Zahdi Dates and Poppies
Zahdi Dates and Poppies
Zahdi Dates and Poppies is a contemporary, masked, lyric, dance piece which adapts the poetic, musical, and performance styles of the ancient Japanese noh theater to explore a timeless concern: the impact of war on those who do the killing and their families. While based on noh performance techniques, Zahdi Dates and Poppies expands the traditional idiom with flexible structure, innovative mask and costume design, with modified music and choreography that create a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience.
See the video promo and watch an excerpt from the performance.
Read an interview with the artistic team and a review of the premiere.
Zahdi Dates and Poppies was developed in part through a residency at the Kô Festival of Performance.
World Premiere Produced and Presented by: Theatre Nohgaku and Boston University Arts Initiative
Playwright: Carrie Preston
Director: Jubilith Moore
Composer: David Crandall
Set: Josh McDermott
Lights: Sabrina Hamilton
Costumes: Kanako Abe
Mask Designer and Carver: Hideta Kitazawa
Technical Directer and Stage Manager: Jacklyn Fulton
Performers: David Crandall | Matthew Dubroff | Richard Emmert | Colleen Lanki | John Oglevee | Tom O’Connor | Kevin Salfen
Musicians: James Ferner | Joyce Lim | Laura Sampson
Photos: Casey Preston
Premiere 2016 | Tsai Performance Center | Boston