Inspiration from Kurt Vonnegut’s masterpiece “Slaughterhouse-Five” and stoic philosopher Seneca’s letters gives character to an upcoming performance in Tokyo by Izabela Chlewinska, a rising choreographer and dancer from Poland.
Chlewinska was inspired by the novel’s protagonist, Billy Pilgrim — a time traveler who jumps back and forth in time — and a phrase in the novel: “The dead body is simply someone who’s going through a rough time.”
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