{"id":90507,"date":"2019-02-18T08:39:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T18:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=90507"},"modified":"2020-03-06T15:09:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T01:09:06","slug":"burning-memory-at-paliku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/02\/18\/burning-memory-at-paliku\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghosts, poetry and tragedy inspired by Noh theater at Windward CC<\/abbr>"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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From left: Stuart Featheran Jr.<\/abbr>, Micah Souza, and Cassidy Keiko Patmont in Burning \/ Memory<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Windward Community College<\/a> presents Burning \/ Memory<\/em>, directed by Taurie Kinoshita<\/strong> and performed by Theatre 260 students at Palikū Theatre, March 8–17.<\/p>\n

Like most traditional Noh theater, Burning \/ Memory<\/em> features ghosts, poetic text, startling visual images and deals with tragic subject matter. The three cross-cultural, one-act plays take dramatic theories of Noh theater and translate them for a contemporary western audience.<\/p>\n

Burning \/ Memory<\/em> is comprised of three Noh theater-inspired, one-act plays: Cane Fields Burning<\/em> written by Kemuel DeMoville, Memory of a Dream<\/em> and Remembering the Fall<\/em> by Taurie Kinoshita.<\/p>\n

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From left: Juvylyn Lucina, Daphnei Hussein, Chivalry Butler, and Cassidy Keiko Patmont in Burning \/ Memory<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cane Fields Burning<\/strong><\/p>\n

The play uses a chorus of actors and deals with the repeating cycle of domestic violence—as a young man replicates the abusive actions of his father.<\/p>\n

Memory of a Dream<\/strong><\/p>\n

Adapted from the Noh play Matsukaze<\/em>, an itinerant priest meets a ghost\u2014the ghost is Matsukaze, a woman trapped between worlds forever longing for her lost love. Memory of a Dream<\/em> uses poetry from well-known western poets to achieve a poetic-referencing technique used in Noh theater.<\/p>\n

Remembering the Fall<\/strong><\/p>\n

Loosely inspired by the play Atsumori<\/em>, a journalist relives the death of an enemy combatant at his own hands. Wracked by guilt, he tries to gain closure. Performed by Windward CC<\/abbr> students: Raymond Zach Thompson<\/strong>, Daphnei Hussein<\/strong>, Juvyln Lucina<\/strong>, Noah Schuetz<\/strong>, Shantel Au<\/strong>, Caleb Cordova<\/strong>, Micah Souza<\/strong>, Cassidy Keiko Patmont<\/strong>, John R. Barajas Jr.<\/abbr><\/strong>, Stuart Featheran Jr.<\/abbr><\/strong>, Manuel A. Moreno<\/strong> and Chivalry Butler<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Show schedule:<\/h2>\n