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SUMMARY:Shakespeare Meets Noh: DESDEMONA
DESCRIPTION:DESDEMONA returns to Malaysia after its premiere in Tokyo in July 2025\n\n\n\nShakespeare Meets Noh: DESDEMONA\nDESDEMONA returns to Malaysia after its premiere in Tokyo in July 2025. This cross-cultural production reimagines Shakespeare’s Othello through the aesthetics and discipline of Japanese Noh theatre\, blending haunting movement\, vocalisation\, music\, and classical text into a powerful performance experience.\n\nLed by renowned Noh actor IMAI Jinya\, six Japanese artists will collaborate with five Malaysian performers through an intensive rehearsal process in Kuala Lumpur. Together\, they will explore the integration of Noh movement\, chant\, rhythm and stagecraft with Shakespearean storytelling.\n\nPrior to its Tokyo premiere\, the work was presented in a private showcase at Masakini Theatre attended by invited guests including representatives from the Japanese Embassy and The Japan Foundation\, Kuala Lumpur. The production then travelled to Tessenkai Nohgaku Institute for four performances\, receiving strong responses from audiences there. Following requests from Malaysian audiences for the work to return\, DESDEMONA will now be restaged and expanded for a wider public audience in Kuala Lumpur and Penang.\n\nBook your tickets at: CloudJoi\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n SYNOPSIS\n\nA solitary monk\, spending a summer on the island of Cyprus\, discovers a white feathered robe—belonging to none other than Aphrodite\, the goddess of love. She appears and recounts the tragic tale of Desdemona.\n\nFollowing the familiar arc of Shakespeare’s play\, Desdemona is married to the general Othello\, whose mind is poisoned by the deceitful Iago. Believing Desdemona unfaithful\, Othello is driven to murder. Too late\, he learns the truth.\n\nBut in a mystical twist true to the spirit of Noh\, Aphrodite brings Desdemona back to life. Yet Desdemona\, disillusioned by mortal love\, pleads to die once more—seeking not revenge\, but release.\n\nORGANISATION BACKGROUND \n\nThe Japan Foundation\, Kuala Lumpur (JFKL) is Japan’s official cultural institution in Malaysia\, dedicated to fostering mutual understanding through arts\, language\, education\, and intellectual exchange\, while supporting cross-cultural collaborations and strengthening cultural ties between Japan and Malaysia.\n\nKL Shakespeare Players\, Malaysia’s only full-time Shakespeare company\, stages 160+ shows yearly\, tours all states\, engages 15k+ youths\, adapts global/local works\, pioneers Exchange Theatre\, trains students\, and collaborates internationally.\n\nLife Art Union is a Japanese theatre and cultural collective that reimagines traditional Noh through contemporary performance\, international collaboration\, education\, and community engagement\, creating innovative stage works that bridge heritage\, modernity\, and cross-cultural artistic exchange.\n\nPRODUCTION TEAM LIST\n\n\n\nCo-organised by:\nSupported by:\nProducers:\nDirector:\n\n\nThe Japan Foundation\, Kuala Lumpur\nKL Shakespeare Players\nLife Art Union\nEmbassy of Japan in Malaysia\nThe Japan-Malaysia Cultural Exchange Project\nSantosh Logandran\nLim Soon Heng\nLim Kien Lee\nJinya IMAI\nJinya IMAI\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nCast List\n\n\n\n(Malaysia)\nLim Soon Heng\nLee Swee Keong\nLim Kien Lee\nSantosh Logandran\nZaifri Husin\n(Japan)\nJinya IMAI\nTakakiyo KASTURA\nSeichi KAWANO\nSarai\nAkira YOSHIMATSU\nAsako HAZUKI\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nActors\nMusicians\n\n\nTAKAKIYO KATSURA - Desdemona\nLIM KIEN LEE - Othello\nAKIRA YOSHIMATSU - Iago\nLIM SOON HENG - Emilia\nZAIFRI HUSIN - Cassio\nLEE SWEE KEONG - Fool\nSEICHI KAWANO - Monk\nSARAI - Aphrodite\nSANTOSH LOGANDRAN\nJINYA IMAI\nASAKO HAZUKI\n\n\n\n \n\nYoutube link: https://youtu.be/QVdDU-V3W6o\nFacebook link: klshakespeare\nInstagram link: klshakespeare\n\n\n\nLast Updated: 29th June 2026
URL:https://www.jfkl.org.my/events/desdemonadpac/
LOCATION:H-01\, Empire Damansara\, Jalan PJU 8/8\, Damansara Perdana\, Petaling Jaya\, Selangor\,  47820\, Malaysia
CATEGORIES:Art & Culture,Films,The Weekend Japanese Film Show,The Weekend Japanese Film Show
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