A Midsummer Night's Dream
November 19 - 23, 2008
A theatrical event like no other, Tim Supple’s triumphant production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream combines the astonishing skills of actors, dancers, martial arts experts, musicians, and street acrobats from across India and Sri Lanka. Spoken in English, Tamil, Malayalam, Sinhalese, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, and even Sanskrit, this once-in-a-lifetime production is a passionate, energetic, thrilling and beautiful re-interpretation of the play which casts aside familiar traditions of performing Shakespeare and replaces them with an epic, sensual, and emotional power which has captivated audiences worldwide. Co-presented with CATCO.
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