In the Tomb of Ten Thousand Calendars at Moving Arts

In the Tomb of Ten Thousand Calendars

Moving Arts
3191 Casitas Ave Los Angeles

Ninety feet underground, an emperor is laid to rest. A revolution tries to erase his memory. A son rejects everything his father stands for. In the Tomb of Ten Thousand Calendars asks whether there’s something between venerating history and burying it.

Thru - Sep 20, 2026

Mondays: 8:00pm

Fridays: 8:00pm

Saturdays: 8:00pm

Sundays: 4:00pm

Show Type: Drama

Box Office: 323.472.5646

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"...Stephen Dierkes’s absorbing new play consists of three snapshots, sketches really, that all unfold within a palatial subterranean vault outside Beijing, China, some 89 feet underground. This is the tomb (and, later, the former tomb) of an unnamed, obese emperor from what must have been the Ming Dynasty. The emperor appears to be based on the legend of Wanli (Zhu Yijun) who was laid to rest in August of 1620. (That year is mentioned in the play.)"

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- Steven Leigh Morris

In the Tomb of Ten Thousand Calendars at Moving Arts