Theatre and Shadow Animation - Wowo

In the play, Wowo and Wowow woke up on the first day and found themselves in a very high place. Not only did them confused that why they were on the despair high attitude, but also found themselves unable to speak. The only yelling they could make and connect themselves was the sound Wo~Wo~ from far away. Wowo only had a rope and tied a knot every day, while Wowow only had a cage that could grow a paper plane every day and he threw the plane out of the platform again and again. After 651 days, would they get out of the despair? The platform on the despair high attitude remains people of the skyscrapers in the city or cliffs in the nature, and symbolizes the unconquerable despair in humans subconscious, which means that even though it is not as difficult as in imagination, the majority choose to escape it. The play explores the connections among people in modern society through urban allegorical grotesque forms of expression and contradictory stage space. In the play, Shadow Puppet, the traditional element, is presented by high technology and fully engages in the play, which has added the grotesque and fairy tale feeling to the performance. The real-time interaction between the theater actors and Shadow Puppet operators results in many effects including environment romance, the reflection of inner heart of characters as well as the dialogue of virtual characters. It even makes breakthrough in presenting the exquisite beauty of simplicity and stunning visual effects. Dai WeiDai Wei, graduated from Shanghai Theatre Academy, was CG designer of Visual Effects Arts Studio of 2008 BEIJING Olympic Games and BEIJING Paralympic Games, directly involved in fireworks and visual effects design for four opening and closing ceremonies. From 2009 to 2011, he participated in CG works for fireworks and visual effects in lots of major events including the Ceremony of the National Day in BEIJING and the Opening Ceremony of Taipei Intl Flora Expo. After that, he engaged in theatre, visual communication and cross-boundaries design. He has been a creative designer in Virtual Simulation Laboratory for Multimedia Performance since July 2010, involving in stage and visual art design in lots of theaters and performances, at the same time, he conducts disciplinary research related to new media and visual art design. In 2012, due to the achievements and cross-boundaries art exploration in new media, he was the only one who awarded Cai Guo-qiang Fellowship by Asian Cultural Council in this field and went to New York for investigation in contemporary crossover arts and new media theatre from October 2010 to April 2013.

Drama 2013

Kunqu Opera and Physical Theatre - Spinning Top

The work starts with short plays, Nv Diao and Nan Diao, presenting that in the opening of a social drama, people express thanks to the god and expel evil spirit; and takes the performance of social drama depicted in Lu Xuns essay Wuchang Nvdiao as a cut-in point. The work combines opera, acrobat, modern dance and percussion together as the basic performance means, expresses the feeling of helpless, confusion of identity, depression of trapping in and psychological confrontation in allegorical way. Audience will expose to the dream of author directly and experience a grotesque story that sometimes seems true and sometimes illusion. Ding YiDing Yi, graduated from Shanghai Traditional Opera School, studied Chinese traditional Performing arts - Beijing Opera, Kunqu Opera at young age (almost 20 years now), including Sheng( main male role), Dan(young and beautiful female role). She obtained Master Degree of Arts from Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2010. She was invited to compose theater new opera and perform modern dance: in 2009, she was the director of Du Liliang in The Pavilion Of Peony performed in the ancient stage of Three Mountains Assembly Hall; in 2010, she was invited to be technical director of new historical play, The Purple Hairpin, of Guangdong Foshan Cantanese Opera Theatre; in 2011, she was invited to be the movement coach of Landscape Huang Gongwang, the Shaoxing Opera play. In 2012, She was invited by Shanghai Jinxing Dance Theatre to perform modern dance Shanghai Tango in America and signed with the Dance Theatre to become a modern dancer at the same year. Her modern dance works are Mystery and Charming Shanghai, China Project, Sudoku and etc. Lu Ge Lu Ge studied gymnastics in his 5 years old, and turn to study acrobatics in 11 years old, when he was 17, he doubted the changeless drills and performance. At the same time, he was inspired by a modern dance teacher, completely changed the view of actor as a profession, and became an actor and artist in real sense. He believed that comparing with skills that could use body freely, more important is ones own ideas and creation. Half year later, he wrapped up in acrobatic troupe and went to Shanghai Jinxing Dance Theatre to learn modern dance. During the 9 years of modern dance training and international tour, he was exposed to and learned different kinds of art expressions. He furthered his study of theatre performance in Shanghai Theatre Academy and learned new circus in Royal Academy of Dance in Stockholm early or later. Currently, he works with others to open a physical theatre studio, focusing on new theatre combining acrobat, opera, dance and theatre.

Drama 2013