A Hunger Artist
Live Stream Theater
Duration
Oct.2023 - Feb.2024
Role
Projection Designer
Tools
Qlab
MadMapper
Touch Designer
Adobe After Effect
Description
A Hunger Artist is a radical reimagining of Kafka's seminal short story about an artist who fasts in a cage. Set in an online streaming world, this production examines the human condition and noble ways of interactions in the current time through the hunger artist's questions of “what does it mean for him to gain attention from people” and “what are his real values that he can insist on” in that world.
Carl Bindman – THE HUNGER ARTIST
Mari Blake – THE MANAGER
Jaren Anderson – ALEX DANIELS
Abby Wheeler – BRI ANNA
Production Team & Crew
Director Yibin Wang
Playwright Michael Landes
Dramaturg Yi-Ming Chen
Production Stage Manager Fouad Hassan
Assistant Stage Manager Matthew Valunas
Sound Designer Liam Bellman-Sharpe
Lighting Designer Kristen Paige
Props Designer Lingyi Wang
Projection Designer Keer Zhao
Projection Designer Chenyuan Yu
Costume Designer Hanxiao Zhang
Scenic Designer Qingan Zhang
Cinematographer Tonghuan Zhao
Producer Michael Lee
Company Manager Vick Liu
About the Director
Yibin Wang is a theater and performance director from China and works internationally. He is dedicated to gathering people with different backgrounds and exploring ways of human communication in his work. He was the associate artistic director of the 2020 B.O.N.D International Festival and the co-curator of the “Designing Care” project in Hangzhou.