Transposing Shakespeare’s tragedy from medieval Scotland to feudal Japan, Ninagawa created a breathtaking world filled with samurai, kabuki witches, a highly expressive cherry tree, and a moving musical score of Buddhist chant and western classical music.
This revival, the last production overseen by Ninagawa before his death in 2016, transforms the Bard’s brutal tale of greed, ambition, and revenge into a poetic meditation on the ephemeral nature of existence.
Age Guidance: 16
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Audience Advisory:
Performed in Japanese with English supertitles
Performance Schedule:
Saturday, July 21st at 7:30 pm
Sunday, July 22nd at 5:00 pm
Tuesday, July 24th at 7:30 pm
Wednesday, July 25th 7:30 pm
Director
Yukio Ninagawa
Written by
William Shakespeare - translation by Yushi Odashima