Love & Samsara tells the story of a pair of twin sisters, Scarlet and Red, who visit a toyshop called Aranya in front of a busy temple in their dreams. There the twins see a male puppeteer manipulating various puppets and speaking in an unfamiliar tongue. Everything just give them a sense of déjà vu as though they are revisiting memories of their previous lives. As the ghostly romance unfolds on stage, Scarlet and Red involuntarily move in synchronization with these puppets, enacting the haunting love entanglement lasting a millennium. This co-production between Taiwan and Hong Kong brings together puppetry and live actors, traditional and modern theater elements to broaden the horizon of contemporary glove puppetry theater.

Zhen Yun Lin Ge Puppet Theater

The Zhen Yun Lin Ge Puppet Theater was founded in 1975 by LI Yung-bau, who received his puppetry training from his brother LI Jin-shu. The troupe combines traditional puppetry skill, musical instruments and modern stereo equipment to tell stories about filial obedience, piety and righteousness and also reflect human circumstances. In addition to traditional outdoor performances staged for religious ceremonial occasions, the troupe now also seeks to further advance the artistic aspects of puppetry theater. It is selected as one of the Taiwan Top Groups by the National Culture and Arts Foundation. 

Theatre Ronin(Hong Kong)

Theatre Ronin is founded by its Artistic Director Alex TAM in 2006 and is currently a recipient of Hong Kong Arts Development Council’s three-year grant.

Theatre Ronin forges its token by bestowing the vastitude of fine sceneries in the human realm; through the use of highly romantic imageries on stage, it endeavors to preserve the world’s reminiscent beauty before its aura vanish in the New Media Age. Dedicated to exploring contemporary theatrical language and the aesthetics of ‘Theatre of Imagery’ and creating a distinctively imaginative performing style, Theatre Ronin’s theatrical works stemmed from varied source materials, as well as the culture and literature of Hong Kong. Many of its works are invited to various drama festivals in U.K, France, Argentina, Taiwan and China.

| Creative Team |

Director of Zhen Yun Lin Ge Puppet Theater & Lead Performer / LI Jing-ye

Artistic Director of Theatre Ronin, Concept & Director/ Alex TAM (Hong Kong)

Playwright / HO Ying-kuen (Hong Kong)

Executive Director / RUAN Yi

Performer / CHIU Lo-yin (Hong Kong), WANG, Yu-ting

Stage Design / CHEN Chin-ting

Video Design / Maurice LAI (Hong Kong)

Lighting Design / HUANG Shen-quan

Traditional Music Design / LIN Jin-quan

Contemporary Music composer& Sound Design / Maj CHAN (Hong Kong)

Deputy Sound Design / HUANG Wei-yu

Puppet-making & Design / KUO Chien-fu

Costume Design / LIN Yu-yuan

Dramaturgy / YEUNG Fai

English Surtitles Translation / Cheryl YUNG (Hong Kong)

Producer / LIU Wan-yi, Jessie LAM (Hong Kong)

Associate Producer / CHEN Hsiang-chi

Stage Manager / LIN Chen-yu

Marketing Coordinator / CHANG Ting-yu

Special Thanks to／Hong Kong Arts Development Council