A DREAM OF RED PAVILIONS (world premiere) is one of the most beloved classics in Chinese literature and tells the tender love story of the Stone and the Flower.
Set in 18th-century China during the reign of Emperor Qianlong, the story centers on two beings from the heavenly kingdom - a stone and a flower - who are reborn on earth as cousinsBao Yu (Precious Jade) and Dai Yu (Dark Jade). They fall in love, but their union is ill-fated as their elders favor a more suitable union for Bao Yu with his affable cousin Bai Chai. A counterpoint plot is of the noble Jia family heading for social disgrace and financial disaster who represent a crumbling society as the Chinese aristocracy finds itself increasingly unable to maintain the facade of noble infallibility and comes into conflict with ancient Buddhist and Confucian values.
Co-director Tisa Chang says - "Pan Asian is proud to present this World Premiere - a celebration of Chinese culture- in time for Lunar New Year in February 2016. While examining the privileged 1% of a fading aristocracy, A DREAM OF RED PAVILIONS continues Pan Asian's mission of exploring the contemporary relevance of timeless classics, and mirrors today's economic disparities seen on a global scale."
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY thru SATURDAY @ 7:30 PM
WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY @ 2:30 PM
