The story of Bunraku originates from the combination of two important traditions niponas: the recitation of stories or joruri and puppets or ningyo. In both offices comes the new performing arts Bunraku.
It is believed that the recitation of stories joruri or started by itinerant musicians enlivened the recitation with a lute or biwa. Later, in the mid-sixteenth century, this instrument was replaced by another similar to the current string instrument called the shamisen. This instrument was immediately taken by the musicians as their sound more like the public.
On the other hand, the history of puppets is very old, coming to go back to the eighth century. Itinerant puppeteers called kugutsushi, toured the country singing songs that gave rhythm to their performances.These puppets and recitation were merged in the late sixteenth century an art form called ningyo joruri, adopting a much more refined style.
Today that kind of theater called Bunraku thanks to its famous promoter, Uemura Bunrakuken. In the early nineteenth century, he built a theater in Osaka ningyo joruri for his own group of artists (which was a push for this kind of theater). In 1872 moved its theater and its name Bunrakuza. It was so successful that the ningyo joruri step known as Bunraku.
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