My Next Step

Following his 2012 documentary My Way on Cantonese Opera, Cheuk Cheung continues to explore the role of traditional Chinese opera in modern society in his second feature about Kunqu Opera. While My Way highlighted the struggles of male performers who play female characters, My Next Step focuses on the increasingly marginalised wusheng, male performers who specialise in martial characters. In an uncertain environment where opportunities are few and dwindling, wusheng Yang Yang grows from an unassured youth ready to call it quits to staging his own show. Filled with performance excerpts, the documentary offers an intimate look into the world of Kunqu and the inspiring journey of a young man in a fading art.