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| RASHOMON @ Pentas 1, klpac |
Venue:
Pentas 1, The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac)
Show
Dates & Times:
12 – 14 July 2013
Light-a-Home
Charity Night: 12 July 2013 *
Evening
Show: 12 – 14 July @ 8.30pm
Matinee
Show: 13 – 14 July 3.00pm
Ticket
Price:
Night
Shows: RM100 / RM80 / RM60 (adults) or RM40
(students,disabled, seniors above 65 & TAS Card)
Matinee
Shows: RM60 or RM40 (students, disabled, seniors above
65 & TAS Card)
* Buy a ticket, light a home. Each
ticket sold on 12 July will go towards the purchase of a solar light bulb for
an orang asli home.
About
the show:
Kuala Lumpur, 15 May 2013 – From the Academy
Award-winning film comes an equally acclaimed stage production. The Actors
Studio’s RASHOMON, presented by JTI Malaysia in collaboration with The Kuala
Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (klpac) and HANDS Percussion, will play for a
limited run from 12 to 14 July 2013. The film catapulted Akira Kurosawa to
international fame and won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Award. The Actors
Studio’s own adaptation was staged thrice and won Best Lighting Design, Best
Original Music, Best Set Design and Best Costume Design at the BOH Cameronian
Arts Awards 2003.
This July, three visionaries, each considered
to be the best in their field, will come together to take this masterpiece to
new dramatic heights. Director Joe Hasham OAM, Music Director Bernard Goh of
HANDS Percussion and Production Designer Paul Loosley collectively weave a
gripping story of lust, greed and honesty. Against the backdrop of modern-day
Osaka where seedy side streets, sake bars, love hotels and shady characters are
aplenty, the search for the truth is not so simple after all. Director Joe
Hasham says “We took the classic route in the past but this time, we decided to
modernise the setting. The raw and gritty feel of a bustling city like Osaka truly
heightens the drama. We are fortunate to have top-notch actors like Doppo
Narita, Patrick Teoh, Michael Chen and Anrie Too. Together with Loosley’s
stunning design as well as Goh’s haunting music composed with Susan Sarah John
that will be the pulse of the show, setting the scene and accentuating the
climaxes, we are excited to unveil this new RASHOMON.”
Managing Director of JTI Malaysia, Robert
Stanworth, adds, “JTI is truly honoured to be part of this artistic journey and
bring the famed Rashomon back to Malaysian shores. This partnership between JTI
and The Actors Studio not only promotes the Japanese arts and culture, but more
importantly, performances like Rashomon, provide a platform to strengthen ties
and build cultural understanding between the Malaysian and Japanese communities
in Malaysia. This, in our view, is a significant element in promoting healthy, positive
development of performing arts in this country. This year, the partnership is even
more special, as we are also collaborating with MyKasih Foundation for the Opening
Night to bring hope and light, literally, to the Orang Asli homes via the
‘Light-a-Home’ project.”
So famous is this piece of work that a term
called the “Rashomon effect” was named after it. In this adaptation, a heinous
crime takes place leaving one dead and another traumatised. A yakuza steps
forward to claim responsibility and a trial is set in motion. The witnesses are
called to testify. The only problem is that each testimony contradicts the
other. What really happened on the day of the crime? RASHOMON originated from
two short stories written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa almost a century ago. The fact
that it was the very work that introduced Kurosawa and Japanese films to the
West, that it has survived all these years and that it continues to be studied
today is a real mark of Japanese talent and ingenuity. The Actors Studio’s production
pays homage to this renowned masterpiece. The opening night of RASHOMON in
Kuala Lumpur on 12th of July is dedicated to MyKasih Foundation’s Project
‘Light-a-Home’ made possible by JTI Malaysia. For each fundraising ticket sold
at RM100, one solar light bulb will be donated to the orang asli community.
For
tickets or information,
Box Office 03 4047 9000 (klpac) or 03 2144
2009 / 2143 2009 (The Actors Studio @ Lot 10), 04 899 1722 / 2722 (penangpac)
Also available at PJ Live Arts box office, iLasso
HQ (Phileo D’sara), TBreak Café, KL Live Management and via online www.ilassotickets.com
Website www.klpac.org
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