Snow in August is based on the life of Huineng (AD 633-713), the Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism in Tang Dynasty China. Packed with the myriad sights and sounds of both the Eastern and Western theatrical traditions, the play exudes wonder and mysticism. The many koan cases and the story of Huineng's enlightenment afford the audience fascinating vignettes of Gao's vision of life and existence?an awareness of the Void and the need for a personal peace with onself.
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Publisher
The Chinese University of Hong KongeBook ISBN
9789629960681
Year
2003Table of contents
- Contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Introduction: Marginality, Zen, andOmnipotent Theatre
- Photographs
- Snow in August
- Act I Scene 1
- Act I Scene 2
- Act I Scene 3
- Act II Scene 1
- Act II Scene 2
- Act II Scene 3
- Act II Scene 4
- Act III
- Notes