Song of the North is a large-scale, cinematic performance combining the manual art of shadow puppetry with projected animation to tell the courageous tale of Princess Manijeh, a heroine from ancient Persia. Our female hero uses her superpowers to rescue her beloved from a perilous predicament—and to prevent a war. Adapted from the Shahnameh: The Book of Persian Kings (written over 1,000 years ago), Song of the North is a family-friendly, 80-minute performance. Created by 2014 Guggenheim Fellow Hamid Rahmanian, this production features an original musical score by celebrated Iranian composers Ramin Torkian and Azam Ali.
September 19 Friday, 7:30 p.m.
September 20 Saturday, 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
MAINSTAGE THEATRE (WCCB) $15–36