Tai Wei Foo performs in Blue Dragon
The Blue Dragon by Marie Michaud and Robert Lepage is a three person performance that is visually striking and takes you on a rollercoaster if not predictable journey.
Typical of many Lepage productions, Blue Dragon exposes his audience to the idea of the Other and asks you to question what you think you know—explore different options.
Blue Dragon depicts the tale of Quebec-born artist Pierre La Montagne (Henri Chassé) now permanently and somewhat precariously, living inChina, his visiting estranged wife Claire (Michaud) and Xiao Ling (Tei Woo Foo),Pierre’s young artist lover.
Part love triangle, part human struggle and all thought-provoking, this play is a game of threes. Not only are there only three characters, the story unfolds in three languages—French, Chinese and English (with surtitles for translation) and ends in a “choose your own adventure” style, offering viewers three optional conclusions.
Visually, this play excites the eye from the first brush strokes across the large backdrop to the fabulously timed and executed traditional Chinese dances, performed masterfully by Foo, who also choreographed the routines. The lighting (Louis-Xavier Gagnon-Lebrun) was highly effective throughout, at times bright and airy, or appropriately dim for more morose scenes and with lightning effects here and there and in between.
Blue Dragon is a story that asks you to question the meanings of home, desire, want vs need, honesty and betrayal. You may find that there are no easy or right interpretations for any of them.
Blue Dragon plays at the Royal Alexandra Theatre until February 19. For show times and tickets please visit: http://mirvish.com/
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