Abstract:This article looks at the production Shank's Mare, a collaboration between North American puppeteer Tom Lee and Nishikawa Koryu V, master of the Japanese kuruma ningyō or cart puppetry traditions and shows how the production and creative process blended different models of puppet performance, while also contributing to Nishikawa's greater project of finding new ways to invigorate and preserve his traditional art. It offers a brief history and understanding of kuruma ningyō, a puppetry form less well-known nationally and internationally than Japan's bunraku tradition, and an account of Shank's Mare's creation process and international tour to New York and two venues in Japan. It invites consideration of a tree as a model for understanding traditional forms and how they might maintain a recognizable core while also drawing from various roots and giving birth to new works.

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Shank's Mare：木偶创作和表演的跨文化之旅

摘要：本文着眼于北美木偶演员 Tom Lee 和日本车手木偶或手推车木偶传统大师 Nishikawa Koryu V 合作的作品《香克的母马》，并展示了制作和创作过程如何融合不同的木偶表演模型，同时也为西川寻找新方法来振兴和保护他的传统艺术的更大项目做出了贡献。它简要介绍了车马人偶（一种在国内和国际上不如日本的文乐​​传统广为人知的木偶形式）的简要历史和了解，并介绍了香克的母马的创作过程以及前往纽约和日本两个场馆的国际巡回演出。