{"id":57285,"date":"2017-04-07T12:55:23","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T22:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=57285"},"modified":"2019-03-01T13:15:40","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T23:15:40","slug":"power-and-folly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/04\/07\/power-and-folly\/","title":{"rendered":"Power and Folly: Japanese satire for the 21st century"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_57679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57679\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/manoa-kennedytheatre-powerfolly1.jpg\" alt=\"Katie Patrick in costume\" width=\"620\" height=\"363\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/manoa-kennedytheatre-powerfolly1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/manoa-kennedytheatre-powerfolly1-260x152.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-57679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katie Patrick in <em>Two Mountain Priests<\/em> Credit: John Wells<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"clear-photo\">The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at M&#257;noa&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/liveonstage\/\">Department of Theatre and Dance<\/a> presents its Mainstage Season finale, <a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/liveonstage\/power-and-folly\/\"><em>Power and Folly: Japanese Satire for the 21st Century<\/em><\/a>, April 14&#8211;22. Performed in a 600 year-strong comedic form called ky&#333;gen, which is still popular today, this show is directed by Professor <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/liveonstage\/staff-members\/julie-iezzi\/\">Julie A. Iezzi<\/a><\/strong>, in collaboration with three visiting master ky&#333;gen artists from Japan. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/powerandfolly.weebly.com\/about-our-artists.html\">About the master artists.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The performances will be comprised of two traditional ky&#333;gen pieces and one world premiere featuring contemporary themes. First, <em>Two Great Lords<\/em> tells the story of a pair of feudal lords who are outwitted by a passerby. The second is the English-language premiere of <em>Two Mountain Priests<\/em>, written by guest ky&#333;gen artist D&#333;ji Shigeyama, in which rival mountain priests try to outdo one another in a whimsical contest of prayer. The world premiere of <em>Derailed<\/em>, written by <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M&#257;noa <abbr title=\"Doctor of Philosophy\">PhD<\/abbr> candidate <strong>Matthew Kelty<\/strong>, is set in <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> and shines a satirical light on the folly of the Honolulu Rail Transit Project and its impact on the island and its people. The production is united by a theme of power and folly as they both thrive in an environment of overconfidence and pride.<\/p>\n<p>Ky&#333;gen is perhaps the least familiar Japanese theatre form to Western audiences. Finding roots in the 13th century, ky&#333;gen was largely used as a comedic entertainment for commoners at festivals. However, as the form developed, it came to have renown and respect, eventually embedding itself within Noh plays, not unlike the satyr plays of ancient Greece. However, while satyr plays were incredibly bawdy, ky&#333;gen plays were comic and satirical, poking fun at those in power.<\/p>\n<p>Due to construction at Kennedy Theatre, <em>Power &#038; Folly<\/em> will be hosted by Bakken Auditorium, located at Mid-Pacific Institute. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_57678\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57678\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/manoa-kennedytheatre-powerfolly2.jpg\" alt=\"Zheng and Yoo in costume on stage\" width=\"310\" height=\"406\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/manoa-kennedytheatre-powerfolly2.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/manoa-kennedytheatre-powerfolly2-199x260.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-57678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left to right: Qiaoer Zheng and Jennifer M. Yoo in <em>Two Great Lords<\/em>. Credit: Jessica Jacob.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Performance Information<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 14, 15, 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>April 22 at 2 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bakken Auditorium, Mid-Pacific Institute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tickets<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$25&#8212;Regular<\/li>\n<li>$22&#8212;Seniors, Military, <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Faculty\/ Staff<\/li>\n<li>$20&#8212;<abbr title=\"University of Hawaii Alumni Association\">糖心Vlog官方AA<\/abbr>\n<li>$15&#8212;Students<\/li>\n<li>$8&#8212;<abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M&#257;noa students with valid <abbr title=\"Identification\">ID<\/abbr><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tickets to <em>Power and Folly: Japanese Satire for the 21st Century<\/em> can be purchased <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etickethawaii.com\/\">online<\/a>, by phone at (808) 944-2697 and at the Kennedy Theatre Box Office during sale periods. The box office is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday during show weeks, with extended hours on performance dates. Ticket prices include all service fees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Directed by Julie Iezzi, in collaboration with three visiting master kyogen artists, students perform in a 600 year-strong comedic form called kyogen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":57679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[131,736,9],"class_list":["post-57285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-kennedy-theatre","tag-performing-arts","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/manoa-kennedytheatre-powerfolly1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57285"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78197,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57285\/revisions\/78197"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}