Love on a Magpie Bridge

Love on the Magpie Bridge is a poetic drama that combines poetry, music, dance, acting and games to tell the Chinese legend of the Weaver goddess and a Cowherd. Their love for each other angered the goddess’ mother. She separated the lovers by creating a river of stars. Only once a year the lovers may reunite, thanks to the sacrifice of the cow god and the compassion and ingenuity of the magpies.