KINKAKUJI (The Temple of the Golden Pavilion) makes its West Coast premiere as a rare stage adaptation of Yukio Mishima's landmark novel. Directed by Leon Ingulsrud (SITI Company co-founder) and starring Major Curda, the production charts Mishima's spiraling psychological drama, inspired by a real postwar act of arson. Curda portrays an alienated young monk whose obsession with beauty turns destructive, while Chiharu Shiota's evocative stage design transforms the space into a haunting inner landscape. Text, performance, and design collide in a visceral meditation on beauty, obsession, and destruction.
KINKAKUJI (The Temple of the Golden Pavilion) makes its West Coast premiere as a rare stage adaptation of Yukio Mishima's landmark novel. Directed by Leon Ingulsrud (SITI Company co-founder) and starring Major Curda, the production charts Mishima's spiraling psychological drama, inspired by a real postwar act of arson. Curda portrays an alienated young monk whose obsession with beauty turns destructive, while Chiharu Shiota's evocative stage design transforms the space into a haunting inner landscape. Text, performance, and design collide in a visceral meditation on beauty, obsession, and destruction.
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