Name: The Lion's Roar
Start: 2026-06-02T19:30:00-05:00
Location: MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston

🦁 The Lion’s Roar: in the footsteps of the prince who became Buddha
presented by Emilie Anne / Wu Wei Company
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🗓️ TUESDAY, JUNE 2 @ 7:30 PM
Runtime: 1 hour with no intermission
This performance is suitable for ages 5 and older.
📍 MATCH - Midtown Arts & Theater Center Houston
Midtown Arts and Theatre Center Houston MATCHBOX 2
3400 Main St, Houston, Texas 77002
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Pay-What-You-Can $15 / $25 / $35
https://matchouston.org/events/2026/lions-roar
LET ME TELL YOU A STORY ABOUT A PRINCE: ONE WHO CARRIES THE WISDOM OF AN ELEPHANT, THE GRACE OF A SWAN, AND THE COURAGE OF A LION
Before the statues and beyond the legend, there was a man—Siddhartha, a prince who renounced his royal life in search of an answer to human suffering. In this solo dance theatre production by Wu Wei Company, choreographer and performer Emilie Anne brings this 2,500-year-old story into contemporary light through dance, mime, and poetry. With a rich musical score and visual projections created by a collective of artists, the stage becomes a landscape of inner and outer journeys.
This performance takes the audience through pivotal moments of Siddhartha’s journey from his birth to his enlightenment as the Buddha, unfolding across a series of five episodic vignettes. Along the way, a vivid gallery of characters emerge, including a queen who dreams of a snowy-silver elephant, a swan soaring above the Himalayan mountains, a horse whose stride spans rivers, and a tree with heart-shaped leaves...
We invite audiences of all ages to discover this timeless story and awaken their inner “lion’s roar” of fearlessness!