NEWS RELEASE
FERGUS GRAND THEATRE
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CENTRE WELLINGTON - The Fergus Grand Theatre’s 2022-2023 presenting series continues on Nov. 4 with Sansei: The Storyteller, a masterfully-crafted story that examines the Japanese Internment through spoken word and dance.
“This play surprised me,” says theatre coordinator Eric Goudie. “I thought it would be a heavy show, but it’s not. This is a deeply entertaining and enchanting little piece of theatre.”
Sansei examines one of Canada’s darkest moments. On Dec. 7, 1941, an attack on Pearl Harbor triggered the internment and dispossession of tens of thousands of Japanese Canadians living along Canada's west coast. Through an engaging blend of dance, spoken word, historical audio, family interviews, and unexpected humour, Kunji Mark Ikeda weaves an illuminating tale that is profoundly personal. It offers Ikeda's observations about the Internment, his discovery of where he came from, and how his family navigated their histories.
The poetic narrative brilliantly traces three family stories: Ikeda’s own story of discovery; the experiences of his grandparents and their children during the Internment; and a tale of his more distant Japanese ancestors and how they first came to Canada. Spoken word is matched by powerful physical movement in the artist’s unique storytelling abilities.
This show is the second of eight in the Fergus Grand Theatre’s Better Together Presenting series. Single tickets for all shows are now on sale. Tickets are available in the box office, by phone at 519-787-1981, or online.
“This play is something special,” says Goudie. “You don’t want to miss it.”
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