The Shizuoka Performing Arts Center’s reimagining of Euripides’ MEDEA comes to Japan Society this weekend (photo © Takuma Uchida)
Japan Society
333 East 47th St. at First Ave.
September 23-25, $32
212-715-1258
www.japansociety.org
For his reimagining of Euripides’ classic Greek tragedy Medea, Satoshi Miyagi, artistic director of the Shizuoka Performing Arts Center, has moved the powerful story of an embattled wife and mother seeking revenge to the Meiji era, incorporating unique costumes, a play-within-a-play story line, live music and singing, and two actors playing each role, set on a colorful stage centered by a large red circle. The sold-out production runs Friday through Sunday at Japan Society, but a limited amount of wait-list tickets will be available one hour before showtime, so you still have a chance to see this highly acclaimed spectacle that has traveled the world.