2012 marks the 75th anniversary of the Rape of Nanjing. Many of the atrocities of WWII committed in Asia have yet to be properly exercised. People the world over continue to dig and examine the truths about what happened throughout the region during the War. Red Snow, on now at Theatre Passe Muraille and presented by the Red Snow Collective, in association with ALPHA and the Aluna Theatre is a deeply personal exploration of the tragedy that occurred in Nanjing.
Through the powerful narrative of a contemporary woman who goes in search of her family's tragic history, Red Snow is about the forgotten victims of Asian genocide in China. She is forced to confront feeling of love, hatred and despair when she falls in love with a man who's family story is connected with her own. Together they must struggle to reconcile the past and present. The show fuses music, Western and Eastern styles of text and movement.
written by Diana Tso
directed by Beatriz Pizano
music by Alice Ping Yee Ho
movement by William Yong
set / multi-media by Trevor Schwellnus
lighting by Michelle Ramsay
dramaturgy by Ric Knowles
stage managed by Sandy Plunkett
cast: Zoé Doyle, Derek Kwan, Vienna Hehir, Janet Lo, and Richard Tse
Red Snow is on now until January 28th at Theatre Passe Muraille. Click here for ticket info. Don't miss this World Premiere.
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