The amazingly inventive visual storytellers of Manual Cinema return to Cal Performances with another meticulously crafted, gloriously handmade production.
The 4th Witch follows a young girl, orphaned during wartime, who becomes unwittingly apprenticed to the three witches from Shakespeare’s Macbeth. As the truth of her family’s fate is revealed, she must choose between paths of reconciliation and vengeance. Told without text—like a silent film coming to life on stage—the story explores themes of war and generational conflict through shadow puppetry, actors in silhouette, immersive sound design, and live music.
“Manual Cinema has created a whole new art form. In a digital world, this beguiling analog throwback…has proved enormously popular” (Chicago Tribune).
This event is part of Cal Performances’ Illuminations: “Exile & Sanctuary” programming for the 2025–26 season.
Cal Performances
UC Berkeley 101 Zellerbach Hall #4800
Berkeley, California 94720-4800
U.S.
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UC Berkeley 101 Zellerbach Hall #4800
Berkeley,
California
94720-4800