October 2, 2011, "Medea" will be performed by the Shizuoka Performing Art Center at the Pittsburgh School for Creative and Preforming Arts (CAPA) at 2 PM. Sponsored by the Japan Society of New York and the Japan America Society of Pennsylvania.

Satoshi Miyagi, celebrated Artistic Director of Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC) and successor to the legendary director Tadashi Suzuki, transforms the Greek masterpiece Medea into a play-within-a-play set in a late 19th-century traditional Japanese restaurant where male members of the establishment call upon the female waitresses for entertainment. Performed to live musical accompaniment, Miyagi's Medea is a visual feast comparable to a kabuki play. With his signature bunraku puppet theater -inspired style that utilizes two actors per role--one to speak and one to move--Miyagi reveals Euripides' poignant story through the lens of Japan's imperialist and male-dominated Meiji era. This stunning and internationally acclaimed production has traveled to 20 cities and 11 countries since its premiere in 1999.

Tickets: $20 Adult $10 Students
JASP member and Group discounts available
Buy tickets online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/197145