“Contrast” is the main theme that can be seen throughout this music theatre presentation. The thesis discusses the motion techniques and the movement of the ink painting and applies them to the music theater performance. It presents a great variety of contrasts from different angles.

The thesis is the supplementary document of the music theatre “Yan”. Part One describes the motives for creating the piece of music theater and shows the relationship between the music theatre piece and the concept of artistic ink painting, which expresses the author’s beliefs and ideas. By using the techniques of ink painting and connecting them to the music, the link between the two becomes more intense. Part Two analyzes the author’s innovation of the music theatre piece “Yan”, which includes the design of each paragraph, the scheme of the stage performance and music, the dance choreography, the electronic music and the stage lighting as well as the author’s innovative operation of the “number contrast system”.

The thesis is divided into four chapters. Chapter one is the preface. Chapter two describes the author’s motive for creating this piece of music theatre, the concept of the music theatre and the introduction of some related theories. Chapter three analyzes the creation of the new music theatre piece “Yan”. Chapter four is the conclusion of the thesis.