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David Hirata
A Box Without a Bottom:
Soko-nashi Bako
Race, illusion, and magic.
David Hirata performs an excerpt from his show, A Box Without a Bottom (Soko-nashi Bako) which ran at the Marsh Berkeley in 2019 and 2020. A blend of Hirata’s personal story and the history of Japanese magician Namigoro Sumidagawa, A Box Without a Bottom explores illusions of race and identity through magic and storytelling.
David Hirata
Hailed as “a master of deceit” (KRON 4 TV) David Hirata has amazed audiences throughout the Bay Area with theatrical magic creations at the Exploratorium, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the Oakland Museum, and at many private events. Previous shows include Kanji by Starlight at the Marsh, and American Wizards at the California Magic Dinner Theater. The Jap Box premiered at the 2018 San Diego International Fringe Festival where it won the award for “Outstanding World Premiere Production.”
“An extraordinary delight” SF Bay Times
“A master or deceit” KRON 4 TV
“A beautiful, uplifting story”
Gingerlily Lowe, Asian Story Theater company
Winner, “Outstanding World Premiere Production”
2018 San Diego International Fringe Festival
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