Starfish

Xiao Nu, a weary star, longs to visit Earth’s oceans and transforms into a giant blue shark. In this Sino-French co-creation, marionettes, dance, and video animation intertwine to tell an ecological fable brimming with fantastical sea creatures. A sensorial, poetic reflection on our relationship with the planet and its transformations. 

Artistic Director Yang Qianwu
Direction Marjorie Nakache
Original work Zhou Xiaofeng
Adaptation Hu Die
Translation Pascale Wei-Guinot
Puppet and video design Kain
Original music Cheng Jin
Choreography Sonia Mazouz
Puppet direction Einat Landais, Jérémie Legroux, Sébastien Baille, Romain Duverne, Sevil Gregory
Costumes Nadia Rémond
Lighting Hervé Janlin
Performance Han Xing Chou, Jingxiu Sun, Jia Wu Zheng
Dancers Han Xing, Wu Zheng, Chou Jingxiu, Sun Jia, Yu Jie, Lu Xiaoyu, Ren Yongfan, Hou Yutong
Narrator and live musician Zhang Peng

Sino-French co-production Fédération des artistes et écrivains de Pékin • Association de théâtre de Pékin • Beijing Hope Star Culture Communication Ltd / Hanfeizi Shadow Puppet Theater • École d’art dramatique et de danse du Collège des médias et des arts de Tianjin 
Production delegate HAN Chi