Recommended by R.A.W.!(Rising Artists’ Works) of China Shanghai International Arts Festival.

Voted Top Ten Chinese Experimental Theatre Works of the Last 30 Years by the Beijing News.


In early 1990s China, a man (the so-called Zhou Ping) met and fell in love with a beautiful lady (the so-called Fan Yi). Their relationship was seen by the young housekeeper, who was enticed by the man and has been pregnant for months. Living in different conditions, these two young ladies desired the same love from the man, while the tragic destiny is also the same.

This work Thunderstorm 2.0, with a crew shooting a movie live on the stage, aggressively overturned the conventional way of performing and watching theatre in China. Questions have been raised towards further development of the multimedia approach. The Director Chong Wang is one of the finalists of China Shanghai International Arts Festival’s R.A.W! (Rising Artists’ Works) commissionning program 2012.



*Pre-show talk
30 minutes before the performance in theater lobby, conducted in Chinese.

*Post-performance discussion
After every performance and conduncted in Chinese.

*Filming the Live Stage Workshop. See more information.




Director    Chong Wang 
Chong Wang, the founder and artistic director of Beijing-based group Théâtre du Rêve Expérimental, is an award-winning director and translator. He has studied theatre in China and the U.S., working with LIN Zhaohua and Robert Wilson. His works, including the Chinese mainland premieres of The Vagina Monologues, Crave, Hamletmachine, and Self-accusation. have been praised by the media as "exciting work on an international level," "memorable work of the year," and "history in the making."

Founded in 2008, Théâtre du Rêve Expérimental has become a leading force of Chinese experimental theatre. It is dedicated to refresh the stagnant theatre scene in Beijing. The group of artists intends to develop experimental theatre in several different directions, such as political, physical, documentary, multi-media, and cross-cultural theatre.

Théâtre du Rêve Expérimental has mounted 11 shows and has toured China, Hong Kong, Japan, US, Canada, UK, and France. It is one of the most active touring companies from China. e-Station, its original physical performance, was nominated for the best production of Mont-Laurier International Theatre Festival. Thunderstorm 2.0, a multimedia work, was listed by Beijing News as one of the best 10 little theatre works in China from the last 30 years.

In 2012 Wang and Théâtre du Rêve Expérimental launches a new movement, La Nouvelle Vague du Théatre (New Wave of Theatre), intending to create the most up-to-date theatre arts for the Chinese stage.

Wang is the youngest Chinese recipient of the Asian Cultural Council Fellowship.

Théatre du Rêve Expérimental
Théatre du Rêve Expérimental is dedicated to refresh the stagnant theatre scene in Beijing. While the Chinese theatre has rapidly become shallow and conservative, the group of young artists intends to develop experimental theatre in several different ways, such as post-Peking opera, theatre of images, multi-media, and cross-cultural collaboration.

Since its founding in 2008, Théatre du Rêve Expérimental has mounted 7 shows and has toured Beijing, Shanghai, Changsha, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, New York, and Quebéc. It is the youngest Chinese theatre group to tour internationally. e-Station, the original physical performance, was nominated for the best production of Mont-Laurier International Theatre Festival.


China Shanghai International Arts Festival
China Shanghai International Arts Festival (CSIAF) is the only state-level International Arts Festival in China and a feast of all forms of domestic and foreign arts including music, dance, drama, etc. In 2012, the CSIAF has initiated the young talents program called R.A.W.!(Rising Artists’ Works). The program aimed at providing full support for emerging Chinese young artists by commissioning original works and helping them seek further chances of international collaboration. The CSIAF is welcoming its 15th birthday in October 2013 with R.A.W.! as one of its greatest features.



Director    Chong Wang
Performed by    Théatre du Rêve Expérimental
Producer    Yi Li and Chen Liu
Original Script    Yu Cao
Playwright    Chong Wang, Fan Yang and An-Zheng Liang
Assistant Director    Fan Yang
Performer    Zhe Gong, Hong-Wei Zhao, Nan Yan
Performer/ Cameraman    Shi-Xue Yu, Tian-Jian Yu, Jian-Qiong Gao, An-Zheng Liang and Mi-Zhuang Liu
Dubbing    Fu-Yang Lu and Jia-Long Li
Stage Designer    Yi Li
Technical Manager    An-Zheng Liang
Lighting Designer    Peng Su
Sound Designer    Yue-Long Zhang
Costume Designer    Ran Jin
Make-up artist    Jian-Qiong Gao
Foley Artist    Tian-Xin Tian and Yue-Long Zhang
Cello    Bing Feng
Piano    Chen Liu
Photocopyright© Théatre du Rêve Expérimental


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