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00:12:58BunrakuSummer Vacation Bunraku performance 2023@ National Bunraku Theatre (July - Aug. 2023)
00:12:03BunrakuBunraku Performance for Beginners 2023@ National Bunraku Theatre (June 2023)
00:25:21Japanese Traditional Dance and MusicA gathering in appreciation of dance and music,by stars and up-and-coming talent@ National Bunraku Theatre (May 2023)
00:28:01Traditional Music (Gagaku)Sounds of the Court:
Gagaku and Ryukyu Uzagaku@ National Theatre (November 2022)00:30:50Traditional MusicThe History of Japanese Music V "Percussion"@ National Theatre (June 2022)
00:12:59Folk Performance"Hanamatsuri"
Japanese Folk Perfoamnce in the Okumikawa region@ National Theatre (June 2022)00:22:07Japanese DanceEnjoying the Masterpiece of Kabuki Dance
"Fujimusume"@ National Theatre (July 2022)00:06:15Noh & KyogenNational Noh Theatre “Discover NOH & KYOGEN”
@ National Noh Theatre (October 2022)00:10:00BunrakuSummer Vacation
Bunraku Performance@ National Bunraku Theatre (July-Aug. 2022)ExhibitionIntroductory Exhibition
Now, let’s get to know Kabuki!
#1 Makeup#2 Movements
#3 Female roles#4 Stories#5 Plots00:13:34Traditional MusicShakuhachi
The Magic of Japanese Instruments
(Japanese Traditional Music)@ National Theatre00:14:06Traditional MusicFue
The Magic of Japanese Instruments
(Japanese Traditional Music)@ National Theatre00:12:59Traditional MusicTaiko
The Magic of Japanese Instruments
(Japanese Traditional Music)@ National Theatre00:13:36Traditional MusicShamisen
The Magic of Japanese Instruments
(Japanese Traditional Music)@ National Theatre00:12:46Traditional MusicKoto
The Magic of Japanese Instruments
(Japanese Traditional Music)@ National Theatre00:13:57Japanese DanceMai no Kai (Traditional Kyoto-Osaka Dance)
"Yashima"@ National Theatre (November 2021)00:33:08Japanese MusicOpening the Door to Traditional Japanese Music@ National Theatre (July 2021)
00:17:26Taiko DrumsNihon no Taiko
(Taiko Drums of Japan)@ National Theatre (August 2021)00:23:50Japanese DanceOpening the Door to Traditional Japanese Dance@ National Theatre (August 2021)
00:09:52Special ProgramTwo Microcosms
-A Moment of Encounter-
@ National Theatre (May 2021)00:08:44Japan Cultural ExpoThe Appeal of Kabuki
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