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Real People. Real Lives. Real Theater. Announcing the 2nd Ping Chong & Company Summer Institute! June 17-23, 2012 - Amherst, MAsponsored by Amherst College Department of Theater and DanceThe Ping Chong & Company Summer Institute has been designed to engage and inspire artists, students, community practitioners interested in developing unique performance projects that explore oral history, art, and community engagement. This intensive week-long workshop, led by Ping Chong, Sara Zatz,…See More

Part of the 2010 Next Wave FestivalNov 10—13, 2010, 7:30pmNY PremiereOregon Shakespeare FestivalAdapted and directed by Ping ChongBased on the film directed by Akira Kurosawa"Mr. Chong is a theatrical magician with heart and an acute sense of history." —The New York TimesDistant, ritualized, and mysterious, Akira Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood is the definitive film adaptation of Macbeth. Made in 1957 and set in feudal Japan, the film ingeniously compresses Shakespeare’s tragedy into a cinematic…See More

Part of the 2010 Next Wave FestivalNov 10—13, 2010, 7:30pmNY PremiereOregon Shakespeare FestivalAdapted and directed by Ping ChongBased on the film directed by Akira Kurosawa"Mr. Chong is a theatrical magician with heart and an acute sense of history." —The New York TimesDistant, ritualized, and mysterious, Akira Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood is the definitive film adaptation of Macbeth. Made in 1957 and set in feudal Japan, the film ingeniously compresses Shakespeare’s tragedy into a cinematic…See More

THRONE OF BLOODOregon Shakespeare FestivalAdapted and directed by Ping ChongBased on the film directed by Akira KurosawaSet design by Christopher AceboCostume design by Stefani MarLighting design by Darren McCroomProjection design by Maya CiarrocchiSound and music design by Todd BarronOriginal Screenplay by Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Shinobu Hashimoto, and Ryuzo KikushimaOregon Shakespeare FestivalAshland, ORAngus Bowmer TheatreJuly 21–October 31Tickets: Starting at $20BAM Howard Gilman Opera…See More