The Pillow Dream
Jingkun Chinese Arts
A young man falls asleep – and lives an entire lifetime in a moment. Two
performers move fluidly between multiple roles in an immersive
dreamscape. Within this shifting world, ambition, desire, and identity
dissolve as time stretches and slips away. The expressive movement and
vocal qualities of Chinese opera blend with contemporary theatre,
retaining the musicality of the original language while remaining
accessible. Poetic, atmospheric, and constantly transforming, audiences
are invited into a dream where nothing stays fixed – and where a single
moment can hold an entire life. Performed in Chinese and English with
bilingual surtitles.
Cast | Songyuan He, Wanjin Li
Directed
by | Songyuan He
Composed by | Yuxiao Chen
Produced by | Ruizhe
Wang
Production Manager | Corey Lyu
Translation | Dylan K Wang
Stage
Manager | Shuangting Chen
Support | Pekin Opera Nordic Research
and Creation Association
www.jingkunchina.org.uk
facebook.com/JingkunChineseArts
instagram.com/jingkunchinesearts/
Language Performed in Chinese with Chinese and English surtitles
Dates 24, 26 28 August only at 14:55
Format Live in-person
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Musicals and Opera
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£13.00 -
24-28 August 2026 -
40 minutes -
C ARTS | C venues | C alto -
theatre -
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