May 16—19, 2019
See You YesterdayGLOBAL ARTS CORPS
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PHARE PERFORMING SOCIAL ENTERPRISE & PHARE PONLEU SELPAK ASSOCIATION
Shattering the silence of history with each breath.
Nineteen Cambodian performers utilize their extraordinary physical skills, including acrobatics and circus arts, to travel back in time and shatter a legacy of silence. Performed by second-generation survivors of the Khmer Rouge genocide, See You Yesterday explores the fragmented narratives these young artists have inherited from their parents and grandparents.
Since 2012, Global Arts Corps—whose celebrated work brings together people from opposite sides of violent conflicts—have collaborated with these young Cambodian artists as they grappled with the painful history of their country’s genocide. While details of the four-year horror have largely gone unexplored by younger generations of Cambodians, the cast of See You Yesterday interviewed their elders (and even a former Khmer Rouge child soldier) to build a stunning performance that is both beautiful and cathartic.
The final result, See You Yesterday, is a visually striking theatre experience and its Boston engagement marks the show’s U.S premiere. Face the past, see you yesterday.
Info
Venue
Emerson Paramount Center
Robert J. Orchard Stage
559 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111
Dates
May 16, 2019 - May 19, 2019
Details
65 minutes
Tickets from $20
All Ages
Professional mental health support will be onsite in the lobby during, and up to a half hour after, each performance of See You Yesterday.
“a brilliantly performed hybrid of physical theater and circus arts”
— The Boston Globe
“A fascinating phenomenon…both visually stunning and emotionally cathartic”
— South Shore Critic
“The Cambodian artists co-creating this production are part of an ensemble of 19 young circus performers trained at the Phare Ponleu Selpak circus school. Many of them are former street children, trying to resurrect ‘their memory of a history they never lived’ according to [director Michael] Lessac, and ‘creating a show based on their imagination about what their elders went through.'”
— The Huffington Post
“A joyous show…vibrant and sometimes chilling.”
— Theater Mirror
“The loveliest — and most arresting — vision in See You Yesterday are scenes where the performers mass their bodies in precarious piles and balances to portray caves and promontories and riverbanks, creating a landscape that enables some lucky people to hide and to escape. They become, in their very flesh, home and flight from home.”
— The Arts Fuse
“The Earth cried when Sreypov beautified the pains of women who suffered by the Khmer Rouge.”
— Youk Chhang, Executive Director, Documentation Center of Cambodia
“Combining the physical ability of athletes with the dramatic talent of actors.”
— The Cambodia Daily
“This group is magical, and the work they do in Cambodia is just inspirational!”
— Audience Member
“Compelling storytelling through dance, music & acrobatics! Kudos to the exceptional young performers.”
— Audience Member