# Breaking the Moon Canonical: https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/breaking-the-moon Breaking the Moon, 2023. Theatre, rehearsal and production archive. He Fa’s role: Supervising producer; rehearsal discussion and creative coordination. 2023 / Theatre, rehearsal and production archive A collaborative rehearsal process built around changing relationships between roles; directed by Xu Shuai, with He Fa credited as supervising producer. Pre-performance poster, published in Breaking the Moon: Tickets Available on November 28, 2023. Full original layout and production credits preserved; no separate designer credit is given. He Fa’s role Credited as supervising producer; performers describe his involvement in coordinating changes to the roles Director and writer Director: Xu Shuai; writer: Li Yaxin Announced performance December 16, 2023, 19:30–21:00, 321 Space, Beijing Other production credits Film/video production: Sun Jiarui; music: Zhao Ziyi; production coordination: Han Fengning; performance guidance: Jiujiu Documented stage Rehearsal accounts, production credits and pre-performance announcements, November–December 2023 ## Work record Breaking the Moon, 2023. Theatre, rehearsal and production archive. He Fa’s role: Supervising producer; rehearsal discussion and creative coordination. Work / series Breaking the Moon Date 2023 Medium Theatre, rehearsal and production archive He Fa’s role Supervising producer; rehearsal discussion and creative coordination Catalogue section Collaborative practice Cite this record: Breaking the Moon · 2023 · Supervising producer; rehearsal discussion and creative coordination · [https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/breaking-the-moon](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/breaking-the-moon) [2023-11-27 | Original Chinese source: 关于烧月亮，或是关于爱是什么，或是关于破碎的与完整的幻觉](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2023/2023-11-27-关于烧月亮-或是关于爱是什么-或是关于破碎的与完整的幻觉-75feb6fadf/) [2023-11-28 | Original Chinese source: 破月戏剧开票](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2023/2023-11-28-破月戏剧开票-187e21c077/) [2023-12-07 | Original Chinese source: 破月，，演员介绍](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2023/2023-12-07-破月-演员介绍-b84081a182/) [2023-12-07 | Original Chinese source: 《破月》公演｜生活戏剧？开放关系？我和你？是破了幻想，还是烧了那该死的月亮？](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2023/2023-12-07-破月-公演-生活戏剧-开放关系-我和你-是破了幻想-还是烧了那该死的月亮-405e26afc3/) ## From Burning the Moon to Breaking the Moon In his signed article of November 27, 2023, He Fa introduced Xu Shuai’s new production. He explains that its earlier title, Burning the Moon, was changed to Breaking the Moon because another production used that name. His account describes rehearsals shaped by changing schedules and personnel, gradually connecting the participants, and invites readers to attend on December 16. The title change, rehearsals and performance plan are retained as stages of one production history. ## The supervising producer within collaborative rehearsal A performer’s account published on December 7 describes roles changing through rehearsal. One performer initially played an observer accompanying the others on a drum. As the group questioned the relationships and script, He Fa helped coordinate a new approach: the observer became a participant in the relationship between the other two performers. Improvisation continued from this revised framework. The account gives a concrete dimension to his supervising-producer credit while preserving the distinct contributions of director Xu Shuai, writer Li Yaxin and the performers. ## Preserving the successive credits and announcements Both the November 28 and December 7 credit lists name He Fa as supervising producer and Xu Shuai as director. The first lists Xueli, Wu Qiyou, Hou Xiaoxue and Zeilaman; the later list replaces the first name with Shanzha, without explaining the change. The December 7 announcement schedules a theatre salon at 321 Space for December 16, 19:30–21:00, with 30 audience places. These sources document rehearsals and production collaboration; the date, duration and capacity remain the terms of the pre-performance announcement. ## Works & details Pre-performance poster, published in Breaking the Moon: Tickets Available on November 28, 2023. Full original layout and production credits preserved; no separate designer credit is given. Performance-related photograph published in Breaking the Moon: Introducing the Performers on December 7, 2023. The capture date and photographer are not separately credited. Performance-related photograph published in Breaking the Moon: Introducing the Performers on December 7, 2023. The capture date and photographer are not separately credited. ## Moving image & related documents [2023-11-27 | Original Chinese source: 关于烧月亮，或是关于爱是什么，或是关于破碎的与完整的幻觉 ↗](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2023/2023-11-27-关于烧月亮-或是关于爱是什么-或是关于破碎的与完整的幻觉-75feb6fadf/) [2023-11-28 | Original Chinese source: 破月戏剧开票 ↗](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2023/2023-11-28-破月戏剧开票-187e21c077/) [2023-12-07 | Original Chinese source: 破月，，演员介绍 ↗](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2023/2023-12-07-破月-演员介绍-b84081a182/) [2023-12-07 | Original Chinese source: 《破月》公演｜生活戏剧？开放关系？我和你？是破了幻想，还是烧了那该死的月亮？ ↗](https://p4theater.cn/articles/2023/2023-12-07-破月-公演-生活戏剧-开放关系-我和你-是破了幻想-还是烧了那该死的月亮-405e26afc3/) ## Archive note Prepared from He Fa’s signed 2023 article, P4 production credits and performers’ accounts. Collaborative roles retain their original credits; planned performance details are distinguished from documented rehearsals. ## Continue exploring ### Human Surrender / Shoot Self with You A collective film grows through recruitment, rehearsal and public performance. How does shared time enter the edit? ### P4 Theater Spaces, participants, events and documentation change one another through sustained work. ### Becoming Wind, Breaking Waves A personal account by Lifeng calls others into a shared creative process. TAKE A PATH ACROSS ## Other paths from this work. Working together How an organizer enters rehearsal [Breaking the Moon](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/breaking-the-moon) ↔ [Hallucination](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/hallucination) Accounts of Hallucination record recruitment and organizational intervention; a Breaking the Moon performer describes the supervising producer helping revise a role. Organization occurs within rehearsal too, while each work retains its distinct directing and collaborative credits. 2023 / Theatre, rehearsal and production archive 2020 / Proscenium theatre and production practice Read the source materials Later account [From Shixiang research to an open call ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/hallucination#chapter-3) The 27 April 2021 account A Seemingly Uncertain Future recalls recruitment, rehearsals and organizer intervention from Shixiang to Hallucination and explicitly records a performance. Period document [The supervising producer within collaborative rehearsal ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/breaking-the-moon#chapter-2) An actor’s account of 7 December 2023 records an observer role becoming a participant through discussion, with He Fa contributing as supervisor; actor and character remain distinct. [Continue from this work ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/crossings#work=hallucination) Working together ### How an organizer enters rehearsal [Breaking the Moon](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/breaking-the-moon) ↔ [Hallucination](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/hallucination) Accounts of Hallucination record recruitment and organizational intervention; a Breaking the Moon performer describes the supervising producer helping revise a role. Organization occurs within rehearsal too, while each work retains its distinct directing and collaborative credits. 2023 / Theatre, rehearsal and production archive 2020 / Proscenium theatre and production practice Later account [From Shixiang research to an open call ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/hallucination#chapter-3) The 27 April 2021 account A Seemingly Uncertain Future recalls recruitment, rehearsals and organizer intervention from Shixiang to Hallucination and explicitly records a performance. The 27 April 2021 account A Seemingly Uncertain Future recalls recruitment, rehearsals and organizer intervention from Shixiang to Hallucination and explicitly records a performance. Period document [The supervising producer within collaborative rehearsal ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/breaking-the-moon#chapter-2) An actor’s account of 7 December 2023 records an observer role becoming a participant through discussion, with He Fa contributing as supervisor; actor and character remain distinct. An actor’s account of 7 December 2023 records an observer role becoming a participant through discussion, with He Fa contributing as supervisor; actor and character remain distinct. [DOCUMENT RECORD](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/romance-theatre) Body and presence Relations change a role’s position [Breaking the Moon](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/breaking-the-moon) ↔ [Romance Theatre](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/romance-theatre) Liang Yin’s Romance Theatre proposal feeds interaction records into a script; a Breaking the Moon rehearsal account turns an observer role into a participant in a relationship. Life and theatre rewrite one another without making real people identical to characters. 2023 / Theatre, rehearsal and production archive 2022 / Continuing workshops, relational practice and documentation Read the source materials Period document [From proposal to continuing practice ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/romance-theatre#chapter-1) Liang Yin’s November 2022 call proposes recording relationships, developing a script from the recordings and performance by participants; He Fa’s later account is dated separately. Period document [The supervising producer within collaborative rehearsal ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/breaking-the-moon#chapter-2) An actor’s account of 7 December 2023 records an observer role becoming a participant through discussion, with He Fa contributing as supervisor; actor and character remain distinct. [Continue from this work ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/crossings#work=romance-theatre) Body and presence ### Relations change a role’s position [Breaking the Moon](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/breaking-the-moon) ↔ [Romance Theatre](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/romance-theatre) Liang Yin’s Romance Theatre proposal feeds interaction records into a script; a Breaking the Moon rehearsal account turns an observer role into a participant in a relationship. Life and theatre rewrite one another without making real people identical to characters. 2023 / Theatre, rehearsal and production archive 2022 / Continuing workshops, relational practice and documentation Period document [From proposal to continuing practice ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/romance-theatre#chapter-1) Liang Yin’s November 2022 call proposes recording relationships, developing a script from the recordings and performance by participants; He Fa’s later account is dated separately. Liang Yin’s November 2022 call proposes recording relationships, developing a script from the recordings and performance by participants; He Fa’s later account is dated separately. Period document [The supervising producer within collaborative rehearsal ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/breaking-the-moon#chapter-2) An actor’s account of 7 December 2023 records an observer role becoming a participant through discussion, with He Fa contributing as supervisor; actor and character remain distinct. An actor’s account of 7 December 2023 records an observer role becoming a participant through discussion, with He Fa contributing as supervisor; actor and character remain distinct. FROM HERE, ELSEWHERE ## Passages between works ### Related records in the archive [Human Surrender / Shoot Self with You ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/human-surrender) 2023–2024 [P4 Theater ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/p4-theatre) 2015–present [Becoming Wind, Breaking Waves ↗](https://hefa.p4theater.cn/en/work/becoming-wind) 2023