Recycling: Washi Tales

Krannertpic36Recycling: Washi Tales is a performance that brings to life the stories contained in sheet ofwashi, Japanese handmade paper, as it is recycled through time. Amidst an evocative set of cascading handmade paper and shadows, four stories of spiritual devotion, beauty, love, and tragedy unfold, shaping an intimate theatrical world of old Japan. Karen Kandel performs as the Papermaker, the narrator who weaves together the stories, alongside the interplay of a magical world created by haunting Buddhist Shomyo chant, the punctuation of otsuzumi drum, and the lyrical music of the biwa (plucked lute). Something new emerges from the old as Washi Tales explores aesthetic and spiritual values of recycling, beyond practical environmental concerns, into the realms of history and the imagination. The evening is designed by master paper artist Kyoko Ibe.











When: Fri., Mar. 25, 2016 at 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Where: Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Ave.
212-288-6400
Price: $22 members; $26 students/seniors; $30 nonmembers
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Krannertpic36Recycling: Washi Tales is a performance that brings to life the stories contained in sheet ofwashi, Japanese handmade paper, as it is recycled through time. Amidst an evocative set of cascading handmade paper and shadows, four stories of spiritual devotion, beauty, love, and tragedy unfold, shaping an intimate theatrical world of old Japan. Karen Kandel performs as the Papermaker, the narrator who weaves together the stories, alongside the interplay of a magical world created by haunting Buddhist Shomyo chant, the punctuation of otsuzumi drum, and the lyrical music of the biwa (plucked lute). Something new emerges from the old as Washi Tales explores aesthetic and spiritual values of recycling, beyond practical environmental concerns, into the realms of history and the imagination. The evening is designed by master paper artist Kyoko Ibe.

Buy tickets/get more info now