SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Savannah College of Art and Design School of Performing Arts presents “Through the Lookingglass,†an adaptation of the Lewis Carroll novel “Through the Looking-glass, and What Alice Found There,†Nov. 8-10, Afifi Amphitheater, 324 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Performances are at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 for the general public, $5 for students and seniors, and free with a valid SCAD ID, and can be purchased online at www.scadboxoffice.com, by phone at 912.525.5050, or at the SCAD box office, 216 E. Broughton St.
“Through the Lookingglass†calls upon a non-Western theater aesthetic in creating an ensemble version of the classic Lewis Carroll tale. The production travels to India as the young Alice Liddell is whisked away from her predator to the other side of the mirror where everything becomes larger than life. Using the techniques of Butoh, Suzuki and Kathakali dance, among others, the performance will be one that stretches the audience’s understanding and appreciation of the of live theater in the 21st century.
“Part religious pilgrimage, part fantasy, this retelling of the Alice story focuses on the spiritual and emotional enlightenment of Alice as she struggles to grow from a small spawn to a queen in the chessboard of life,†said director David I.L. Poole, a performing arts graduate student.