July 9 to 13
Rose Theater: Broadway, New York, NY 10019
Director Simon McBurney and his British theater troupe Complicite, with the Setagaya Public Theatre, return to Lincoln Center Festival with a mesmerizing work of theater inspired by provocative writings—the short story “A Portrait of Shun-kin” and the essay “In Praise of Shadows”—penned by one of the foremost writers in Japanese literature, Jun’ichiro Tanizaki. The tale elegantly reconstructs a love story—and its darker, sadomasochistic undercurrents—between a blind musician and her servant lover in 19th-century Japan. Under McBurney’s direction, the Japanese cast, puppetry, and dazzling lighting and projection produce an extraordinary theatrical performance that beautifully animates the deeper aspects of love and all of its intricacies. “It is a shadowy love story,” says McBurney, “that places at its center the power of the imagination in darkness.”
Performed in Japanese with English supertitles.
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“Surrounded by an ocean of black, often lit only by candles…a gorgeous trailing kimono that opens to reveal emptiness.”
—Independent (U.K.)
This performance is approximately one hour and 50 minutes, with no intermission.
For More: http://lincolncenterfestival.org/current-season/shun-kin?show_date=2013-07-09%2019:30:00