Flee by Night
Robert Gill Theatre, Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Toronto
4/4/2017 (Tue) 8pm
Presented by Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Toronto
Presented and Produced by Zuni Icosahedron
Major Sponsor: Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto)
Staged in Oslo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taipei, Shanghai, Yokohama, Hannover and Berlin since 2004.
Flee by Night is one of the two surviving acts from the play The Legend of the Precious Sword written by the Mid-Ming playwright Li Kaixian.
In last two decades, Danny Yung has been re-working on Flee by Night, allowing a historical figure to come to life on a contemporary stage. Danny Yung’s Flee by Night is an elegy on the lingering melancholy and dejection of life, as well as a re-appraisal of 450 years of theatre with all the traditions and innovations in between, showing how resilient performing arts could be through the ages.
Extended activity
TALK by Danny Yung on the journey between traditional arts and contemporary theater; and
WORKSHOP by KE Jun introducing the world of this UNESCO proclaimed intangible Cultural Heritage – kunqu
2 Apr 2017, 2pm - 5pm at Executive Meeting Room
The Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto
5183, Sheppard Avenue East, Scarborough, Ontario, M1B 5Z5, Canada
www.cccgt.org
