The Other Shore

The Other Shore
Written byGao Xingjian
Original languageChinese,
tr. by G. C. Fong
GenreSymbolism
Chinese drama
Setting"From the real world to the non-existent other shore"

The Other Shore (Chinese: 彼岸; pinyin: bǐ'àn; untoned Bi An; previously translated The Other Side) is a play by the Chinese writer Gao Xingjian. It was first published into English in 1997 and translated again in 1999.

The intended premiere of The Other Shore under the direction of Lin Zhaohua at the Beijing People's Art Theatre had its production shut down by the Chinese government before it reached performances.[1] The playwright proceeded to direct productions of the play at the Taiwan National College of Art in 1990 and at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 1995.

  1. ^ Gao, Xingjian. The Other Shore: Plays by Gao Xingjian. Trans. Gilbert C. F. Fong. Hong Kong: Chinese University Press, 2000.