MULIAN RESCUES MOTHER EARTH

The play is a retelling of the well-known Buddhist tale “Mulian Rescues His Mother”, with our hero living in a future society. The task of saving mother’s soul becomes the burning glass, through which one finds focus to approach the global society at large. How do we define misconduct in the future and what would Buddha’s advice be like?
 
Given that Mulian lives in a community that seems to know how to deal with burnt-out individuals, overproduction, inequality and pollution; given that Mulian is already part of this new life, what is Mulian to do when Mother suffers in hell? His search for mother offers us some impressions on her way of life as well as on his, and we get know his new neighbors. Is it possible after all to break with habits, education and unexamined rules? Are we prepared to think of fundamental social changes?
 
Mulian Rescues Mother Earth is a Science-Fiction fairy tale. The production is the first collaboration of Sun Son Theatre, known for its musicality and physical energy, with German director/playwright Kevin Rittberger, stage designer ChristophEbener, and Taiwanese electronic musician Cheer (KbN), opening up imagination for an alternative world with music, dance and theatre.

Director/ Playwright│Kevin Rittberger 
Dramaturgy/Translation│Betty CHEN
Stage Design/Visual Design│Christoph Ebener
Producer/Guest starring│Leonson NG
Actor│KOH Choon Eiow、CHANG Wei Loy、LOW Pei Fen、LIU Wan Chun、CHUANG Hui Yun、CHEN Rou Hua、HUNG Hsuan、Ivan Alberto Flores Moran
Electronic Music│(KbN) Cheer
Costume Design│陳必綺
Fly │SHOWCASE
Lighting Design│CHOU Ya Wen
Assitant Director│HUNG Hsuan
Stage operator│LEE Shu Ming
Props│WU Da Ming
Photography│CHEN You Wei
Graphic Design│CHUANG Hui Yun
Ticketing│CHEN Yi Hong
Premiere：2014 Taipei Arts Festival 15-17 AUG 2014 Shui Yuan Theatre