Pacific Overtures: A Kunoichi Production

Kunoichi Productions, in partnership with Brava! For Women in the Arts and Theatre of Yugen, presents Pacific Overtures by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman.

We explore this work as children of a diaspora, looking at how we connect to our heritage. Aesthetics informed by our connection to our cultural heritage form the cornerstone of the production, including the use of traditional Japanese theatrical forms such as noh, kyogen, and kabuki, but also ballet, modern dance, and contemporary visual art.

Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman (authors of Assassins) mix elements of Kabuki theatre with the conventions of the Broadway musical in Pacific Overtures, a highly original, inventive, powerful, educational and surprisingly humorous theatrical experience. Considered by many to be the artistic pinnacle of the legendary Sondheim/Prince collaborations, this exploration of culture and imperialism pushes the boundaries of musical theatre further than ever before.

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