Mishima in the City: Duets of Desire

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Event Mishima in the City: Duets of Desire
Venue Ballroom Arts Centre, Yarraville, VIC
First Date 9 June 2004
Opening Date 9 June 2004
Last Date 20 June 2004
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere No
Description Two plays, 'Kantan' and 'Sotoba Komachi' by Yukio Mishima, a 20th century Japanese novelist and writer in the Noh tradition...In 'Kantan' a troubled young man returns to his childhood home and his adoring nanny who has a strange pillow with power over dreams...In 'Sotoba Komachi' a poet encounters in dreams embodiments of aspects of the legendary courtesan Komachi, famed for her beauty and accomplishment.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Noh
Subjects Death
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Simon Aylott Actor
Amanda Falson Actor
Jodie Harris Actor
Alan Knoepfler Actor
Luke Mullins Actor
Paul Robertson Actor
Ivanka Sokol Actor
Darryl Cordell Designer
Robert Draffin Director
Mary Sitarenos Director
Luke Hails Lighting Designer
Yukio Mishima Playwright
Jethro Woodward Sound Designer
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Text Nationality Japan
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
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Programme Melbourne season
Data Reviewed By Geoffrey Milne (GeoffreyMilne) on 3 June 2011
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 65672