A Detroit non-profit is reimagining Shakespeare’s The Tempest with a techno twist.
Shakespeare in Detroit – a group dedicated to supporting the city’s cultural, educational, and financial growth through professional theater – will bring The Tempest: A Tribute to Detroit Techno to the city’s Campus Martius Park from August 11-13 and August 18-20.
The play casts Shakespeare’s famous protagonist magician Prospero as a former DJ loosely based on techno pioneer Juan Atkins.
This reimagined version of Prospero was also the director of a dance show, inspired by The New Dance Show …