Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Sep 25, 2006
Closed Oct 20, 2006
Opened Sep 25, 2006
Closed Oct 20, 2006
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Writer/director Young Jean Lee's worst nightmare was to create a predictable, confessional, Korean-American identity play with a flowery Asian-sounding title--so she did just that. In the spirit of Andy Kaufman, Monty Python and South Park, Lee's Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven takes a warped, humorous look at her cultural heritage. Far from a predictable finger-wagging play, this irreverent new work follows a Korean-American's journey as she explores her romanticized, half-informed understanding of the world. This brutally honest work provokes uneasy, exhilarating and perhaps comical questions about race and culture. Just don't expect any answers.
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HERE
145 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013
The Mainstage Theatre is a flexible black box theatre with a sprung wood floor which measures 46' x 46'. It can seat up to 150 (depending on the configuration of the seating platforms), and usually seats 99. The Dorothy B. Williams Theatre is a fi [...] Read More
145 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10013
The Mainstage Theatre is a flexible black box theatre with a sprung wood floor which measures 46' x 46'. It can seat up to 150 (depending on the configuration of the seating platforms), and usually seats 99. The Dorothy B. Williams Theatre is a fi [...] Read More
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Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven -- written and directed by the Korean-American playwright Young Jean Lee -- is a difficult play to categorize. Using vaudeville, multimedia, stand-up comedy, dance, and drama, this eclectic and highly entertaining show purports to be "a warped, humorous look at her heritage" as well as "a love story about white people." If you are looking for a dramatic through-line, the joke's on you. But that may not matter, since the show is funny, insightful, and sometimes beautifully written.
The theatrical experience actually begins while one is standing in the waiting area at HERE, which set and lighting designer Eric Dyer has made to resemble the outside of a p[...]