Riverbed Theatre was founded in 1998 in Taipei, Taiwan. The company's image-based, Total Theatre productions blur the boundaries between visual and performing arts. Critics have praised the organic, sculptural quality of Riverbed's "subconscious" theatre, likening the performances to the best works of Samuel Beckett and David Lynch. Riverbed has participated in festivals and events including the 2007 and 2008 Avignon-Off Festival (Avignon), 2006 Alice Festival (Tokyo), 2006 M1 Fringe Festival (Singapore), 2004 New Ideas Theatre Festival (Taipei), 2004 Alice Festival (Tokyo and Osaka), 2003 World Art Collective Festival (Macau), 2002 New Wave Theatre Festival (Kaohsiung), 2001 Anthony Burgess Symposium (Angers), and the 2001 Taiwanese Experimental Theatre Festival (Boston).