Nightwalk in the Chinese Garden
A collaboration between CalArts Center for New Performance and The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and
Botanical Gardens
Written and Directed by Stan Lai
Nightwalk weaves elements of the ancient Chinese story—in which two lovers find each other in dreams and in death—with tales of early 20th Century Southern California, conducting its audience intimately through the mystical space of the garden at night.
The play is performed in English with some passages from The Peony Pavilion sung in Chinese to the original music. During the month-long run of the show, small audiences of 40 individuals each night will become an integral part of the performance, moving through the garden as the story unfolds around them like scenes from a Chinese scroll painting.
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