Congratulations to the Body 115 team - following two critically-acclaimed runs at the Hope this year, the production won the Innovative Play category at the @pubtheatres1 awards last night!
It all feels too real — the struggle to piece words together, the freedom, and loosing hold of Chinese when I use English to write for too long. Even the question from a professor on ‘why don’t you do creative writing in a Chinese university’ is the same. Very relatable.
"I wrote and when it went well, I forgot I was writing in a language not native to me. It didn’t seem to matter which language I was writing in, or where I was." Ye Chun on learning to write in English without disappearing. https://t.co/6iUluf6tcU
Many creatives are familiar with that empty feeling once a great project is over. That’s why it's important to enjoy those jobs more while you’re doing them, says lighting designer Rob Halliday https://t.co/BcYe0onbEq
Our Young Company – the first paid in the UK – welcomes artists aged 18-25 who come from backgrounds connected to migration or displacement due to conflict
Our recent production DNA was a collaboration with this company to create new work inspired by their stories @RefugeeWeek
The Beijing LGBT Center announced its closure today. Founded in 2008, the Center was a vibrant community space & a groundbreaking advocacy organization. Their team spearheaded pioneering research, and built networks of LGBTQ-affirming health & business professionals. 1/5
Was practicing one of Schubert’s piano sonata and realized that one can write the most beautiful passages using simple materials. It’s ok to use simple words and phrases. You don’t need to complicate things. You don’t need to write like a native speaker.
Also, 你能识字就很好了!