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Waters of Brightness
Waters of Brightness was first performed in January 1998 at the Chinese Garden in Darling Harbour, Sydney. This sell-out season drew audiences through the garden with eerie tales and images from the19th century writer Lafcadio Hearn. Waters of Brightness features battle scenes on the lake, puppetry and filmic ghost scenes in the waterfalls.
"... visually as the audience journeys through the garden it's remarkable - the place, the costumes and design, the atmosphere..."
The Sun Herald
"Beautiful, almost surreal images unfold ... the whole production is
quite magical..."
The Sunday Telegraph
Background Notes
This performance follows the life and stories of 19th century writer Lafcadio Hearn (1850 -1904), a half Greek, half Irish American essayist. A prolific writer, Lafcadio recorded stories from China, Jamaica, the Deep South and he lived and wrote stories in Japan for fourteen years. He is remembered as one of the foremost 'reporters on the East'. He was especially interested in stories of the underworld and seeking out ghostly folkloric tales became his passion. Waters Of Brightness draws from one of the Japanese tales "Mimi Nashi Hoichi" ('The Earless Monk"). By bringing the interpretations of Lafcadio Hearn to the foreground, Waters Of Brightness leads audiences into a ghostly tale while also addressing the question of "who is doing the telling of whose stories?"
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