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Kaguyahime is Jiri Kylian’s poetic, choreographic reflection on an ancient Japanese prose text, The Bamboo Cutter’s Daughter. This story tells of Kaguyahime, the moon princess who comes to earth — she is discovered inside a stalk of bamboo — and astounds everyone with her radiant beauty. Many vie for her attention but she eventually and reluctantly [...]