Wu Hsing-kuo

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Program notes for the performance King Lear: Contemporary Legend Theatre of Taiwan on Friday, January 25, 2013 at the Breen Center for the Performing Arts.

Performance Preview: Wu Hsing-kuo as King Lear

Posted on January 16, 2013 by ClevelandArt

In a unique blend of awe-inspiring virtuosity of Beijing Opera acting style and visually stunning Western stagecraft, the celebrated Taiwanese actor Wu Hsing-kuo adapts themes and relationships from Shakespeare’s monumental tragedy of power and deception, King Lear. Delivering a one man tour de force, Wu Hsing-kuo simultaneously depicts multiple characters, from the maniacal Lear and his ally Gloucester, to his evil, grasping daughters and the pitiful, lonely Fool.

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