Dragon of Our Dreams is an experimental, interdisciplinary puppet art performance that uses traditional Chinese characters and imagery to depict the dream-induced journey of a boy toward finding the courage to stand up and vanquish the evil forces of the world. 

In 2023 Visual Expressions utilized a Workshop grant by the Jim Henson Foundation to create a limited version of this new show. Hua Hua Zhang, as Designer and Artistic Director sculpted a boy who is the main character of the show, the horned villagers, the demon-king, shadow puppets, and made ink paintings for the workshop. Adam Danoff, Technical Director, filmed the moving ink paintings and shadow puppets for projection during the show. Gamin Kang, Satoshi Takeishi and Jingzhe Wang composed original music tracks for the workshop. Eventually they were joined by two additional performers Travis Daniel Draper, and James Ofalt. The creative team began to experiment with some of the important scenes, bringing them to life for the workshop.

Dragon of Our Dreams will continue explore timely themes in an innovative, unforgettable way.