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Queer Dàn Fantasy (群妖會)
Type
Interdisciplinary Queer Performance
Format
Live Multimedia Performance
Creative Process
Queer Dàn Fantasy is the culmination of the long-term artistic research project “Queer Dàn,” which itself is part of the 2021 project “S.O.A.R. Queen (Study of a Rice Queen).” This performance blends drama, music, dance, and acrobatics into a unique intercultural experiment, delving deep into queer histories and expressions while breaking new ground in performance art.
Dimensions / Scale
90-minute live multimedia performance
Presentation History
2023
群妖會 Queer Dàn Fantasy
Vierte Welt, Berlin, Germany
25 June 2023
2023
群妖會－三位一體版 Queer Dàn Fantasy – Trinity Version
Tingeltangel Festival, Frankfurt, Germany
29 September 2023
2024
群妖會 Queer Dàn Fantasy – Club Version
AN(8)X Festival, 90mil, Berlin, Germany
17 August 2024
2025
Queer Dàn – 雙煞祭 | The Dual Fiends Rite
by Sichi Li & Po-fu Wu
HIDE & SEEN – My Asian Desire to Fit In and Queer Desire to Be Seen
Utopia Kiosk, Stuttgart, Germany
3–5 October 2025
Original Artistic Team
Artistic Director
Ming Poon
Performers
Andrea Tian Lei, Jianyu Wang, Joan Ling-Li Nesbit-Chang, Lee Mun Wai, Liam Li, Po-fu Wu, Sichi Li, Tim Chia Wu
Sound Design
Sum-Sum Shen
Costume Design
Tin Wang
Lighting Design
Rodrigo Campos
Makeup
Adrian Blount
DJ
Yinan
Co-produced by
Vierte Welt & MIFRUSH Production
hashtag
#QueerPerformance #CulturalIdentity #ChineseQueerArt #DecolonizingArt #ArtAndResistance #BerlinArtScene #QueerDàn
Year
2023,2024,2025
Queer Dàn Fantasy reimagines the traditional Nán Dàn, the male cross-dressing performance in Chinese opera, into a bold, contemporary queer art form called “Queer Dàn.” Created by eight queer artists of Chinese descent, the performance challenges the heteronormative and patriarchal norms embedded in traditional Nán Dàn, instead showcasing the rich and unacknowledged narratives of queer individuals today.
This performance seeks to awaken a broader recognition of Chinese queerness while expanding the definition of queerness beyond Western experiences. Through Queer Dàn Fantasy, the creators aim to dismantle white-dominated queer frameworks, highlight diverse gender and cultural expressions, and present a defiant rejection of patriarchy and white supremacy.
