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Jun 28, 2018 · Meet kamishibai – from kami, meaning paper and shibai, meaning play or theatre – the ancient Japanese storytelling tool that many librarians, nursing-homes and schools use in several countries ...
By 1933, she had organized a troupe of performers called the “Kamishibai Missionaries” (kamishibai dendō dan) and had co-founded the Kamishibai Publishing Company (kamishibai kankō kai). Imai made several significant innovations to the kamishibai format.
Kamishibai (paper drama) is a traditional form of Japanese storytelling that uses large color pictures to accompany a dramatic narration. This type of storytelling is enjoying a renaissance in Japan and has recently become available in English for use in schools and at home.
It combines aspects of Japanese theatrical and storytelling traditions with early cinematic media techniques from abroad. The first kamishibai was invented in the early 19 th century and involved paper puppets, known as tachi-e, that could be flipped suddenly to look like they had moved.
- What is “Kamishibai”? Kamishibai is a revolutionary act. A breath of pure, fresh and liberating air in a world surrounded by electronic devices that devour our attention, virtualize our socialization and close the doors to our imagination.
- And who were the Gaito Kamishibaiya? They were narrators that carried their butai (Kamishibai theater) from village to village atop their bikes, to bring stories to children.
- Why is Kamishibai special and why does it attract its audience so much? Kamishibai is something magical. It's a story, it's a theater, it's a unique way of interacting with your audience...
- What are the best stories to tell with your Kamishibai? This is the best thing about Kamishibai because… Kamishibai does not have any rules! You can use it to
During the early 20th century, picture storytelling, then known as kamishibai became a way to escape from the hardships of war and economic depression. A kamishibai storyteller would typically ride on a bicycle from town to town and tell stories using picture cards in a small theater on his bicycle.
Kamishibai (kah-mee-shee-bye) or “paper drama” is a form of storytelling that began in Buddhist temples in Japan in the 12th century. The monks used e-maki (eh-mah-key) or “picture scrolls” to tell stories with moral lessons to people who were mostly uneducated.
