 Event |
Lear Dreaming
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| Venue |
School of the Arts Studio Theatre, Bras Basah, Singapore, Singapore |
| Umbrella Event |
Singapore Festival of Arts 2012 |
| First Date |
31 May 2012 |
| Last Date |
1 June 2012 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
In Lear, TheatreWorks artistic director Ong Keng Sen had a vision, one where he imagined Shakespeare's greatest tragedy as a juxtaposition of different Asian cultures, languages and art forms, both traditional and contemporary. It was an ambitious notion but Ong accomplished it. Upon its 1997 premiere in Japan, it quickly became a groundbreaking intercultural theatre production, and subsequently performed to nine cities in the Asia-Pacific and Europe. In 2012, LEAR DREAMING distils this Shakespearean tragedy on patriarchy and succession through the purity of Japanese Noh theatre. You will enter the mind of a past king and access his memories. |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Tragedy
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
Singapore
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| Further Information |
Performed in Bahasa Indonesia, Japanese, Korean and Mandarin with English subtitles.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
Singapore Festival 2012 |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
211082 |
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