EPISODE · Sep 13, 2024 · 46 MIN
Basil Twist — DOGUGAESHI
from The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers · host Basil Twist, Dan Rubins
Dogugaeshi plays at the Japan Society through September 19th. For more information, visit www.japansociety.org. Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstageThe Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org
What this episode covers
We're adventuring beyond the written word this week! Legendary puppeteer Basil Twist joins the podcast to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his work Dogugaeshi, back home at New York's Japan Society this month. Twist shares how he happened upon a dormant tradition of Japanese puppetry and how he collaborated to bring the art of sliding screens back to life in this surprising, non-narrative piece. Open the screen and see what's behind it!
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