2006/9 Boat Fantasy for Mona Lisa

Premiere: Eslite Art/Humanities Space, 2006 Basement Open

Based on Ching female writer Wu Zao's play "Qiao-ying" and her self portrait, and inspired by Leonardo da Vinci, the play combines Kunqu, dance, theater and installation to be a cross-bordered work. Kunqu female "sheng" (young male character) Yang Han-ru for the first time tells the secret of women as a young man. From "Mona Lisa" that suggests Da Vinci's femininity to Wu Zao's "Yin Jiu Du Sao Tu (Portrait of Drinking and Reading Sao)" that manifests her intention to be a male literate, the obscure and intricate human sexuality is there every where. Dancer Su An-li plays the moving, changeable shadow of the character. A boat in center stage that mixes horse, boat and car together carries the love and sentiments of the characters throughout the time and space.