"Kaguya: The Bamboo Princess and Other Stories" - Nori Sawa

The runaway favorite performer of 2012, Nori Sawa brings a new show to this year's festival—"Kaguya: The Bamboo Princess," his unique version of a legendary Japanese folktale. This tenth-century story is likely Japan's oldest narrative, and it tells the tale of Kaguya, who was discovered as a baby inside a bamboo shoot. Her story—from her adoptive parents to her many admirers, among them the Emperor—is one of loyalty, magic, and transcendence.

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