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SO! You ask... What the heck is kurukuru kamishibai?

It's an adaptation of traditional Japanese storytelling.

Where traditionally you have a box and a number of picture cards you use as you tell the story,

kurukuru (spinspin) kami (paper) shibai (performance) uses a long roll of paper and a box with handles that you turn to advance the paper. I've made 4 stories so far and I plan to show off a new one at the show starting on Wednesday.

The ones I'm making are mini-sized for the smaller boxes.


To get to the gallery, just get out Takeshita exit in Harajuku, cross the street , turn left and go up the hill. The gallery is on the right.


2007 kurukurukamishibai exhibition 3

Location: As every year at the Harajuku Sekiun Gallery.

From: August 15th (Wed) ~ 28th (Tue) 11:00~19:00 (~28th ~17:00)

Harajuku Sekiun Gallery

1st Fl Sankyuu Bldg.

Jingumae1-19-14, Shibuya

03-3478-0993



『2007・くるくる紙芝居展３』

毎年恒例、夏の原宿くるくる紙芝居展覧会のお知らせです。

日時：2007年８月１5日（水）～２7日（月） 時間：11：00～19：00（最終日２８日は17：00まで）

会場：原宿積雲画廊 　

渋谷区神宮前１ー１９ー１４サンキュービル１Ｆ

TEL：03-3478-0993

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