A modern reimagining of the Japanese folk legend, Snow Woman

Written/Presented by Hibiki Project

Directed by Mabel Wonnacott

Conducted by Kento Stratford

World Premiere

October 16th (evening) & 18th (matinee)

Array Space Studio (155 Walnut Ave)

Duration: 1 Hour (no intermission)

Content Advisory: Reimu touches on themes of supernatural and love, and includes depictions of verbal abuse, grief and death.

This is a Canadian Actors’ Equity Association production under the Artists’ Collective Policy.


Tickets Available Sept. 9th


Synopsis

In a land where winter never loosens its grip, a young lumberjack finds warmth in the arms of a woman too beautiful for the cold. Their life glows against the frost: laughter, firelight, a love untouched by ice — until one night, he tells a story he was never meant to share.

Frozen Mountains. A blizzard. The woman in white.

As memories unravel, secrets soon begin to seep through the cracks. And when the thaw finally comes, not everything will survive it. Don’t miss the premiere of this immersive storytelling experience where fiction and reality entwine to bend truth. 

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作品紹介

雪が溶けないある町で、若い木こりは美しい女性と出会い、冷たい世界の中でも温かさを感じて過ごしていた。ところがある晩、彼は語ってはいけない秘密を話し始める。

氷に覆われた山々、吹雪、白い影。

隠された謎が明らかになり春が来るとき、すべては元通りになるのか。

現実とフィクションが交錯する、新感覚ストーリーテリング体験をお見逃しなく。


Cast

Kanade — Anika Venkatesh

Yuki — Chihiro Yasufuku

Ensemble — babεl

(Soprano) Jereney Kwan Yu Shen, Giselle Chan, Olivia McKoy

(Alto) Liska Jetchik, Cecilia Liu, Tarquin Wongkee

(Tenor) Robert Hutson, Andy Foster, Mishaal Surti

(Bass) Mark Lee, Daniel Cockayne, Carl Jackson

Performance Team

Christine Bae — Répétiteur

Kyeong-ok Kim — Rehearsal Pianist


Creative Team

Mabel Wonnacott — Stage Director

Kento Stratford — Composer/Librettist, Conductor & Associate Music Director

Elaine Choi — Associate Music Director

Lachlan Mason — Projection/Graphic Designer & Operator

Emi Saito Callahan — Costume Designer

Sephora N’Kosi — Lighting Designer & Operator

Emily Neufeld — Set & Props Construction Artist

Madeline Schamberger — Hair & Makeup Artist

Sakurako Jayne Abe — Librettist

Chihiro Yasufuku — Librettist

Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 — Libretto & Dramatic Consultant

Production Team

Kate Chubbs — Stage Manager

Ricci Ebron — Recording Engineer

Thomas Li — Photographer

Ryan Luttikhuis — Fundraising Officer

Camille Labonté — Audience Engagement Coordinator & Surtitlist

Chihiro Yasufuku — Production Manager