Bunraku Puppetry charm at Canberra Theatre festival
A Brisbane Canberra feature notes the Bunraku puppet troupe from Japan performing at the Canberra Theatre. It explains the art form, its three-person operatives, and the master Tayu reciter guiding Joruri narration. The piece highlights the puppets, samisen music, and the emotional range of performances while noting government support and the troupe’s age profile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Canberra Theatre
Koshijidavir
Adelaide
Unraku
Tay
Tavu
Tsubosski
Hikorokuen
Osaka
Feathered Easter eggs and the Garran observatory birds
An ornithology themed diary recounts newborn friar birds at Garran observatory on Christmas Eve. It details feasting, feeding battles, and a fledgling population amid suburbia, noting nine youngsters moulting and lingering near the observatory as autumn migration looms toward Queensland. The piece mixes humor with scientific observation, capturing interspecies interaction and the challenges of field ethology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ene
Denyin
Mr Kruschey
Farran
Meansettle
Earth
Queensland
S.J. Wileson
Garran
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Oshiidayu —Takemoto
Kosmijidayit
Kovhijidayy Takemoto
Shy
Theo
Sawaichi
Osati
Osato
Corning
Kannon
Tsuhosoka
Swaish
Sato
Spor
Girt
Cane Berm
Eiza Yoshida
Kushijihhiya Takemoto
By Hugh Elliot
Sunshine State
Toidny
Ceanney