The Fifth Book of Peace

Why war? Why not peace? The Bay Area’s ground-breaking Danse Lumiere presents The Fifth Book of Peace, an innovative dance theater program inspired by award-winning California author and activist Maxine Hong Kingston’s extraordinary book of the same name. Conceived and choreographed by Danse Lumiere Artistic Director Kathryn Roszak, with director Nancy Shelby (Word for Word) at the helm, this deeply moving piece features the acclaimed dancers of the LINES Ballet B.F.A. program, actors, and martial artists interpreting the testimonies of war veterans in a new stage adaptation. The Iraq war echoes the Vietnam conflict in this poignant exploration of war and peace.