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THE BUS STOP 车站

A play by Gao Xingjian. Nov. 26th – Dec. 4th, 2021

Reeve Theatre at the University of Calgary;

Performed in English with Mandarin Surtitles.

People age while waiting.

To embrace the vulnerability that all human beings share.

Photos by Tim Nguyen

Set and prop designed by April Viczko

Costume designed by Cassie Holmes

Lighting designed by Scott Reid

Links

1 / Preview: A metaphor for the Chinese Cultural Revolution, The Bus Stop takes on new meaning in pandemic

https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/theatre/preview-a-metaphor-for-the-chinese-cultural-revolution-the-bus-stop-takes-on-new-meaning-in-pandemic

2 / The Artistic Statement: People Age while Waiting: A Reinterpretation of the Universal Significance in The Bus Stop

https://prism.ucalgary.ca/items/6364808d-a869-46e9-a404-b02078f171d5

3 / UCalgary School of Creative and Performing Arts Production Introduction and Credits

https://arts.ucalgary.ca/creative-performing-arts/news-and-events/school-events/scpa-2021-22-season/drama-2021-22-season-1

Production still: Students from the School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA).

Production still: A girl waiting for the bus.

Production still: A silent crowd.

Production still: In the distance, the “silent man” plays his solitary melody.

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