“One table. Two chairs. Twenty minutes. Two performers.” – The rules are simple. The results, not that simple.
“One table two chairs” is the most basic staging used in traditional Chinese opera. When adapted by actors in their performance, the spatial possibilities are infinite. Every year, we invite artists from different background and disciplines to work on new experimental works. These performances will explore the relationship between the traditional and the contemporary arts through their multi-disciplinary approach towards theatre.
This year makes the fourth instalment of this experimental series with two adventurous directors Ma Jun Feng (Shanghai Theatre Academy), Liu Xiaoyi (The Theatre Practice) and five actors from Jiangsu Performing Arts Group Kun Opera Theatre and The Theatre Practice.
The two performances directed by Liu Xiao Yi were also presented at the Nanjing Experimental Theatre Festival 2016.