Lear

Synopsis

Video recording of Ong Keng Sen’s interpretation of King Lear bringing together artists from Japan, Thailand, China and Indonesia. The production incorporates different performing genres where actors play against each other - Lear is played by a Noh master, Goneril played by a Dan master in Jingui (Beijing Opera) and Cordelia by a Tai actress.

Country

Australia

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Notes

Streamed at: http://globalshakespeares.mit.edu/lear-ong-keng-sen-1997 (accessed 8/2013). Spoken in Indonesian, Japanese, Mandarin and Thai.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Noh drama; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multiculturalism; Beijing Opera

Credits

Director

Ong Keng Sen

Music

Rahayu Supanggah

Production Design

Justin Hill

Costume

Koji Hamai

Cast

Jiang Oi Hu
Najip Ali
Naohiko Umewaka
Peeramon Chomdhavat

Archive

Name

globalshakespeares.mit.edu

Email

globalshax-www@mit.edu

Web

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