His theory "Pure Drama" and his related exploration in the field are known as "Li Liuyi Methodology", which is widely acclaimed and researched.
He was once invited by the City of Linz—the European Capital of Culture in 2009 to direct the opera The Land of Smiles in Linz State Theatre.
[4] Li directed and put the "Heroine" trilogy on stage for the opening ceremony of Holland Festival and was received by the Queen of the Netherlands.
The project includes three works of ancient Greek tragedy, Antigone, Oedipus Rex, and Prometheus Bound, and the Chinese epic King Gesar (I, II and III).
[29] As stated in its programme note, "Re-assuming the responsibility of being a practitioner of drama", Li Liuyi's Antigone has realized a kind of "self-awareness"—it stands at the crossroad of Chinese experience and Western classics and has completed a conversation with the times and the world.