Wang Chong (director)

Wang Chong 王翀
Wang Chong in 2011
Born (1982-01-08) January 8, 1982
Beijing, China
Known for Theatre
Awards Festival/Tokyo Award
Website hanenaka.wixsite.com/theatre-du-reve

Wang Chong (王翀; born 8 January 1982) is an award-winning avant-garde theatre director and translator. His works have been performed in 16 countries, gaining both popular and critical acclaim. Wang has become the leading force of Chinese experimental theatre for his explorations in multimedia performance and documentary theatre.

Ibsen in One Take, 2012

Life

Wang graduated from Peking University with a degree in law and economics. Since then, he has studied theatre in China and the U.S., working with influential directors Lin Zhaohua and Robert Wilson.

In 2008, Wang Chong founded Théatre du Rêve Expérimental (薪传实验剧团), a Beijing-based performance group. It soon became one of the most active touring companies in China. His works include: The Warfare of Landmine 2.0, winning 2013 Festival/Tokyo Award; Lu Xun, noted by The Beijing News as The Best Chinese Performance of Year 2016; Teahouse 2.0, winning One Drama Award The Best Little Theater Performance of Year 2017; Thunderstorm 2.0, noted as one of The Best Ten Little Theatre Works in China, 1982-2012.[1]

At the start of year 2016, Wang stopped using cellphone and social networks. He currently lives in The De-electrified Territory (TDT, or Ting Dian Ting), a self-designed Beijing apartment that has no electricity and no electronics.[2]

Theatre Works

TitleTextTime of PremiereTour
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2.0 Wang Chong 2017, world premiere Tokyo
As the Sparrow Wended in A Windless Winter Zhao Binghao 2017, world premiere Tokyo
Teahouse 2.0 Lao She 2017, world premiere Beijing
Little Emperors Lachlan Philppot 2017, world premiere Melbourne
Lu XunLi Jing2016, world premiereBeijing, Shaoxing, Hangzhou, Shanghai
ConstellationsNick Payne2015, Chinese language premiereBeijing, Xi'an, Suzhou, Chongqing, Shanghai, Wuzhen
Revolutionary Model Play 2.0Zhao Binghao2015, world premiereSingapore
Stories from Unofficial ChinaGritt Uldall-Jessen2015, world premiereHelsingor
Ghosts 2.0Henrik Ibsen2014, world premiereSeoul, Beijing, Tokyo, Taoyuan, Taipei, Shanghai, Groningen
The Warfare of Landmine 2.0Wang Chong and Zhao Binghao2013, world premiereTokyo, Hangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai
KurukullaZhao Binghao2013, world premiereNew York
Ibsen in One TakeOda Fiskum after Henrik Ibsen2012, world premiereBeijing, Rotterdam, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Oslo, Adelaide
The Flowers on the Sea 2.0Wang Chong after Han Bangqing2012, world premiereShanghai
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve JobsMike Daisey2012, Chinese language premiereBeijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Wuxi, Taicang
The Chairs 2.0Devised2012, world premiereToga, Beijing
Thunderstorm 2.0Wang Chong after Cao Yu2012, world premiereBeijing, Taipei, Jerusalem, New York
Central Park WestWoody Allen2011, Chinese language premiereBeijing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Zhengzhou, Changsha, Ningbo, Shanghai, Taipei, Tianjin
HamletmachineHeiner Muller2010, China mainland premiere[3]Beijing, Hangzhou, Avignon
The Peking OperaTIONDevised2010, world premiereBeijing, Shanghai
CraveSarah Kane2009, China mainland premiereBeijing
Self-accusationPeter Handke2009, China mainland premiereBeijing, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, London
The Vagina MonologuesEve Ensler2009, China mainland premiere[4]Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Changsha, Hangzhou, Tianjin
e-StationDevised2008, world premiereBeijing, New York, Quebéc, Edinburgh, Shanghai
The Arabian NightRoland Schimmelpfennig2007, Chinese language premiereBeijing
HamletismWilliam Shakespeare2006, world premiere[5]Honolulu, Beijing
The Warfare of Landmine 2.0, Tokyo, 2013
The Warfare of Landmine 2.0, Tokyo, 2013

Translations

Plays:

Other:

Awards and honors

  • One Drama Award for Best Little Theater Performance of Year 2017 (Teahouse 2.0)[8]
  • Festival/Tokyo Award, 2013
  • Asian Cultural Council Fellowship, 2013
  • Experimental Artist of the Year, The Beijing News, 2012
  • Jury Award, Asian Theatre Directors’ Festival, 2012
  • Nomination for Best Production (e-Station), Mont-Laurier International Theatre Festival, 2009
  • Han Suyin Award for Young Translators, Translators Association of China, 2007
Wang Chong receiving One Drama Award, Shanghai, 2018
Wang Chong receiving One Drama Award, Shanghai, 2018

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bjnews.com.cn/ent/2012/09/20/223797.html
  2. ↑ "Qdaily interview".
  3. ↑ See http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2010-09/25/content_11343867.htm
  4. ↑ See http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1906127,00.html
  5. ↑ See http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Mar/22/en/FP603220307.html
  6. ↑ The translation of The Arabian Night (《阿拉伯之夜》) is published on Drama (《戏剧》, Issue 118).
  7. ↑ The translation of the treatise (《戏剧在加速的时代》) is published on Theater Arts (《戏剧艺术》, Issue 142).
  8. ↑ "Speech Made at One Drama Awards Ceremony".
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