A father's funeral unveils the silent emotions behind the mask of an ordinary Chinese family.

My Dad Is Dead combines European mask theatre techniques with a Chinese story of family emotion. In the sacred and solemn space of the Pyramid Square at Sea World Art Center, it creates a funeral that is warm, reflective, and magical. At the funeral site, the stories of the father and his family unfold piece by piece, sometimes fragmented, sometimes heartwarming. Love and hate, life and death, forgiveness and redemption—how do we become a family? This performance explores the eternal pyramid of family affection.

Open Door Theatre is the first theatre studio in China that focuses on the teaching and creation of clown art and mask theatre. Their representative plays include clown play No Terracotta Warriors, Gu Gu Ga Ya, Li La Lu Circus, environmental theater Awakening of Insects and so on. His plays have been nominated for many times for Wuzhen Theatre Festival, Shenzhen Fringe Festival, Daliangshan International Theatre Festival, and other well-known theatre festivals.

Production Team

Director：Chen Shengyu

Set Designer: Tobia Zambotti