魚鳥之戀

LOVE between a fish and a bird 魚鳥之戀

Director, Choreographer

LOVE BETWEEN A FISH AND A BIRD (魚鳥之戀) is a physical theater adaptation of Cui Jian’s song of the same name. This nonverbal piece explores an impossible love between two beings from different worlds. Through bold physical expression and precise musical rhythm, the performance captures passion, struggle, and erotic tension—without a single word. As the bird and the fish reach for one another across the divide of sky and sea, their story becomes a metaphor for desire, tension and rivalry, and the pain and suffocation of connection.

INSPIRED BY CUI JIAN

A SHORT PIECE IN NYU BLACK BOX THEATER

NOV 2023

MUSIC AND LYRIC: CUI JIAN

DIRECTOR: ZHI QU

CHOREOGRAPHER: ZHI QU

LIGHTING DESIGNER: ZHI QU

PROP DESIGN: ZHI QU

LIGHTING OPERATOR: ASHE

FEATURING YUSEN QIN AND JINGYI (CHER) WANG

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