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* A number of modern operas:
** ''[http://www.schirmer.com/default.aspx?TabId=2420&State_2874=2_2874=33573 Marco Polo]'' by Tan Dun -- When you see something called "The Book of Timespace" and find that "Marco" and "Polo" are two separate personas, you know you're in for something. Critics went so far as to suggest that Tan collaborates with a prominent music critic (Paul Griffiths) to write the libretto, in order to immunize his work from criticism.
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** ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20100701084211/http://opera.suite101.com/article.cfm/tippett_the_midsummer_marriage The Midsummer Marriage]'' by Michael Tippett
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* [[Cirque Du Soleil]] has at least one show that qualifies as this. ''[[Mystere]]'''s [[Excuse Plot]] has two babies searching for their loveys in a strange world of animals, viruses, angels, demons, etc. According to the creators, this is all a metaphorical exploration of the origin and meaning -- that is to say, the mystery -- of life. Not surprisingly, it's not easy to decipher the symbolism without help from the website and/or the making-of documentary, but you don't have to do that to ''enjoy'' the show.
* Tennessee Williams' ''Camino Real'', or at least parts of it.
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* Anything by Sam Shepherd.
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