British troupe brings its physical theatre Missing to Beijing

Rehearsal images of Missing. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

"In fact, it is a journey into the depths of the human psyche. And some people might feel the need to take such a journey early in their 20s. So maybe we could view the play in terms of life, culture, emotion and many other things. It is not merely a play about a middle aged woman, it is about reclaiming a soul, which is sexless," Robertson said.

As a physical theatre with few lines and mostly dancing body gestures, the play has no trouble awaking the audiences' heartening memories of the past while bringing consciousness to those buried inflictions that in some way deserves to be reconciled in order to live on.

Last night, Missing had its 2016 China debut at the Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center. The dancers' fantastic visual and visceral presentation, the extraordinary choreography amazed the Beijing audience. The play will also perform today and tomorrow.

Lahav said that aside from Missing, he's planning to collaborate Gecko with the Shanghai Drama Arts Center to produce another play, a physical theatre adapted from William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. The play is expected to come out this summer.

If you go

7:30 pm, Friday-Saturday. Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, 9 Tianqiao South Street, Xi Cheng district. 400-6350-3355.