Abstract
The exploration undertaken by the Chinese writer Gao Xingjian is among the most representative of the drama experiments made in contemporary China. Inspired by avant-garde Western playwrights, especially Samuel Beckett and Bertolt Brecht, Gao transcended the realistic tradition of modern Chinese drama throughout his forty-year career. Brecht’s misinterpretation of Chinese drama enabled Gao to transform the writing and performance of traditional Chinese drama in his own original way, which opened up a uniquely oriental approach to drama explorations worldwide.
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