by Michael Landes
Directed by Yibin Wang
Columbia University School of the Arts present A Hunger Artist, a directing thesis production by current student Yibin Wang.
A Hunger Artist is a radical reimagining of Kafka’s seminal short story about an artist who fasts in a cage. Set in an online streaming world, this production examines the human condition and noble ways of interactions in the current time through the hunger artist’s questions of “what does it mean for him to gain attention from people” and “what are his real values that he can insist on” in that world.
Showtimes
Thursday, February 8 @ 8pm
Friday, February 9 @ 8pm
Saturday, February 10 @ 2pm
Saturday, February 10 @ 8pm
Sunday, February 11 @ 2pm
Run Time
90 minutes, no intermission
Content Warning
Depictions of irregular eating/disordered eating
Featuring
Carl Bindman – THE HUNGER ARTIST
Mari Blake – THE MANAGER
Jaren Anderson – ALEX DANIELS
Abby Wheeler – BRI ANNA
Production Team & Crew
Director Yibin Wang (current student)
Playwright Michael Landes (current student)
Dramaturg Yi-Ming Chen (current student)
Production Stage Manager Fouad Hassan (current student)
Assistant Stage Manager Matthew Valunas (current student)
Sound Designer Liam Bellman-Sharpe
Lighting Designer Kristen Paige
Projection Designer Luhan Rong
Props Designer Lingyi Wang
Projection Designer Chenyuan Yu
Costume Designer Hanxiao Zhang
Scenic Designer Qingan Zhang
Projection Designer Keer Zhao
Cinematographer Tonghuan Zhao (current student)
Producer Michael Lee (current student)
Company Manager Vick Liu (current student)
About the Director
Yibin Wang is a theater and performance director from China and works internationally. He is dedicated to gathering people with different backgrounds and exploring ways of human communication in his work. He was the associate artistic director of the 2020 B.O.N.D International Festival and the co-curator of the “Designing Care” project in Hangzhou.
Recent projects: 一棵树从梦中尚未醒来 (Beijing International Youth Theater Festival), A Theater Letter To You (Columbia University), The Vanya Project (Columbia University).
BA, Bard College; MFA candidate in Directing at Columbia University. @yibinbillwang