Jyo en: An Original Operetta

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Performing Arts

Nov 201924
3:00p.m. - 7:00p.m.

The Secret Theatre
44-02 23rd Street
Long Island City, New York
United States

Sunday, November 24 at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

The Secret Theatre – 44-02 23rd Street, Long Island City

Admission: General Admission $15 advance/$20 at the door; Seniors and Students with ID $12 advance / $14 at the door

Jyo en is an original operetta performed in a style influenced by traditional Japanese theatre. Set in Edo Period, the plight of a young married woman, wrestling with illicit desires, is told through dance, text, and arias sung in Japanese.

Jyo en by unShout the Noise Theater
Written by Lee Douglass and Toshinori Hamada

Music composed by Kento Watanabe

Directed by Lee Douglass

Performers

  • Toshinori Hamada – Yasunobu
  • Ayaka Yoshimoto – Kaede
  • Satomi Shikata – Ume
  • Koji Nishiyama – Saburo
  • Sumie Kaneko – Shamisen and Voice
  • Kento Watanabe – Koto
  • Adam Robinson – Shakuhachi

Performed in Japanese with English subtitles.​

To purchase tickets, please visit Brown Paper Tickets. Be sure to select Jyo En, Program D.

Jyo En is part of the MuSE Sounds of Arts Festival 2019
http://www.japanculture-nyc.com/operetta-jyo-en-part-of-muse-sounds-of-arts-festival-2019/

 

APA_Institute . Last modified Nov 20, 2019 2:37 p.m.


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