Cleveland Public Theatre is proud to present:
Between Life and Death and The Other Shore
Two Plays by Gao Xingjian
Directed by Raymond Bobgan and Holly Holsinger
May 23 - June 14
Gordon Square Theatre
Showtimes: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, Sundays at 3:00pm
Tickets: General Admission $18 | Seniors $15 | Thursdays $10
Tickets on sale now!
Visit www.cptonline.org to purchase online or call 216.631.2727!
CPT presents the Ohio Premieres of two plays by Chinese playwright Gao Xingjian, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2000, now living in exile in France. Don't miss your chance to see these inventive, adventurous and highly original works.
This is the kind of theatre you will only see at CPT!
The Other Shore, titled as a reference to the Buddhist concept of enlightenment, is a non-narrative journey of collective and individual longing directed by CPT Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan. The play is grand in its vision and provides for imaginative staging and unconventional acting choices. Actors take on multiple roles and the line between audience and actors at times is slightly blurred. Between Life and Death, directed by Holly Holsinger, is a haunting story of one woman’s recollections at the end of her life. Told through monologue, dance, and images the play utilizes a fragmented approach to character, with two performers playing the primary role—dancer and actor, and delves into modern themes of identity, alienation and the desire for redemption.
Two Plays by Gao Xingjian
Onstage May 23 - June 14
Gordon Square Theatre
The Other Shore features Misael Alvarado, Michael Andrews-Hinders, Kelly Elliot, Faye Hargate, Nick Koesters*, Val Kozlenko, Anne McEvoy, Adam Seeholzer, Kalindi Stockton, Darius Stubbs and Nadia Tarnawsky. (*-Member, Actor's Equity Association)
Between Life and Death features Mark Cipra, Melissa Crum and Anne McEvoy
Written by Gao Xingjian
Directed by Raymond Bobgan and Holly Holsinger
Lighting Design: Josh Heidinger
Costume Design for The Other Shore: Inda Blatch-Geib
Design Concept and Design Coordinator for Between Life and Death: Joan Horvitz
Production Stage Manager: Lauren Calevich
Videographer for Between Life and Death: Neil Sapienza
Technical Director/Production Manager: Curtis L. Young
Assistant Director: John Paul Soto
Showtimes: Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, Sundays at 3:00pm
Tickets: General Admission $18 | Seniors $15 | Thursdays $10
Tickets on sale now!
Visit www.cptonline.org to purchase online or call 216.631.2727!
About Gao Xingjian:
Born in Ganzhou, China (1940), Gao Xingjian was educated in Chinese schools before the revolution and was once forced to burn a suitcase full of manuscripts when he was sent to a re-education camp. He started writing again after his release, but his plays and stories still aroused concern from party officials. In 1986, his play The Other Shore was banned. He fled the country and settled in Paris, where he still lives today. In addition to his plays, Gao Xingjian has authored the books Soul Mountain (1999) and One Man's Bible (2002), and he also exhibits his ink paintings around the world.
When Gao Xingjian won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2000, he became the only Chinese writer to achieve such international acclaim. The Chinese University Press is the first publisher of his work in the English language. Indeed, The Other Shore is one of the few works by the author available in English today. The Other Shore: Plays by Gao Xingjian contains five of Gao's most recent works: The Other Shore (1986), Between Life and Death (1991), Dialogue and Rebuttal (1992), Nocturnal Wanderer (1993), and Weekend Quartet (1995). With original imagery and in beautiful language, these plays illuminate the realities of life, death, sex, loneliness, and exile. The plays also show the dramatist's idea of the tripartite actor, a process by which the actor neutralizes himself and achieves a disinterested observation of his self in performance. An introduction by the translator describes the dramatist and his view on drama.
Two Plays by Gao Xingjian is presented in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Walter and Jean Kalberer Foundation. Cleveland Public Theatre is grateful for season support from Forest City Enterprises, Charter One Bank, The Cleveland Foundation, Cleveland Magazine, The George Gund Foundation, Jakprints, Deborah and Ron Ratner, DH Ellison Architects and The Ohio Arts Council. Cleveland Public Theatre gratefully acknowledges the citizens of Cuyahoga County for their support through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture.
| Two plays by Nobel Prize Winner Gao Xingjian at CPT! posted on Wednesday May 28, 2008 |
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