A contemporary Kunqu opera adaptation of the Chinese classic Dream of the Red Chamber. Jia Baoyu, once a sentient stone, is reborn and guided by Buddhist and Daoist forces to realise the world is empty of permanent identity and intrinsic independence. Wang Pushi, a fourth-generation actor of the Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre, mirrors this awakening through his performance, discovering a generative and empowering transcendence of emptiness. A dynamic fusion of classic Kunqu with modern experimental theatre, immersive media and slow rock music. Performed in Mandarin and English, with English surtitles.

Written by | DongYue Yang

Cast
Jia Baoyu | Wang PuShi
Lin Daiyu | Zhu Hanzhi
The Phantom | Liu Daxin

Music Performed by | Liu Tianlu and Cao Jingbin

Directed by | Wang PuShi and DongYue Yang
Presented by | Yang Fengyi and Wang PuShi
Music Designed by | Wang PuShi
Set Design by | Zhang Zhicheng
Costume Design by | Zheng Liang
Makeup by | Zhang Lixuan and Liu Jianhua
Performance Supervision by | Wang Jing

Thanks to | The Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre, Beijing Wanquanzhunbei Media Culture Co Ltd, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and Goldsmiths University of London

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