Lion Dance Festival in Minami Shinshu 2016
October 16, 2016, IIDA City, JAPAN
Ebisumai by Imada Ningyo-za - Traditional Puppetry in Iida-City Japan
17th October, 2015, Iidc-City, Japan
An entire city becomes host and stage of the biggest puppet festival in Japan. What began in 1979 with a few troupes and a few shows has today grown into a huge event that spreads across 4 days, 400 shows, and an attendance of 40,000. Tamiko Onagi, President of Unima Japan, has reported that this year the festival sold 12,000 tickets for free attendance to the shows (for amateur puppeteers and other stakeholders).
This year, Festival participants have expressed clearly against Nuclear Power. A rock n'roll show created by a group of puppeteers from different companies, including the Puk Theatre of Tokyo, has been presented as one of the highlights of the Festival. Here you can see a picture and a short film about the show.
Organizing Committee announced the next year period of Iida Puppetry Festa: from 6th of August to 11th of august 2013, special issue for Asian Puppetry.
Short film made by Tamiko Onagi
More information in: www.puppetring.com
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