A new original puppet play from the international award This is the story of the Three Musketeers, condensed into 55 Technique:string puppet Length:60min Target:elementary school student(upper grades) and older Target:ages 0 - 2 Notes:no admittance to child(ages 3 and older) with children. winning theatre company Little Dog Barking. minutes. Target:adult Notes:no admittance under age 6 Technique:various techniques He will show the product of workshop, in which he Twinkle spends a lot of time on her own and she talks about her This famous story is filled with the fun made possible through Stephan Blinn is a puppeteer who lives in the German city puppetry, featuring the nimble Technique:shadow picture Technique:rod puppet combined creative Laotian stories to Dino, her favorite toy. of Karlsruhe. spirit and rich nature in Like any young girl, Twinkle runs, actions of the hand-puppets, Pianist and violinist, singer and jumps and skips, but she always trick-actions, surprising twists, and dancer, clown, illusionist, body This is the story "Hoichi the Earless", from This is a picture scroll style puppet play using It is a work for babies composed of time to play and time Iida. does it by herself with Dino the refreshing performances of the builder... the ghost stories of Lafcadio Hearn. It is small puppets, based on the Legend of to watch. Don't miss it! watching her. puppeteers. When Blinn performs his retold as an Umbrella Play. Chikata Fujiwara, told in Iga. The first half is the parent-child communication through A simple story about imagination, It doesn't matter if you can't cabaret show, you will be The curve of the umbrella is used as a This time, the story is of how Fujiwara no Warabe-Uta play, the second half is the essential scenery dreams, adventure and friendship. understand the words. The fantastic enthralled, and forget you are curtain, so the shadows are very distorted. Hidesato (Tota) conquered the giant and memories that blend into the life, on the winds of the actions of the puppets convey watching puppets. We thought this was perfect for representing centipede and the 100-eyed ogre. seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter through everything in this great story. the illusions of the blind Hoichi. the original songs. We plan to contrast this with another lighter The song of wind is a work that seems to be closely stuck feature, which will be a solo performance. to the baby 's power to see,listen and feel deeply. Noriyuki Sawa (Czech) Hsin-Hsing-Ku Puppet Show Troupe (Taiwan) Lo Peix Daurat (Spain) Kaohsiung Shadow Theatre (Taiwan) POHADKY Journey to the West Andersen's Magic Box Nazha's Fantastic Adventure Date/Time:#1 Wed. 8 Aug./18:00 Date/Time:#1 Fri. 10 Aug./11:00, 14:00 Date/Time:#1 Fri. 10 Aug./13:00 Date/Time:Fri. 10 Aug./14:30, 18:00 Wake and Bun and their happy friends Puppet Theater LA CLARTE Ambitious works of theatrical companies 88 It's Summer! It's Festival! Puppet Theater that's not Puppet Theater? Gather Round!! 2018 89 TOKUN TOKUN -journey of life- #2 Thu. 9 Aug./10:00 #2 Sat. 11 Aug./10:00 #2 Sat. 11 Aug./11:10 #3 Sat. 11 Aug./19:00 Sat. 11 Aug./10:00 Place:#1 Kanae Junior high school Martial arts gym Place:#1 Iida Chamber of Commerce and Industry Building Place:#1 Festa Central Park Place:Kawamoto Kihachiro Puppet Museum video hall Date/Time:Sat. 4 Aug./14:30 Date/Time:Sun. 5 Aug./10:00 #2 Iida Cultural Hall 2F #2 Ryukyo Junior high school Gym #2 Zakoji Community Center Omi-no-Ma Capacity:100 Length:40min Target:anyone Place:Iida Central Library Place:Iida higashi Junior high school Gym Performances recommended by the executive committee Capacity:#1 200/#2 150 Length:#1 30min/#2 45min Capacity:#1 100/#2 300 Length:#1 70min/#2 45min #3 Tatsuoka Community Center Technique:shadow picture Capacity:100 Capacity:300 Target:elementary school student and older Target:anyone Technique:grove puppet Capacity:#1 300/#2 100/#3 300 Price(advance):adult ￥1,000 / child ￥800 Price:￥adult ￥1,000 / child ￥500 Overseas puppet show Technique:various techniques Length:#1 30min/#2 90min/#3 90min Taiwan Shadow Theatre is a continuation of Chinese Price(day):adult ￥1,200 / child ￥1,000 Length:55min Hsin-Hsing-Ku Puppet Show Troupe, led by Taiwanese Target:elementary school student and older Shadow Theatre that appeared in South China. Length:90min Target:family Target:anyone This Czech-based puppet theater artist is active around the glove puppet master Zhong Renbi (鐘任壁), has a proud Technique:various techniques However, Taiwan Shadow Theatre with its sticks connected Technique:panel theater, apron theater, Technique:various puppet world. history of200 years, with 5 generations of puppeteers in the perpendicular to the shadow puppet makes a difference paper puppet theater, etc. 平成30年度文化庁文化芸術創造活用プラットフォーム形成事業 He will be using short gems like Red Riding Hood, the Star, family, and is one of the representative Taiwanese glove LoPeixDaurat is a puppeteer who performed over 1000 from the Chinese Shadow Theatre in the traditional form. Combining the 10-month and 10-day "journey" the Fish, and the Pig in his puppet troupes. times during 8 years in Mallorca. Nazha, the main character of Panel theater and apron theater, picture story telling and in a mother's womb into the connections local performances. From comical performances Andersen's Magic Box, he this play, is based on ancient paper puppet theater; these tend to be merely the opening through the 390-million year history of life on Besides the short using plate-spinning and performs this time is his most Chinese mythology. and closing acts for puppet theater. Earth, puppet theater is the medium used to performances, he will also urn-spinning, to powerful popular work accounts for more By joining the adventure of But today, they are the main feature! express this grand and dream-like fantasy. Iida Puppet Festa Executive Commiittee 5-5-1, Takaha-cho, Iida, Nagano, 395-0051 Japan be taking part in the giant performances like the Journey than half of his performance. Nazha, the audience may The members who so often run workshops will perform a There are almost no words. Instead, we can figure theater attractions to the West,we hope you will He especially performs in explore the incredible collection of these works so-often referred to as "relatives" feel it, and with your imagination and ours, we TEL:0265-23-3552 FAX:0265-23-3533 "The Salamander" and thrill to the flamboyance of our Japanese for this Festival. movements and technics of of puppet theater. can experience the journey of life together. "Iwamizawa GENE". one-handed techniques. It is colourful and interesting Taiwanese shadow puppetry. We hope you'll enjoy it! E-mail:[email protected] URL:iida-puppet.com puppet show for all the family. GIANTS AND BIG HEADS OF TOLOSA JEFF GERE PUPPETS (America) Barbara Melois (France) VIET LOTUS (Vietnam) Mashu &Kei The Theatre des Petites Ames (Canada) Dctpeppers Theatre The Giants of Tolosa (Spain) DON’T DO THAT! Meeting with a Puppeteer The colour Vietnam 2021 Kabarett×Kabarett IIDA Special Version 22232425 POMME 262728 A Cow's Death Date/Time:#1 Fri. 10 Aug./16:00, 18:30 Date/Time:#1 Fri. 10 Aug./17:00 Date/Time:Sat. 11 Aug./11:30, 14:30 Date/Time:Sat. 11 Aug./18:00 Date/Time:Sun. 12 Aug./11:30, 15:00 Date/Time:Fri. 3 Aug./11:30, 15:00 Sat. 4 Aug./10:00, 15:30 Date/Time:Mon. 6 Aug./11:00, 15：00, 19:30 #2 Sat. 11 Aug./10:30, 14:00 #2 Sat. 11 Aug./10:00 Place:Iida Cultural Hall 1F Sun. 12 Aug./13:30 Place:Iida Cultural Hall Auditorium Place:Iida Cultural Hall 2F Place:Iida Cultural Hall 1F Place:#1 In front of Iida Community Center Place:#1 Iida Community Center 3F Capacity:150 Place:Festa Central Park Capacity:300 Capacity:120 Capacity:80 Capacity:80 #2 Ringo Namiki #2 Igara Community Center Hall Length:60min Length:40min Target:anyone Price:￥1,000 Length:70min Price:adult ￥1,000 / child ￥500 Price:adult ￥1,000 / child ￥500 Capacity:#1 200 #2 120 Capacity:#1 150/#2 300 Length:60min Target:ages 6 and older Technique:various techniques Target:elementary school student(upper grades) and older Length:33min Length:45min Length:30min Target:anyone Target:elementary school student(Upper grades) Technique:various techniques no admittance under age 3 Target:ages 3 - 6 Target:elementary school student(lower grades) Technique:giant puppet Technique:shadow picture Technique:object, mime, clowning, non-verbal Technique:hands and object Technique:string puppet and shadow picture, etc. This is a conference show. A puppeteer Barbara, a The program is a combination of traditional types of The Giants of Tolosa is a traditional Jeff Gere, a storyteller and puppeteer performing graduate of National Higher School of Puppetry in puppetry in Vietnam: rod puppets, puppets controlled by This is a strange tale that takes place in a If only it had legs, it could walk. If only it had "In the moon floating in the sky, there is a hole street performance which represents worldwide, comes from Hawaii. Charleville-Mezieres, horizontal strings, leg "Kabarett (Cabaret)". With music, mime, wings, it could fly. the size of the hole in my heart the history, folklore and culture of Projecting colorful pictures on the screen, he narrates France, shows you the puppets, puppet mask objects, and clowning... This is a new genre But an apple can only roll. It falls from the tree There's a hole in the hoof of the cow that died. Tolosa and Basque country. thrilling folk stories, with full of movement and unique voice most impressing scenes combined with traditional of entertainment by the unpainted clowns and gets hurt. It's sick of it all! It seems I can hear the clip clop sound of him You will be fascinated by a great character, which will lead you in from her several works music, folk tunes. Mashu & Kei. ... But, an apple is an apple. This is the story of walking..." spectacle that Giant puppets of surprise and laughter. and talks about her The puppet repertoire, This year marks 25 years since the pair's an apple that steps out into the world and This is the story of a cow's death, and the almost 4 meters high and 60kg in In addition to 2 shows, he will give experience for puppetry. performing traditional inception, and features a special IIDA-only grows up. people who lived and aged with the animals. weight come alive with a puppeteer his workshop. You will soon be absorbed music instruments and version, accompanied by live piano-playing! This piece won the Gran Prix in the Czech making their movement and dance, You can enjoy a basic technique in the world of fairy tales song with clappers (A festival. while Big Heads of 15kg are and variety of expression for a which she presents with Dao) directly on stage. dedicated to playing and running shadow puppet drama. Let's try it! daily common goods. around with people to make the performance more enjoyable. JAPAN UNION OF THEATRICAL COMPANIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE（JIENKYO） Gum-sul (Korea) HUG-HUG☆COMPANY 2930 KUUKI 3132 Mirror Mirror 33 Little Pig Adventure／ALADDIN (Taiwan) (Korea) (Korea) Tauyuan City Wen Shan Primary school puppet troupe Puppet Drama Club of LKJH Theatre Company E. L PARANGSAE THEATER COMPANY Date/Time:Wed. 8 Aug./10:00, 12:00 Date/Time:Thu. 9 Aug./15:00, 18:30 Date/Time:Fri.10 Aug/10:00 The Pearl of the Indigo Sea (Taiwan) Romance of the Three Kingdoms -- Lu Bu vs 3 Brothers at Hu Lao Gate A bit lost OH？OH！ Place:Iida Cultural Hall 1F Place:Iida Cultural Hall 1F Place:Iida Cultural Hall 1F Date/Time:#1 Sat. 4 Aug./10:40 Date/Time:#1 Sun. 5 Aug./15:00 Date/Time:Wed. 8 Aug./11:00, 15:30 Date/Time:Fri. 10 Aug./10:30, 13:00 Capacity:20 pairs of parent and child Capacity:150 Capacity:150 #2 Sun. 5 Aug./10:00 #2 Mon. 6 Aug./12:00 Place:Iida Cultural Hall 2F Place:Hakushin-ji hall Price:parent and child ￥2,000 / additional child ￥500 / Price:adult ￥1,000 / child ￥500 Price:single ￥1,000 / double ￥1,500 / triple ￥2,000 Place:#1 Hakushin-ji hall Place:#1 Kuroda Ningyo Joruri Folklore Museum Capacity:150 Capacity:150 additional adult ￥1,000 / only adult ￥2,000 Length:45min Length:60min #2 Iida nishi Junior high school Gym #2 Open space below Kawamoto Kihachiro Puppet Museum Length:40min Length:40min Length:40min Target:parent and baby(0 - 18 months) Target:elementary school student and older Target:infant - age 9 Capacity:#1 150 Capacity:#1 150 Target:infant Target:anyone Technique:object theater, etc Technique:recitation and various techniques Technique:various techniques #2 200 #2 100 Technique:shadow picture, etc. Technique:various techniques Length:40min Length:30min This performance is geared for children Gum-sul made their debut at the 2008 The children spread their arms and gave a hug under 1-1/2 years and their families. ASSITEJ Congress, winning awards in 4 in thanks. This happy feeling is our troupe Target:anyone Target:adult The warm, peaceful atmosphere is blanketed categories, including Grand Prize. name. Technique:various techniques Technique:grove puppet with the sounds of live accordion music, and This troupe's motto is creating puppet shows "Aladdin" is an ocean adventure featuring the there are dance and performance arts to that children and adults can watch together. mermaid princess. touch and experience. "Mirror Mirror" is a dramatization of the "Little Pig Adventure" is a puppet show that This is a collaboration between Jienkyo and original Grimm's "Snow White". Please listen even children under 1 year old can enjoy while Polish artists. to the beautiful Korean story-telling. talking with Mommy and Daddy. Presented by the Popular Moving Theater.

ITO Project Puppet Theater Kyougei Numen Company (Germany) Mochinosha Puppet Company TSUBAME-YA Yumehina Theater 12 The Travels of Prince Takaoka 3 Sea Monster Family 45 MANTO 3435 Shadow Kingdom 36 Grimms Marchen in the bags 37 "Susanoo" - Japanese mythological hero vs Yamata no Orochi - Date/Time:Fri. 3 Aug./19:00 Sat. 4 Aug./10:30 Date/Time:Sun. 5 Aug./10:00 Date/Time:Mon. 6 Aug./18:00, 21:00 Date/Time:Sat. 11 Aug./18:00, 20:30 Date/Time:Sun. 12 Aug./10:00 Date/Time:Sat. 4 Aug./20:30 Place:Iida Puppet Theater Place:Iida Puppet Theater Place:Iida Puppet Theater Place:Iida Cultural Hall 2F Place:Iida Cultural Hall 1F Place:Iida Community Center Auditorium Capacity:200 Capacity:200 Capacity:200 Capacity:150 Capacity:150 Capacity:500 Price:￥2,000(all seats reserved) Price:adult ￥1,000 / child ￥500 Price:￥1,500（all seats reserved） Price:￥1,000 Length:60min Price:adult ￥800 / child ￥400 Price:￥1,500 Length:110min Length:55min Length:50min Target:elementary school student and older Length:60min Length:50min Target:student and adult Notes:no admittance under age 6 Target:infant - age 9 Target:ages14 and older no admittance under age 3 Target:anyone Target:elementary school student(upper grades) and older Technique:string puppet Technique:various techniques Technique:shadow picture Technique:object theater, etc. Technique:Dondoro style Manto is an encounter with the present This was produced by the ITO Project (a group of "Umi-boya" is a naughty little monster who moment. There is a magical kingdom where it is always night. Tsubame-ya-style Grimm fairytales a la carte. This creative Shinto form, with its life-sized puppets Kansai marionette-related volunteers formed in 2001). lives in the sea. A moment from the life of a creature blessed An Owl has taken over the throne and has made Three stories come out of the bag. and masks, is unique. The story features the hero Written and performed by Tengai Amano He is so caught up in playing that he with the gift of divination, who shares the bliss and burden of this gift with the sleep forbidden. These stories known to all; what kind of Susanoo, who appears in Japanese mythology and (Shonen-oja-kan). becomes unable to come down from a audience. Can one human child stop the Owl before our pupppet show will they be? Or not be?! the Kojiki (the Record of Ancient Matters). The original is the fantasy novel "The Travels of Prince thundercloud! Following its inner voice, Manto's steps measure the circle of the mythical undreamt dreams destroy the world? You have to see it to enjoy it!? Not only are the grand and energetic swordplay and Takaoka", which tells about the strange experiences of In order to save Umi-boya, his father universe with caution and courage, sensing their possible. Join us as we use hundreds of hand-cut puppets to This is something for the whole family to the the thrilling scene of the defeat of the Yamata no Prince Takaoka and the curious creatures he meets. Umi-bozu and his friends from the sea face a She embodies the archaic type of a seer, knowing about "the healing of the noble perform a live animated movie before your eyes and enjoy. Orochi (giant snake) worth seeing, but the gorgeous This is a posthumous work of Tatsuhiko Shibusawa, great struggle! fount" (Goethe Faust, part II), but nonetheless trusting, that everyone watching will take you on a journey to the Shadow Kingdom! and clever costumes, made using more than 1000 said to be a compilation. find his/her own path to knowledge, for: "I love those who yearn for the pieces of Iida Mizuhiki, are not to be missed! impossible".

Yase Tamam (Iran) David Zuazola (Chile) Marionnette Ensemble KAWASEMI-ZA Shadow Play Theatre KAKASHI-ZA St. Petersburg Plastic Hands Theatre "Hand Made" (Russia) Kurgan Puppet Theater "Gulliver" (Russia) 678 Count to One 91011 The Game of Time 1213 Marionnette Artist Yoshiya Yamamoto “Session”2018 in IIDA 3839 Puss-in-Boots 404142 Time for Fun 4344 Shining in the night Date/Time:Tue. 7 Aug./20:00 Wed. 8 Aug./14:00, 20:00 Date/Time:Thu. 9 Aug./20:00 Fri. 10 Aug./10:00, 13:00 Date/Time:Fri. 10 Aug./20:00 Sat. 11 Aug./10:00 Date/Time:Sun. 5 Aug./13:00, 19:00 Date/Time:Mon. 6 Aug./19:00 Tue. 7 Aug./11:30, 15:00 Date/Time:Thu. 9 Aug./16:00, 20:00 Place:Iida Puppet Theater Place:Iida Puppet Theater Place:Iida Puppet Theater Place:Iida Community Center Auditorium Place:Iida Community Center Auditorium Place:Iida Community Center Auditorium Capacity:200 Capacity:200 Capacity:200 Capacity:500 Capacity:500 Capacity:500 Price:￥1,500(all seats reserved) Price:adult ￥1,000 / child ￥500 Price:￥1,500(all seats reserved) Price:￥1,500 Price:adult ￥1,000 / child ￥500 Price:adult ￥1,000 / child ￥500 Length:55min Length:60min Length:75min Length:75min Length:60min Length:90min Target:adult Target:elementary school student and older Target:adult Target:anyone Target:ages 4 and older Target:elementary school student and older Technique:clay Technique:various techniques Technique:original marionette Technique:shadow picture Technique:hand performance Technique:various techniques

3 cast-out soldiers. They abandoned their Poland, Portugal, Taiwan, Greece, Spain, "Session" is original and artistic theatrical This performance highlights Kakashi-za's Birds flying in the sky, lovers, waves, This is a Japanese-Russian international mission to blow up a town. Columbia, India. expression woven from the combined approach specialties of Hand Shadows, amusing vehicles... collaborative work. If they don't carry out their mission, they will 7 short works of 7 minutes each by7 of the puppeteer and musicians. Shadow Puppets, and the performers. Like painting a picture in white on a black From Japan, Yoichi Nishimura (director), be targeted along with the town... performers from 7 countries. Mr.Yoshiya Yamamoto creates uniquely built and This shadow puppet theater is filled with the canvas, the hands and arms of the actors Miyako Kurotani (puppet performer), and It starts to rain, and the dirt covering the fort 7 short pieces with different ideas and styles, controlled marionettes by superb expression. charm of the silhouettes. create various scenes in the air, spinning a Kazunori Watanabe (puppet, stage art) join in turns to clay. all arranged by the Chilean puppeteer David Mr.Kensaku Tanikawa is versatile pianist, not This piece is as fun as ever. We 're sure that tale. to perform with teh Kurgan Puppet Theater. The soldiers begin to create a variety of Zuazola. only composes and edits for movie and musicals, but also jazzes and sings with piano. everyone will think, "I've always wanted to There are no words. This performance There are no words at all, but this piece uses characters from the clay, and the tale begins. The most international puppet show of the Ms.Torine masterfully plays the theremin, a bizarre electronic instrument. meet a cat like that!" fascinates audiences around the world. delicate yet powerfulexpression to convey year. Musicians and marionettes show unique and great session. things that can't be conveyed verbally.

The Marionette Troupe ITOAYATSURI NINGYOU ISSHI-ZA Puppet theatrical company POPOLO Puppet Theater MUSUBI-ZA Krystal Puppeteers (Kenya) Puppet Theater YUMEMI TRUNK kuwae.puppet stage 14 “Tradition and Avant-Garde” 「Tsuri-onna＋Artaud and Toilet Bowl」 15 The Family of Fourteen ≪Four seasons part2 Moon viewing≫ 16 PINOCCHIO 4546 Tears by the River 4748 URASHIMA/The Story of a Goat 4950 Owl boy’s adventure in the moonlight Date/Time:Sat. 11 Aug./18:00 Date/Time:Sun. 12 Aug./13:00 Date/Time:Sat. 4 Aug./13:00 Date/Time:Sun. 12 Aug./10:00, 13:00 Date/Time:Sat. 4 Aug./11:30, 14:30 Date/Time:Sun. 5 Aug./11:20, 13:15 Place:Iida Puppet Theater Place:Iida Puppet Theater Place:Iida Cultural Hall Auditorium Place:Iida Community Center Auditorium Place:Iida Community Center 3F Place:Iida Community Center 3F Capacity:200 Capacity:200 Capacity:800 Capacity:500 Capacity:150 Capacity:150 Price:￥1,500 Length:70min Price:adult ￥1,000 / child ￥500 Price:￥1,000 Price:adult ￥1,000 / child ￥500 Price:single ￥1,500 / double ￥2,500 Price:￥800 Target:elementary school student(upper grades) and older Length:50min Length:105min Length:40min Length:60min Length:45min Notes:no admittance to infant Target:family Target:family Target:family Target:elementary school student and older Target:infant Technique:string puppet Technique:rod puppet Technique:various techniques Technique:various techniques Technique:various techniques Technique:grove puppet

Tradition: "Tsuri-onna (The Fisherwom- "The Family of Fourteen", which has The stage is a colorful little circus tent This is the story of a brave monkey. The story of "Urashima" has changed over Owl Boubou has gone to play in the forest an)", well-known in Kyogen, is performed in been translated into many languages, is a cottage. There are lively song, dance, Liventi the monkey, having lost a friend to the years, but we have returned it to its without telling his mother. the Ningyo-Joruri style. series of books that depict the four seasons, pantomime, performance and so on. famine, sets off in search of food and water. original form, adding a few interpretations to The forest at night is fun, but a little scary. Vanguard: ：Antonin Artaud was a great 20th weaving the scenes into the daily lives of a Even after making mistakes, the little rascal His voyage comes to a sad end, but the create a more modern story. This is a tender story about children growing century poet, and actor, and a worldly artist. family of mice. Pinocchio cheerily continues his adventure. animals of the forest praise his courage. These 2 works without words are told up. This is one section taken from "Artaud and The beginning of autumn features "Moon He wants to see Geppetto again! He wants to Many different animals appear as various through the art of the puppets, the music, This is the representative work of a troupe his Doubles", which depicts a distressing Viewing". The mice find a spot with a become a real boy... types of puppets, all to the rhythm of African and physical expression. that has performed on over 750 stages. day during the time Artaud was confined in a beautiful view high in a tree, and haul up the Director: Masao Ohno drums. We were very well received at 16 venues Also being performed is another popular psychiatric ward. lumber to build a moon-viewing platform! when we visited 4 countries in Asia in 2013. work, "Pu-pui no Pui".

PUPPET THEATRE PUK SHADOW PLAY THEATER KASHINOKI Puppet Theater HITOMIZA Marionette MINOMUSHI Puppet Theater Akkerakan♪ sound office OTOTABISHA 17 My Father's Dragon 18 Shadow puppetry with live music “ The Cat That Lived a Million Times ” 19 KING LEAR 515253Kwaidan 5455 Wizard Of Oz 5657 Object theater with Toy piano「MOMIJI DENSETSU」 Date/Time:Wed. 8 Aug./13:00 Date/Time:Thu. 9 Aug./13:00 Date/Time:Sat. 11 Aug./13:00 Date/Time:Sun. 5 Aug./20:30 Mon. 6 Aug./13:00, 20:30 Date/Time:Tue. 7 Aug./10:00, 13:00 Date/Time:Tue. 7 Aug./15:00, 19:00 Place:Iida Cultural Hall Auditorium Place:Iida Cultural Hall Auditorium Place:Iida Cultural Hall Auditorium Place:Iida Community Center 4F Place:Iida Community Center 3F Place:Iida Community Center 4F Capacity:800 Capacity:800 Capacity:800 Capacity:150 Capacity:150 Capacity:150 Price:adult ￥1,000 / child ￥500 Price:adult ￥1,000 / child ￥500 Price:￥1,500 Price:￥1,500 Price:￥800 Price:single ￥1,800 / double ￥3,000 /child ￥1,000 Length:105min Length:95min Length:140min Length:60min Length:55min Length:80min Target:child Target:anyone Target:adult Notes:no admittance under age 6 Target:adult Target:family Target:adult Technique:various techniques Technique:shadow picture Technique:lifesize puppet Technique:string puppet Technique:various techniques Technique:object theater and toy piano

This year marks 70 years since "My Father's There once was a cat that never died in a million Shakespeare's timeless tragedy comes to life with Oiwa, from "Yotsuya Kaidan", Okiku, from Please watch as these incompetent The first half expresses a nostalgic musical Dragon" was published in the US, and 55 years. these life-sized puppets, manipulated by 14 "Sarayashiki", and Otsuya, from "Botan Doro". characters, with a common goal, combine world through the performance of 4 quirky years since it was translated and published He died a million times, and lived a million times.... puppeteers. These stars from three great ghost stories perform their wits, strength, and bravery to overcome toy pianos. in Japan. This narrative story follows the storybook exactly, accompanied by a beuatiful original suite. It is because these puppets are not alive that they together in the setting of a deserted haunted house. the challenges before them. The second half is a 3-way collaboration of In this society where violence abounds, the The first part also includes a fun concert, that will leave you a fan of the music and the can truly portray this magnificent human drama. The highlights of the three great ghost stories, the You'll be sure to share the joy when they puppeteers' "performance" + "narrative bravery of Elmer, who overcomes danger by shadow puppetry. Since our first performance in 1988, this has been love-hate drama in the dressing room, and an realize that they had these things from the play" + toy piano music, fancifully depicting speaking with wisdom and kindness, will Story：Yoko Sano (Kodansha) ／Shadow puppets & performance：Ryoji Takamata ／ the masterpiece, performed countless times. unexpected ending... start, and accept who they really are. the Shinshu Nagano story of "Momiji surely give us strength to live our lives. Music：Megumi Tomizawa Please come and enjoy Hitomiza's greatest Please enjoy this funny-scary ghost story created by Please enjoy the show! Densetsu (the Maple Legend)". MC & Narration：Tamaki Matsuda ／Performance：Premier ／ puppet theater. "Minomushi"! Shadow puppet manipulation：Shadow Play Theater Kashinoki