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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.
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