One of the most influential figures of Asian contemporary theatre, director Ong Keng Sen embarks on his next production following the success of Search:Hamlet in Denmark. Inspired by Gautama Buddha and the musings of travel writer Pico Iyer, The Global Soul stars renowned butoh legend Min Tanaka; Charlotte Engelkes, the stunning Swedish actress last seen in Heiner Goebbels' Hashirigaki (Singapore Arts Festival 2001) and Paris-based Nigerian dancer Sophiatou Kossoko.
What does spirituality, travellers and global currency mean to contemporary artists? A poignant tale of personal search; it embraces stories of Buddha, jet lag, airports, butoh, liyuan opera (a thousand year old Chinese operatic form), and Korean court songs within a contemporary soundscape by Toru Yamanaka of dumb type.