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Thursday, July 9, 2026

“Sinfonia”: Stories from Harrogate by Xunnan Li

Sinfonia is a play in which older people of the local community take to the stage to share fragments of their lives. We may not often stop to imagine what growing old will feel like. Will we…

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

The 12th Dangdai Xiao Juchang Xiqu Jie (Contemporary Black Box Xiqu Festival当代小剧场戏曲节) by Star Theatres (繁星戏剧村) in Beijing 20 by Xunnan Li and Yuan Du

The Dangdai Xiao Juchang Xiqu Jie (Contemporary Black Box Xiqu Festival), operated at Star Theatres, has been a significant engine for contemporary experimentation of Xiqu (Chinese tra…

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Saturday, July 26, 2025

Ambiguous Space: A Review of the Chinese Play "L'histoire d'un Accident" at Avignon 2025 by Xunnan Li

Feng Lu's "L'histoire d'un Accident", presented in Avignon 2025, offers a layered exploration of theatrical space inspired by Henri Lefebvre's theory of spatial production. The play unfolds …

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Thursday, July 24, 2025

Chinese Traditional Theatre in the UK: Interview with Joanna Zenghui Qiu on the 10th Anniversary of the UK Chinese Opera Association by Xunnan Li

In 2025, the UK Chinese Opera Association marks its 10th anniversary, celebrating a decade of bridging tradition and innovation in Chinese opera. Founded by Joanna Zenghui Qiu, a former perf…

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Thursday, August 29, 2024

Contemporary Transnationalism Theatre in China: Theatre Review of "Apple Tree" directed by Feng Lu by Xunnan Li

In 2024, National Theatre of China in Beijing showcased an experimental avant-garde theatre work "Apple Tree" to talk about the tension in the contemporary marriage between a young Chinese c…

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Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Adapting Lu Xun for the Contemporary Stage: A Production by China's Central Academy of Drama at the Edinburgh Fringe Arts Festival: "ZhuJian (Forg by Xunnan Li

Adapted from Lu Xun's novel, the play takes the same name, "Zhu Jian" (Forging the Swords), and has become one of the most popular productions at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024. The work…

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Intercultural Chinese Dance Artist in the UK: Interview with Joanna Hangyu Zhou by Xunnan Li

UK-China Performing Arts (UKCPA), one of the UK's most prominent Chinese performing arts organizations, plays a crucial role in bridging Chinese and British performing arts cultures. Joanna …

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Sunday, May 5, 2024

How To Recognise Us? The Foreign Women In London: Theatre Review Of "Don't Get Me Wrong" by Xunnan Li

Amidst the bustling metropolis of London, a group of aspiring theatrical talents (Kelly Guibal, Flavia Di Saverio, Thelma Osorio Euan, Maria Luc, Hana Tamaru, Arianna Folini) took to the sta…

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Friday, March 11, 2022

Editorial for International Online Theatre Festival (IOTF) by Xunnan Li

Having been trained as a theater actor and director, I have been engaged with many kinds of theatre festivals in the past years. Also, having written for the China spotlight section of The T…

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Monday, September 21, 2020

Where to Go During the Pandemic? Asian Leadership Roundtable on the Performing Arts by Xunnan Li

On August 27th, China Daily in Hong Kong held the fifth webinar of a series called "Creative Industry Insiders Discuss Survival Strategies in Pandemic Times". China Daily is one of the estab…

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Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Adapting Traditional Chinese Theater for the Modern Day: an interview with Xuexi Li and Tianjiao Li by Xunnan Li

This interview with Xuexi Li and Tianjiao Li was conducted by Xunnan Li. Both interviewees are part of The Clock God from the West production team, a play selected for the International Onli…

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