Hanjo
Hanjo
Description
The story of Hanjo, which began in an ancient Han Dynasty poem, went on to inspire a classic Noh play in 14th Century Japan, which in turn inspired a 20th Century play in “Modern” Japan, finds life in SITI Company’s meditation on desire, identity, illusion and ultimately the nature of theater itself.
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Creative Team
| Akiko Aizawa | Actor |
| Gian-Murry Gianino | Actor |
| Stephen Duff Webber | Actor |
| Christian Frederickson | Musician Sound Design & Original Composition |
| Leon Ingulsrud | Director English Translation |
| Brian H. Scott | Scenic & Lighting Design |
| Mariko Ohigashi | Costume Design |
| Wendell Beavers | Choreography |
| Valentine Monfeuga | Sound Engineer |
| Ellen Mezzera | Production Stage Mansger |
| Michelle Preston | Executive Producer |
| Yukio Mishima | Japanese Text |
Premiere
October 6, 2017 The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College Purchase, NY
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Notes About Process
In the autumn of 2017, director and translator Leon Ingulsrud wrote three “Hanjo: A Director’s Diary” blog entries about the creation of Hanjo: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
Press
- A Fan through the Ages: Layers of Adaptation in SITI Company’s Hanjo by Sebastian X Samur
- The First, Second, and Third Premiere of HANJO at Japan Society by Audrey Moyce
- Review: Hanjo by Aron Canter
- Hanjo by Keith Paul Medelis
- Review: Hanjo at Japan Society by Molly Grogan
- Waiting for Yoshio: Hanjo by Samuel L. Leiter
Production History
Japan Society
New York, NY, December 2017
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