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Crazy Horse |
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The cast is composed of members from the San Francisco-based Theatre of Yugen and the American Indian Dance Theatre. Kanze Noh actor Masashi Nomura plays the role of Crazy Horse. This one-of-a-kind performance is presented by the Torrance Cultural Arts Center Foundation in collaboration with the Japanese Traditional Performing Arts Organization. |
| Date: Friday, September
23, 2005 Time: 8:00pm Venue: James Armstrong Theatre at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center Address: 3300 Civic Center Drive, Torrance, CA 90503 (corner of Torrance & Madrona Boulevards). Ticket price(s): $33
adults; $31 youth, students & seniors. Reserved seating. Group
discounts. |
| Workshops (led by actors and
musicians from the performance): 1. American Indian Dance and Muisic Workshop Place: George Nakano Theater, Torrance Cultural Arts Center Time: 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 22 Sponsored by the City of Torrance Addmission : Free of charge 2. Noh Music and Dance Lecture Demonstration Place: Shumei Arts Hall in Pasadena, 2430 E. Colorado BLVD, Pasadena, CA 91107 Time: 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 22 Sponsored by the Shumei Arts Council Addmission : Free of charge For more information, please go to www.shumeiarts.org/event.html |
Japanese
Samurai culture meets Native American warrior in Moon of the
Scarlet Plums. With unusual theatrical imagination and finesse,
traditional Japanese Noh theatre and American Indian dance blend to
tell the story of Chief Crazy Horse—legendary warrior and hero of the
Lakota Sioux tribe—as he leads his descendants to find his vision and
identity through a quest for his flute. 
Written by celebrated contemporary
playwright Erik Ehn and directed by Theatre of Yugen founder Yuriko
Doi, the exquisitely crafted Moon of the Scarlet Plums premiered in
2001 as part of the U.S.-Japan 21st Century Project.