Hamlet This 2007 production of Hamlet directed by Yoshihiro Kurita relies on elements of traditional noh…Peter S. DonaldsonMay 19, 2013
Players arrive Polonius (played by the director Yoshihiro Kurita) announces the arrival of the players. Hamlet requests…Brett BarrosAugust 26, 2013
preview of Duel scene Karakuri or mechanized puppets (dolls) duel during a recitation of the Fall of Troy by…Brett BarrosAugust 26, 2013
Madness in Ophelia Ophelia's movements in the "mad scene" evoke those of the mechanized puppets used elsewhere in…Brett BarrosAugust 26, 2013
Duel scene The duel between Hamlet and Laertes is mimed by mechanized puppets (dolls) while the main…Brett BarrosAugust 26, 2013
Fall of Troy repeated in Duel scene During the duel between Laertes and Hamlet, lines from the Fall of Troy are repeated…Brett BarrosAugust 26, 2013