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A Dream of Red Pavilions
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Disappointing, Great staging, Slow, Clever, Enchanting
About the show
Pan Asian Repertory Theater presents a story based on one of China’s best-loved and most widely-read literary works, about ill-fated lovers amidst a crumbling Chinese aristocracy. More…
Set in 18th-century China during the reign of Emporer Qianlong, the story centers on two beings from the heavenly kingdom who are reborn on earth as cousins Bao Yu (Precious Jade) and Dai Yu (Dark Jade). They fall in love, but their union is ill-fated as their elders have other plans. In counterpoint is the noble Jia family, who are heading for financial disaster. They represent a crumbling society as the Chinese aristocracy finds itself increasingly unable to maintain the facade of noble infallability.
Member Reviews (5)
MEMBERS SAY:
Disappointing, Great staging, Slow, Clever, Enchanting
"A handsome and solemn new production...The production feels like a study summary, with undeveloped subplots popping up like untended garden flowers and unelucidated motivations running rampant...The novel’s poetic style survives in the dialogue. But despite the efforts of two directors, the prod...
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"This is a lot for two hours...Any number of plot points are mentioned, only to be dropped without explanation...The directors, Tisa Chang and Lu Yu, haven't found a way to fuse this combination of comedy of manners, historical drama, and the fantastic into a stylistic whole...The best thing to b...
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"A colorful and lucid stage adaptation...By focusing on the core story of the 120 chapter novel, this engrossing and epic story of love, betrayal, greed and tradition becomes accessible to a wider audience...The play at times seems a summary or outline version of the epic novel...The proof of the...
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"Framed in a gorgeous mixture of projections and sound...Xueqin’s original novel weaves together even more subplots, but Tiang picks out the moments that both focus on the most principal themes and show the grandeur of this epic. Along with detailed direction, the audience can follow the many sto...
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