Sunday, August 30 03PM
David H. Koch Theater
20 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023
Pearl is a theatrical dance show inspired by the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck. Her story, which is familiar to both the Chinese and Western audiences, will be brought to life through the art of dance, highlighting the blending of two cultures and “East meets West”in abstract form. The show will be told in five symbolic stages –Spring, River, Flower, Moon, Night –based on a famous poem written by Zhang Ruoxu about the passing of human existence, which is expressed by scenic representation in the poem.
The show will use the poem as a visual backdrop for Pearl’s life but not by way of a timeline. Pearl Buck’s name began resurfacing in China over the past couple of decades, supported by the creation of memorials and museums found in
Zhenjiang, Nanjing, Lushan, and Anhui. Her name and story are now a roadmap to cross cultural understanding, having been one of America’s first real looks into Chinese culture and vice versa for the Chinese.
Tickets available at: http://www.pearltheshow.com/tickets/
Information available at: http://www.pearltheshow.com