In this biohistory adaptation of a beloved story by Japanese novelist Kenji Miyazawa, Gauche, a struggling cellist, learns the “music of life” from such diverse characters as a cat, a cuckoo bird and a field mouse. Keiko Nakamura, BRH Director, guides us through the 3.8 billion year history of living creatures to the accompaniment of Noriyuki Sawa, master puppeteer who centers his activities on the Czech Republic, and a fantastical musical score. Gauche the Cellist, the Biohistory Version was first performed in 2014 and, for its outstanding creative content, was invited for presentation at the Iida Puppet Festa (2014; Nagano Prefecture) and the Skupa's Pilsen International Festival of Puppet and Alternative Theatre (2015; Czech Republic). The performance shown here was recorded at Takatsuki in August 2014.