MEDIATHEK

Mou Sen is a forerunner of China’s experimental theatre and one of the most internationally acclaimed theatre directors in China. He was admitted into Chinese Language Department, Beijing Normal University in 1980, and later spent two years directing in Tibet Theatre Company. In 1987 he returned to Beijing and set up the first independent theatre in China, Frog Experimental Theatre. In 1993, he established Xi Ju Che Jian, or Garage Theatre, to continue his theatrical experimentation in alternative underground spaces. He quit directing in 1997 due to poor box office, but returned in 2002 as a literature advisor and repertoire producer.(Cornell University)(RS)