Adapted from a rarely performed scene in Tang Xianzu’s Ming Dynasty masterpiece The Nanke Dream, this production has brought back a nearly lost gem of Chinese theatre. With only fragmentary scripts and oral accounts surviving, our team has spent months researching ancient scores and historical materials, reconstructing the piece with scholarly care and artistic integrity.

It has been a dream on the edge of waking, where loyalty has clashed with destiny. Performed by a huadan (female warrior) and hualian (painted-face male role), the piece has broken conventional casting, blending intense physicality with emotional depth — a rare portrayal in the world of Kunqu Opera.

This has not just been a revival, but a reawakening of a forgotten cultural dream.