Hanjo May 10, 2007

Revolutionary or repulsive? The arresting works of infamous novelist Yukio Mishima have elicited extreme responses over the decades. His modern noh plays from the 1960s were radical adaptations of the seminal noh classics, pitting stark traditional ideals against the dullness of modern existence. In this exploration of the impact of Mishima's modern noh plays, Leon Ingulsrud of the SITI Company stages a reading of 'Hanjo' in which a young woman's endless waiting for her lover transports her into a state of insanity.