Ah Q is a man from the rural peasant class with little education. He is a poor vagrant who suffers perpetual poverty and humiliation but carries on with his daily life while persuading himself mentally that he is spiritually "superior" to his oppressors. Many -- Lu Xun himself included -- more...
have identified the similarity between Ah Q and another well known character who is also famous for "spiritual victories" -- Don Quixote.
Set in rural China around the 1911 revolution, the musical's original songs fuse with the rhythmic clowning techniques of Chinese Gaojia Opera. Its simplicity, directness in style, and poignant theme makes it easy for all audiences to laugh with, to contemplate, and to understand the plight of Ah Q.
