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MEDEA - a Play Directed by SATOSHI MIYAGI

Hosted by the Consul of the London Japanese Cuisine & Culture Group
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Took place 3 weeks 4 days ago
Sat 21 Jun 19:30 - 21:00

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Satoshi Miyagi, celebrated Artistic Director of Japan’s SPAC (Shizuoka Performing Arts Center), confronts the haunting legacy of empire with a spectacular contemporary reinterpretation of Euripides’ Medea, set in Japan’s late 19th-century Meiji era.

Through breath-taking visual symbolism, traditional music, and a form-defying performance, tradition and experimentation are fused in a bold postcolonial feminist retelling of Euripides’ classic. In Miyagi’s signature style, each character is played by two performers: a “speaker,” here played by men, and a “mover,” played by women, using movement rooted in kabuki technique.

This stunning and internationally acclaimed production, which has travelled to 20 cities and 11 countries, provides a fresh, dynamic take on this timeless story of grief, betrayal, and vengeance.

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Running Time:
Approx 80 mins with no interval

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