Enjoy the visual magic of Shadow Theater with the exciting adventures of Monkey King, one of the world’s first super heroes!

October 24th - 29th, 2006

Journey To The West: Monkey King At Spider Cave
 
San Francisco's ShadowLight Productions has teamed up with Taiwan'sThe Puppet and its Double Theater to create a stunningnew shadow play based on the Chinese masterpiece - Journey to the West.

Behind a giant 30x15 foot projection screen, an ensemble cast of actors, dancers, puppeteers, and musicians will adapt an episode of this classic story using exciting modern techniques. Monkey King at Spider Cave is an exciting audio/visualexperience using giant projected shadows to create a new kind of theater that unites the power and scale of film with the immediacy of live performance.      

Interacting with hand-painted scenery, the performers create shadow images by moving in a precise choreography to create dream-like moving pictures. The musicians combine digital and traditional instruments to create a lively and evocative original soundtrack.

This all-ages adventure story is performed in both Mandarin and English, with bi-lingual subtitles.
 
SomArts Cultural Center
Dates and Times:
10/24 Tues. 8pm (Preview)
10/25-27 Wed.-Fri. 8pm
10/28 Sat. 3pm, 8pm
10/29 Sun. 3pm
 
Prices: $20, $15 floor
 
To Purchase Tickets:
www.dimesionarts.org
Phone: 408-568-5861

More Information:
www.shadowlight.org
Phone: 415-648-4461