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M. Butterfly at the University of Chicago
The University of Chicago hosts a performance of M. Butterfly
When:
May 8, 2014 7:30pm to June 8, 2014 7:30pm
M. Butterfly is an exquisitely delicate and aggressively original play about sex, espionage, and imperialism. Skillfully intertwining the story of Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly with an extraordinary plot inspired by true events, playwright David Henry Hwang untangles the story of René Gallimard, a meek French civil servant who meets the woman of his dreams in Song Liling, a beautiful Chinese opera diva. What Gallimard doesn’t realize—or refuses to see—is that his “modest Chinese girl” may be much more than she appears. M. Butterfly has become a postmodern classic whose exploration of the sexual politics of East and West continues to resonate today.
Directed by Court Theatre Artistic Director Charles Newell.
PLEASE NOTE: Production contains nudity, strong sexual content, and water-based haze. Photos of Sean Fortunato and Nathaniel Braga by joe mazza/brave lux inc.
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