Balinese Tempest, A

Synopsis: A production of The Tempest combining shadow theatre with live dancers to create a cross-cultural staging of Shakespeare’s play using a style pioneered by visiting artist Larry Reed. Reed fused Balinese and Elizabethan elements with his hallmark shadow-casting method, which uses a giant screen and live performers to create a shadow theatre performance. The production also features live musical accompaniment by the UH Balinese gamelan ensemble under the direction of visiting artist and musical director I. Nyoman Sumandhi, an internationally known dalang (i.e, a Balinese puppet master) and master of traditional Balinese music, dance and choreography. The cast names are unknown.
Country: United States
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 2008

Production type: Stage Recordings
Plays: Tempest, The
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: masks; puppet theatre; shadow puppets; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multicultural casting; Shadow theatre

Notes: The play is part of the Internet Archive http://www.archive.org/details/opensource_movies (accessed 4/2009).
History: The show first performed in San Francisco in 2005. The University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Theatre & Dance presented A (BALINESE) TEMPEST at Kennedy Theatre from January 25 - February 3, 2008. In preparation for the production, 52 students participated in six months of intensive training in Balinese music (gamelan), dance, and shadow theatre during the autumn of 2007. The training and rehearsal period culminated in six public performances.

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