Moritoshi's Report / Atsumori's Departure and Atsumori's Death, May 18, 2022, 7pm EST (US)
A sequence of two cart puppet plays derived from the Japanese epic Tales of the Heike. Performed by the Hachioji Kuruma Ningyo The Koryu Nishikawa Troupe (cart puppetry company) of Japan. Online screening followed by a Q&A with Koryu Nishikawa V, in conversation with Claudia Orenstein (Hunter College), Elizabeth Oyler (University of Pittsburgh), and John Bell (Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, University of Connecticut).
 
The recording will be available at the same url for the entire following week.
 
Link for more information and zoom registration: 
 
https://edblogs.columbia.edu/worldepics/worldepicsinpuppettheater-japan/