White Snake Chinese folktale comes to life
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White Snake” is one of the four great folktales of ancient China, existing in oral tradition since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
It tells the story of Lady White Snake (starred Sophie Nettesheim), an ancient creature living atop a mountain, who has grown restless in her search for enlightenment. She and her feisty companion Greenie (starred Neela Rochet) transform themselves into humans and travel to Hangzhou to experience worldly pleasures. Lady White Snake unexpectedly meets and falls in love with a man named Xu Xian (starred Karl Lee). Together they open a pharmacy and start a family. An evil monk named Fa Hai (starred Hayden Lelievre) discovers her true identity and, believing their love to be unnatural, does everything in his power to tear them apart.
The Shanghai Community International School Theater, Music, and Dance students worked together to bring this mystical fable to life. The music was performed live by SCIS string and percussion students. Middle and high school Drama students spent weeks building and painting sets, and creating props. Our high school and middle school student actors rehearsed for more than two months to learn their lines and perfect their parts. The students on the technical crew, led by Stage Manager Omer Segal, learned new skills as they labored to create the backstage magic of the production. More than 100 students worked together to bring this magical story of love to life.
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