©Niklas Vogt

Mu Wang (王牧) (she/her) is a theater and film director as well as a performer.  She was born in China.  In 2016, Mu began her studies in screen-/theater writing at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing. Since 2020, Mu has been living in Germany, where she completed her directing studies at the Academy of Performing Arts Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg under the mentorship of Christof Nel and Carolin Hochleichter in 2024.

Mu’s aesthetic is dark.  At the intersection of film and theater,  Mu focuses on visual.  From funeral to UFO,  from Cult Aesthetic on the screen to Cyberpunk in the church,  Mu has developed her own distinctive artistic signature. 

Identity and feminism are recurring themes in Mu’s work.

In theater, Mu works extensively with body and space. On the big screen, Mu functions as both director and writer, telling deeply personal and absurd stories.

Her short film UNPOETIC POEMS premiered at ENCOURAGE Film Talent (2024). Her solo performance IN DIESEM MOMENT DENKEN ALLE AN MICH was invited to the Stuttgart Europe Theater Meeting (SETT) 2023 and the Network Theater Festival as part of the Timisoara 2023 European Capital of Culture.

Her graduation short film in cooperation with SWR/ARTE, THE GIRL IS TAKEN AWAY BY ALIENS (WT), is expected to premiere in the summer of 2025.