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MEMBER EXCLUSIVE: ETC in Action Around the WORLD
And the Soul Shall Dance
by Wakako Yamauchi
A clip from our 2022 production of Yamauchi’s tale of family and identity
Restless Night in Late Spring by Fumiko Enchi
at Yale-NUS in September 2024
Photo by Crispian Chan
Of the play, the director, Jonathan Vandenberg, said “we became deeply invested in the play’s themes—particularly the question of whether traditional and classical art forms are relevant in the modern world. And also, how to chart one’s life path.”
& More on Restless Night Below 👀
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Fumiko Enchi’s The Waiting Years
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The Inheritance by Kim Ja-Rim
Against the uncertainty of a post-war political and economic backdrop of 1960’s Korea, siblings Tosup and Yoonok, along with their respective partners, quarrel over their father's trunk, eagerly waiting to learn the details of their inheritance.
If you’re looking for a riff off of the living room drama genre that delves into the changing of gender roles in a traditional society marriage, family dynamics, and nefarious schemes, check out The Inheritance. ETC Exclusive Translation now available!
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Podcast Throwback
One Acts by Fumiko Enchi
Originally Published Oct. 13, 2021
Listen in to Emily and Skye as they recount the incredible way Expand the Canon discovered the translations of these one act plays and how these plays speak to our modern conflicts and anxieties.
Restless Night in Late Spring
Two college students debate the virtues of creating art or abandoning it all to become a political activist -– both coming close to understanding each other, though not seeing eye to eye.
A Hell of Her Own
Is rebellion more virtuous than being… well, virtuous? Centering women in the narrative, just as in Restless Night.
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