SITI Company “Hanjo” (World Premiere)
Hauntingly enigmatic, subtle and beautiful, Yukio Mishima’s Hanjo reaches back into the deep past of ancient myth and brings into the modern world, a story that is part fairy-tale, part surreal drama. Using a 14th Century Noh play, which Zeami Motohiko based on a Han Dynasty Chinese poem, as a springboard, Mishima deals with issues of gender, identity and how we play roles within each other’s lives. Written in the 1950’s, the startling contemporary clarity with which Mishima evokes this poem for the stage allows it to transcend era and land in our time with stunning relevance.
SITI’s production of Hanjo is a bi-lingual and cross-cultural collaboration working with deep levels of artistic inquiry. It offers a fascinating way to introduce American audiences to Noh, weaving together traditional forms with modern issues of translation, be they linguistic, intercultural, inter-era, inter-gender, and ultimately interpersonal translation.
By Yukio Mishima
English translation by Leon Ingulsrud
Directed by Leon Ingulsrud
Created and performed by SITI Company
Cast:
Akiko Aizawa
Gian-Murray Gianino
Stephen Duff Webber
Christian Frederickson on the viola
Scenic & Lighting Design by Brian H Scott
Costume Design by Mariko Ohigashi
Sound Design and original composition by Christian Frederickson
Production Stage Manager, Ellen Mezzera
Event Location and Ticket Information
The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577
Handicap Accessible? Yes
Date: Friday, October 6, 2017
Times: 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Presenter: The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College
Presenter Phone: 19142516200
Presenter Website: http://www.artscenter.org/