Epilogue - Amherst, Massachusetts
I returned to Amherst invigorated by the wide range of experiences I had had over the five months of my sabbatical. All of my experiences had energized me to plunge into the collaboration that produced Archipelago of Delight. Many of the techniques I had observed appeared, transformed through my own artistic perspective, in this production: the kuruma ningyo style technique from Japan; shadow puppets from Bali; rod puppets from Java.
In addition to the many artists and teachers mentioned in this journal, I would like to thank Ranjanaa Devi of the UMass Asian Dance and Music Program; Dr. Kathy Foley of the University of California at Santa Cruz; Shin and Yoko Korube with whom I lived in Yokohama; Nancy Staub of UNIMA-USA; Nobuko Takami of UNIMA-Japan; and Dr. Michiko Ueno-Herr of the University of Hawaii. Each was extraordinarily generous in providing time, suggestions, hospitality and contacts that made this adventure fulfilling and exciting.
