Photo: Cordell Ho
Theatre of Yugen Presents
Noh Pressure Cooker
Festival of New Works
Three weeks of new works
October 1st - 19th, 2006
sundays 5:00 pm & mondays 7:00 pm
Featuring the Theatre of Yugen company:
Lluís Valls, Libby
Zilber, Jubilith Moore, Sheila Berotti, Max, Ellen Brooks and Stephen Siegel
with Julie Brown, Andy Calabrese, David McLean, Mei-Ann Teo and Morit Gaifman, and guest ensemble companies mugwumpin, Clowns on a Stick, and Circus Finelli.
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October 1st & 2nd
Llanto A poem brought to life through a cocktail of Noh and flamenco, adapted by Lluis Valls from Lament for Ignacio Sanchez Mejias by Federico Garcia Lorca. Life is short, death is forever.
iPH Adapted and composed by Cordell Ho from the Greek classic Iphigenia at Aulis by Euripides and directed by Jubilith Moore. Just how far will a leader go in order to save face and secure military victory?
super:anti:reluctant Created and performed by guest ensemble company mugwumpin (Joseph Estlack, Denmo Ibrahim, Leda Lum, Celeste Martinez, Christopher W. White). By shamelessly unmasking your obsession with the American hero, mugwumpin's latest ensemble-created assemblage investigates various heroic archetypes and their sway over our culture.
October 8th & 9th
Internment of the Heart Based on the anthology of Kaiko style haiku written by Japanese-Americans during World War II, May Sky: There is Always Tomorrow edited by Violet Kazue de Cristoforo. Adapted and Directed by Ellen Brooks.
Chu-no-mai ReMix A video compilation of a traditional Noh dance in a variety of settings - from a Sierra mountain pond to the Burning Man Decompression Party. Compiled by Libby Zilber.
Clowns of the Moon Created and performed by guest ensemble company Clowns On A Stick (Brad Erickson, Brady Gill, Christina Lewis, David Rosenfeld, James Wilson). What happens when a pack of clowns get a hold of an instruction manual with plans on building a spaceship?
October 15th & 16th
Futaribakama (Two in One Hakama) Theatre of Yugen's premiere translation of a classic Kyogen comedy directed by Yuriko Doi in which a father and son are forced to share one pair of fancy pants in order to appear properly dressed before their new in-laws.
Shandyland 18 West Meets East Ensemble member Sheila Berotti and Shandyland partner Andy Calabrese take the Yugen ensemble on a trip to the magical, mystical land of the Shandies - cute and cuddly on the outside, sweet and nutty on the inside!
see things through / from here to Puppet miracles by Max.
Circus Finelli Meet guest company Circus Finelli with Molly, the samba-dancing doctor; Verka, the sexy-lazy juggler; Luz, the havoc-wreaking accordionista; and Z, a woman so strong she had part of her brain removed to make room for more muscle.