Reviews

I do not come to the theater to find answers. Sometimes I receive information, sometimes I express feelings, and sometimes I grab energy. Fox Angel is the latter for me, as if I had glimpsed a certain moment of déjà vu, and felt calm and peaceful in the madness.

 dixans, Damai user

In this work, I see the creative team's humanistic concern for a specific group: young urban office workers. Job, sentiments, the search for meaning in life, and the concern for psychological trauma. These elements are pieced together into an important existence for contemporary youth, and it is all backed by good psychological and philosophical background.

aikanjude Sarah, Damai user

I had intense mood swings throughout the whole work. Once you entered this entirely different world, you could, without hesitating at all, toss all your own feelings there and the aesthetic pleasure would just come to you.

Moguli, Douban user

I have never seen such a play. Every action of Huang Xiangli's on stage could add a unique voice to the character. The slightest facial expression was haunting, whether it was her fear, anger, helplessness, inner breakdown and despair, or her happiness, bashfulness, and capriciousness.

 Chiyu, Damai user

To watch Fox Angel is to enjoy Meng Jinghui's aesthetic. Huang Xiangli's touching body language, emotional expressivity, and dramatic delivery have given this one-man show an intensity. She plays five different roles by herself, each one unique. Their lost, messy lives are immersed in the audience, and in this black box theater.

 Baqian, Douban user

About Fox Angel

As it is named Fox Angel, this play is full of mysteries, temptations, cunnings, curiousness, sharpness, and vigorousness. In a car accident, the person who was hit and the person who was to blame both became representatives of evil. A curse gave birth to thoughts in an empty brain. Insomnia led to love, or to desire, or oneself. The last wish rekindled the heartbeat and continued the life on the stage. The deceased was silent, and the beings hovered in this wavering space…

Credits

Director: Meng Jinghui

Cast: Huang Xiangli

Scenographer: Zhang Wu

Lighting Design: Wang Qi

Multi-media Design: GolemKlonVIII (GER)

Music/Composer: Stolen

Set Director/Style Design: Yu Lei

Music Overall Planning: Hua Shan

Sound Design: Zhang Xun

Make-up Design: Luo Yuan

Stage Manager: Jia Yuying

Lighting Design Assistant: Chen Nan

Lighting Operation: Wang Yuhao

Sound Operation: Chang Siyu

Multi-media: Li Zhenyu

Costume: Li Yingxin

Stage Settings: Yang Pengtao, Wu Jike, Chen Yilong

Director's Assistant: Li Huayi

Production Director: Wen Ronghua

Executive Producer: Zhang Qi

Publicity Director: Wang Hao

Publicities: Zhang Yue, Miao Dan

Poster Design: Huang Yijie

English Subtitles Translator: Zhang Hexin

About Meng Jinghui

Meng Jinghui is the most influential stage director in contemporary Chinese theatre. His productions have transformed the theatre scene in China with their sharp wit and social critique. Their diversity and creativity have become a cultural phenomenon, with more than 50 works staged since the 1990s, all eliciting strong reactions. 

About MENG Theatre Studio

Meng Jinghui Theatre Studio was established in 1997. Its creative foundation has always been the principle of diversification and the spirit of the avant-garde. On this basis, the Meng Theatre Studio has presented more than 40 pieces of contemporary theatre work—works which have been at the forefront of Chinese theatre art. Among them, Rhinoceros in Love is known as "the bible of contemporary love," and has been played more than 2,500 times.

In addition, Meng Theatre Studio has traveled all over the world to present their theatre works and to participate in international theatre festivals in, for example, Japan, Korea, Mexico, France, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Austria, Brazil, and Egypt.