In 2001, Wu Hsing-kuo, the artistic director of the Contemporary Legend Theatre (CLT, Taipei), returned to the stage after disbanding his company two years earlier. His solo performance of King Lear reflects his own personal struggle to rediscover his own identity as an actor and to define the mission of the CLT in the 21st century. Read More
Wu as Lear addresses the mask he has removed as if were a mirror, removes make-up.
The Fool presents himself as Lear’s shadow, reflection, alterego, or even the author of the story.
WU Hsing-kuo in female dress, but without make-up performs Goneril’s declaration of love to King Lear.
In the final act of Lear is Here, Wu appears as “himself” but also as a monk on a spiritual quest and questions the justice of the heavens.
First performed in a workshop with Ariane Mnouchkine in 2000 and later toured, in an extended form, around the world, this one-man show is a professional and emotional tour de force for Wu. Read More
