Contemporary Legend Theatre 2005 US Tour
The Kingdom of Desire
The Kingdom of Desire adapts William Shakespeare’s MacBeth into traditional Chinese Opera as the story develops in Warring States period. With magnificent costumes and brilliant choreography, Kingdom of Desire infuses the singing, movement, dialogue and martial arts of Chinese Opera with modern theatrical techniques and live music.
Critics have acclaimed The Kingdom of Desire is perhaps the first Chinese Opera to attract truly international attention and made possible a new use of the Peking Opera form in our contemporary world.
Contemporary Legend Founder and Artistic Director Wu Hsing-Kuo plays General Au Shu-Chen (the MacBeth role) opposite Wei Hai-Ming as Lady Au (Lady MacBeth). The production has toured Britain, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Germany, France and the Netherlands.
San Jose, CA
Dimension Performing Arts, Inc.
Saturday, May 21st, 8pm and Sunday 22nd, 3:00 pm
California Theatre, 345 South First Street, San Jose, CA 95113
Davis, CA
Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
Thursday, May 26th, 8:00 pm
Mondavi Center, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave. Davis, CA 95616
www.MondaviArts.org
Charleston, SC
Spoleto Festival USA
Thursday, June 2nd and Friday, June 3rd, 8:00 pm
Gaillard Municipal Auditorium, Exhibition Hall
77 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401
www.spoletousa.org
For further information, please contact Taipei Cultural Center
tpecc.org
