Staging China
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leeds
Department Name: School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Abstract
Network partners
The project is a cross sector partnership between universities and the theatre area of the cultural industries. The core institutions will be represented on the steering committee: the Universities of Leeds, Newcastle, Zhejiang, Nanjing, California Davis, British Columbia, and Queensland with the Royal Shakespeare Company, West Yorkshire Playhouse and Sichuan Peoples' Art Theatre. These institutions are leaders in their fields with international profiles which will be further enhanced by this proposed network. The RSC's first production of a Chinese play 'The Orphan of Zhao' (a 13th century classical play based on historical events during 600-500BC yet with period transcending themes) provides a good topic for the network to examine how China and Chinese culture are presented in intracultural, intercultural and transcultural theatre productions, and how languages and translations play a key role in stage productions to form or to alter people's perception of others' cultures.
Academic outputs in the funding period (01/2013 - 08/2014)
We will carry out conventional and practice-led research (University of Leeds is an international leader for both), workshops for the future plan of the repository of stage productions, development of curricula on translating Chinese drama, and practical work involving professionals and general public. Through these activities, the network attempts to seek answers to the following research questions and related issues, allowing for further definition, clarification or alteration during the course of the project.
Primary question and related issues
How is China constructed and projected through intra/inter/trans-cultural stage productions in Chinese (including different dialects) and in English, and how can research into languages and translations contribute to understanding of the perceptions of China?
To answer the overarching question, the following will be addressed through proposed activities:
1. Why has the ancient play 'The Orphan' (first written in the 13th century based on historical events during 600-500BC) fascinated so many artists? What images do various Chinese productions (in the styles of indigenous song-dance theatre, Western-inspired spoken drama and Western opera) and now that of the RSC's attempt to create? How can a classical Chinese play be made relevant to today's British/ Chinese youth and how do we tackle language, culture and generation barriers?
2. Is 'translation' involved in theatre even within China's own territories? Does 'translation' only mean 'verbal rendition' and what happens when a written text transfers to performance and travels from one regional genre to another in different dialects and stage vocabulary? What levels of translation are involved when an English poet adapts 'The Orphan' to be directed and performed by British artists? How does the intracultural encounter contribute to the intercultural work?
3. How does theatre shape perception of China and Chinese culture through the languages and translations it involves?
4. What skills gaps exist in the UK, and what strategies exist to fill those gaps i.e. to help students build the capacity to tackle complicated language and culture issues in translations? The introduction of a new module 'Translating Chinese Drama' at Newcastle University will serve as a case study.
5. How can intercultural theatres develop, based on a genuine dialogue in the highly complex global cultural landscape, engaging issues from broader perspectives involved in languages and translations?
6. How can digital technology be used to share knowledge and expertise on Chinese theatre and to enrich international and intercultural engagement?
The project is a cross sector partnership between universities and the theatre area of the cultural industries. The core institutions will be represented on the steering committee: the Universities of Leeds, Newcastle, Zhejiang, Nanjing, California Davis, British Columbia, and Queensland with the Royal Shakespeare Company, West Yorkshire Playhouse and Sichuan Peoples' Art Theatre. These institutions are leaders in their fields with international profiles which will be further enhanced by this proposed network. The RSC's first production of a Chinese play 'The Orphan of Zhao' (a 13th century classical play based on historical events during 600-500BC yet with period transcending themes) provides a good topic for the network to examine how China and Chinese culture are presented in intracultural, intercultural and transcultural theatre productions, and how languages and translations play a key role in stage productions to form or to alter people's perception of others' cultures.
Academic outputs in the funding period (01/2013 - 08/2014)
We will carry out conventional and practice-led research (University of Leeds is an international leader for both), workshops for the future plan of the repository of stage productions, development of curricula on translating Chinese drama, and practical work involving professionals and general public. Through these activities, the network attempts to seek answers to the following research questions and related issues, allowing for further definition, clarification or alteration during the course of the project.
Primary question and related issues
How is China constructed and projected through intra/inter/trans-cultural stage productions in Chinese (including different dialects) and in English, and how can research into languages and translations contribute to understanding of the perceptions of China?
To answer the overarching question, the following will be addressed through proposed activities:
1. Why has the ancient play 'The Orphan' (first written in the 13th century based on historical events during 600-500BC) fascinated so many artists? What images do various Chinese productions (in the styles of indigenous song-dance theatre, Western-inspired spoken drama and Western opera) and now that of the RSC's attempt to create? How can a classical Chinese play be made relevant to today's British/ Chinese youth and how do we tackle language, culture and generation barriers?
2. Is 'translation' involved in theatre even within China's own territories? Does 'translation' only mean 'verbal rendition' and what happens when a written text transfers to performance and travels from one regional genre to another in different dialects and stage vocabulary? What levels of translation are involved when an English poet adapts 'The Orphan' to be directed and performed by British artists? How does the intracultural encounter contribute to the intercultural work?
3. How does theatre shape perception of China and Chinese culture through the languages and translations it involves?
4. What skills gaps exist in the UK, and what strategies exist to fill those gaps i.e. to help students build the capacity to tackle complicated language and culture issues in translations? The introduction of a new module 'Translating Chinese Drama' at Newcastle University will serve as a case study.
5. How can intercultural theatres develop, based on a genuine dialogue in the highly complex global cultural landscape, engaging issues from broader perspectives involved in languages and translations?
6. How can digital technology be used to share knowledge and expertise on Chinese theatre and to enrich international and intercultural engagement?
Planned Impact
Cultural and social impact is embedded in the engagement of policy makers, creative & cultural industries professionals, theatre audiences and school pupils. Given current global dynamics, cross-cultural understanding between China and the West is of unprecedented significance. The use of culture by the Chinese government as an efficient tool is more explicit than in the UK, and understanding this is important for those directly involved in government and corporate decision-making and for an increasing number of citizens who find themselves working together in diverse contexts. It is exemplified by the initial contact that the RSC made to the PI when the company was considering to produce a Chinese play. It is evident that a network like this is demanded by the arts sector. The project offers an efficacious mechanism to improve cross-cultural understanding in a genuinely transnational and dialogic setting. Understanding how theatrical translation can influence inter-national perceptions is a valuable tool for public and private organisations.
The University of Leeds has robust and innovative methods for the support of knowledge exchange and impact activity. It has recently invested £850k in each of the PI and CI's Faculties to establish two transformational research projects - 'Arts Engaged' and 'Culture, Society, Innovation' - supported by a team of impact research fellows. These two projects are linked by a HEIF funded 'Creative Exchange Hub' and dedicated business manager who works with the School/Faculty Director of 'Innovation and Impact' to link research to business and public engagement. The system provides personnel and financial resources. Cross sector partnerships are a key strategy in the pursuit of the creation and dissemination of knowledge. For example, both Faculties are leading members of DARE the University's contractual partnership with Opera North, both have a successful record in AHRC collaborative doctorates, both provide regular consultancy to the cultural industries. Commercialisation opportunities - audience development, the application of drama within social/community education - are actively sought. Both PI and CI are experienced in working with partners from the third sector.
Among the proposed activities, 1 and part of 2 will cover exhibition, workshop, and roundtable discussion of productions and interpretations of a classical Chinese play The Orphan including that of the RSC. Participants - school pupils, theatre professionals and the general public - will gain knowledge of the Chinese morality of sacrifice, friendship, bravery and justice, and be challenged to ponder the relevance of, and connections between, cultural heritage and contemporary life. Activity 6 focuses on two theatre companies in the UK and in China. By helping the West Yorkshire Playhouse and Sichuan People's Art Theatre achieve an intercultural production, individual artists and audiences will gain tremendous knowledge about the other's culture. The two companies will use the project to understand the ways in which such international development could be made an integral part of their respective structures and repertoires. Theatre in Education is a new and sought after aspect of drama in China. It is one of the strengths of the WYP and UoL, and the SPAT will particularly consider how the UK approaches can be transferred and sustained after the project.
The Cao Yu project, in which the PI, CI and many partners have been involved, continues in the UK, North America and in China. Due to its variety of activities of exhibition, film screening, public lecture and performance, the project has impact on people at different levels. Initial dialogue has started between the network and the Shanghai cultural sector about adopting it as a model of culture outreach.
The planned future development of repository of stage productions, which will be used by academics, theatre professionals and the general public, will sustain this impact.
The University of Leeds has robust and innovative methods for the support of knowledge exchange and impact activity. It has recently invested £850k in each of the PI and CI's Faculties to establish two transformational research projects - 'Arts Engaged' and 'Culture, Society, Innovation' - supported by a team of impact research fellows. These two projects are linked by a HEIF funded 'Creative Exchange Hub' and dedicated business manager who works with the School/Faculty Director of 'Innovation and Impact' to link research to business and public engagement. The system provides personnel and financial resources. Cross sector partnerships are a key strategy in the pursuit of the creation and dissemination of knowledge. For example, both Faculties are leading members of DARE the University's contractual partnership with Opera North, both have a successful record in AHRC collaborative doctorates, both provide regular consultancy to the cultural industries. Commercialisation opportunities - audience development, the application of drama within social/community education - are actively sought. Both PI and CI are experienced in working with partners from the third sector.
Among the proposed activities, 1 and part of 2 will cover exhibition, workshop, and roundtable discussion of productions and interpretations of a classical Chinese play The Orphan including that of the RSC. Participants - school pupils, theatre professionals and the general public - will gain knowledge of the Chinese morality of sacrifice, friendship, bravery and justice, and be challenged to ponder the relevance of, and connections between, cultural heritage and contemporary life. Activity 6 focuses on two theatre companies in the UK and in China. By helping the West Yorkshire Playhouse and Sichuan People's Art Theatre achieve an intercultural production, individual artists and audiences will gain tremendous knowledge about the other's culture. The two companies will use the project to understand the ways in which such international development could be made an integral part of their respective structures and repertoires. Theatre in Education is a new and sought after aspect of drama in China. It is one of the strengths of the WYP and UoL, and the SPAT will particularly consider how the UK approaches can be transferred and sustained after the project.
The Cao Yu project, in which the PI, CI and many partners have been involved, continues in the UK, North America and in China. Due to its variety of activities of exhibition, film screening, public lecture and performance, the project has impact on people at different levels. Initial dialogue has started between the network and the Shanghai cultural sector about adopting it as a model of culture outreach.
The planned future development of repository of stage productions, which will be used by academics, theatre professionals and the general public, will sustain this impact.
Organisations
- University of Leeds (Lead Research Organisation)
- Border Crossings (Collaboration)
- Zhejiang University (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- National Central University Taiwan (Collaboration)
- National Theatre Company of China (Collaboration)
- University of International Business and Economics (Collaboration)
- Shanghai Theatre Academy (Collaboration)
- ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY (Collaboration)
- Sichuan Peoples' Arts Theatre, Chengdu (Collaboration)
- School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London) (Collaboration)
- Bank of China (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN (Collaboration)
- Hubei Experimental Huaguxi Theatre (Collaboration)
- Sino-British Fellowship Trust (Collaboration)
- Xiamen University (Collaboration)
- Hang Seng Management College (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS (Collaboration)
- China Eastern Airlines (Collaboration)
- Fudan University (Collaboration)
- West Yorkshire Playhouse (Collaboration)
- British Council (Collaboration)
- No. 2 Yuju Opera Troupe of Henan Province (Collaboration)
- Zhejiang Kunju Company (Collaboration)
- Zhejiang Jingu Company (Collaboration)
- National Academy of Chinese Dramatic Arts (Collaboration)
- Newcastle University (Collaboration)
- Nanjing University (NJU) (Collaboration)
- Opera North (Collaboration)
- Tsinghua University China (Collaboration)
- National Centre for Performing Arts, China (Collaboration)
- Jingju Theatre Company of Beijing (Collaboration)
- Fuzhou Municipal Government (Collaboration)
- University of Hawai'i at Manoa (Collaboration)
- Nankai University (Collaboration)
- Zhejiang Spoken Drama Company (Collaboration)
- University of Queensland (Collaboration)
- Shanghai Yue Opera Theater (Collaboration)
- Zhejiang Little Hundred Flowers Yueju Company (Collaboration)
- Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Collaboration)
- National Central University (Project Partner)
- University of California, Davis (Project Partner)
- Nanjing University (Project Partner)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Ruru Li (Principal Investigator) | |
| Susan Daniels (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
Roberts, Rosemary
Shang Yang and the Performance of Historical Drama in Reform China
Strickson, A
(2017)
«??????»(DREAMING Under the Southern Bough (play text in Chinese translation)
in «???» (New Drama, bimonthly)
Xiang, Yu
(2014)
Maodun de xushi: Chen Kaige daoyan de dianying Zhaoshi Guer - article in Chinese
in Wenhua yishu yanjiu
| Title | Poison, Northern Stage, Newcastle, May 2014 |
| Description | A theatrical production of a newly translated Chinese play. |
| Type Of Art | Artwork |
| Year Produced | 2014 |
| Impact | Stimulating thinking. More understanding of translating cultures. |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeiQntkaFNY |
| Title | The Orphan of Zhao - Ten Productions/ Ten Projections of China |
| Description | This exhibition considers ten productions of The Orphan of Zhao which were created by practitioners from three countries - China, Korea and Britain - and span a range of theatrical genres: Chinese regional operas; Chinese spoken drama, Chinese opera in the Western style; as well as the recent English-language dramatization by the Royal Shakespeare Company. These diverse productions not only retell an ancient story of an orphan in China, but also enlighten us about the intriguing fluidity and continuity of human culture. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2013 |
| Impact | Stimulating thinking. More understanding. Request for more involvement. |
| URL | http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk/library/performing-china-on-the-global-stage/orphan-exhibition/ |
| Description | We have examined how China is presented in intracultural, intercultural and transcultural theatre productions. We have developed a network among arts and humanities academics, students and practitioners to explore how Chinese theatre can be a 'cultural bridge' to build genuine dialogue and mutual understanding of cultural heritages, languages, narratives, values, beliefs and histories. We have made improvements to academic practice of theatrical translation through practice-led research. The academics and postgraduate translation students from the Universities of Queensland Australia and Newcastle UK are engaged in translating classic and contemporary Chinese plays previously unavailable in English. Selection is an aspect of the Staging China Research Network. The drafts are then given to the stage@leeds theatre company who use script in hand and complete performances (with an audience drawn from translation disciplines and from theatre academics and professionals) to interrogate the process of the cultural translation in regard both to the representation of the cultural identity and the cultures of the theatres. We have constructed a digital library of resources for educators and theatre professionals wishing to access Chinese theatre, Chinese cultural identity and Chinese Studies in general. |
| Exploitation Route | The methodology relating to translation of theatrical works can be used by other translators and theatre practitioners. The digital library of resources will be available for educators and theatre professionals wishing to access Chinese theatre, Chinese cultural identity and Chinese Studies in general. |
| Sectors | Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| URL | http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk |
| Description | Development of Zhejiang University's Drama Centre under a Chinese Government Grant |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Reference in Royal Shakespeare Company plans for the translation of the works of Shakespeare into Mandarin |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | A new international practice-led research project in collaboration with other faculties at the University of Leeds and the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in China took place to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the two great playwrights William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. This was a new project that Staging China developed from 2014-16. At the centre of the project was a newly-created stage production A Midsummer Night's DREAMING Under the Southern Bough based on famous works of the two playwrights which shared an overarching theme of 'dreaming.' The creative team at UIBE presented a piece inspired by the young lovers and fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream while staff at the University of Leeds offered a contemporary response to Tang Xianzu's Dreaming Under the Southern Bough (Nanke Ji). The play premiered on 27 July 2016 in Leeds, before moving on to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (5-13 August) followed by a tour of China (12-28 September), where it was performed in Shanghai, Beijing and Fuzhou (Tang Xianzu's hometown taking part in the International Festival of Tang Xianzu's plays). The performances attracted large audiences of approximately 800 in the UK and 1500 in China. Speaking at the Leeds premiere in July 2016, Chinese Ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming described the play as "a creative interpretation of Shakespeare's and Tang's classic works. This ingenious re-production transcends time and culture, and brings two literary masters to the same stage." The project sent Professor Martin Butler, a famous Shakespearean to China to give a lecture tour at 6 universities, 1 school and at the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre. Audiences were over 2000. Pairing this activity, a Chinese professor on Tang Xianzu, Zou Yuanjiang, had a lecture at 4 British universities and attracted a good media coverage. Responding to this activity, the Chinese Embassy in the UK also invited him to give a talk on Tang Xianzu for the Embassy employees to improve their own understanding of China's literary master. Later, Chinese Embassy has also helped the project to gain financial support from Chinese companies. The project has attracted a large media coverage dating from March to October 2016, over 100 pieces. |
| URL | http://www.chinese-embassy.org.uk/eng/ambassador/t1385222.htm |
| Description | influence on Cultural Section, Chinese Embassy Report proposing increased theatre exchange |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| URL | http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk |
| Description | Chinese Theatre and Performance, part of Language and Culture for the New Generation of Leading Researchers in East Asian Studies: Networks, Internships and |
| Amount | £25,625 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | AH/K00008X/1 |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2012 |
| End | 02/2014 |
| Description | Chinese Theatre, part of the Language and Culture for the New Generation of Leading Researchers in East Asian Studies: Partnerships, Networks and Training |
| Amount | £37,580 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | AH/L006758/1 |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2013 |
| End | 02/2015 |
| Description | Enhanced Student Engagement in the Performing /Staging China network (1) |
| Amount | £3,988 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2011 |
| End | 04/2013 |
| Description | Enhanced Student Engagement in the Performing /Staging China network (2) |
| Amount | £4,638 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Higher Education Innovation Funding (HEIF) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2012 |
| End | 05/2013 |
| Description | International symposium: Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture |
| Amount | € 15,000 (EUR) |
| Organisation | Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | Taiwan, Province of China |
| Start | 02/2013 |
| End | 01/2014 |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Amount | £3,410 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Sino-British Fellowship Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2016 |
| End | 09/2016 |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Amount | £11,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Cathay Pacific Airlines |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Start | 08/2016 |
| End | 10/2016 |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Amount | £5,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Bank of China |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | China |
| Start | 07/2016 |
| End | 09/2016 |
| Description | Shakesperae lecture tour in China |
| Amount | £2,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 829458 British Council |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2016 |
| End | 04/2016 |
| Description | Supplement to LBAS Development Funding Scheme - Language and Culture for the New Generation of Leading Researchers in East Asian Studies: Networks, Internships and Knowledge Exchange |
| Amount | £17,540 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | AH/K00008X/1 |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2012 |
| End | 02/2013 |
| Title | Digital Library of Chinese Theatre |
| Description | Digital library storing visual and bi-lingual written research materials (e.g. primary sources for specific productions, academic critques) related to Chinese theatre to provide archtypes for further research and for dissemination to range of end users including academics, theatre professionals, cultural educators. |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | To be commented on as Digital Library is made live in 2015. |
| URL | http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk |
| Title | Practice led approach to the processes of translation of culture through theatre |
| Description | The academics and postgraduate translation students from the Universities of Queensland Australia and Newcastle UK are engaged in translating classic and contemporary Chinese plays previously unavailable in English. Selection is an aspect of the Staging China Research Network. The drafts are then given to the stage@leeds theatre company who use script in hand and complete performances (with an audience drawn from translation disciplines and from theatre academics and professionals) to interrogate the process of the cultural translation in regard both to the representation of the cultural identity and the cultures of the theatres. |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Improvements to academic practice of theatrical translation and to the English language theatre professionals Resource bank development for educators and theatre professionals wishing to access Chinese theatre and Chinese cultural identity |
| URL | http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk |
| Title | Digital Library of Chinese Theatre |
| Description | Digital library storing visual and bi-lingual written research materials (e.g. primary sources for specific productions, academic critques) related to Chinese theatre to provide archtypes for further research and for dissemination to range of end users including academics, theatre professionals, cultural educators. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | To comment on when Digital Library is live in 2015. |
| URL | http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk |
| Title | Staging China Research Network |
| Description | Website which provides detail (much bi-lingual) of all activities within this AHRC research project within the wider context of the international research network itself. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2012 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | International knowledge of the project and of its potential; development by members in parallel of original research and of its dissemination; source to influence educators, academics, cultural organisations and public attitude towards Chinese culture and theatre |
| URL | http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk |
| Description | Colloquium Translating 21st Century Chinese Drama, Newcastle University May 2014 |
| Organisation | Newcastle University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of director and actors for performance of translated play Director led post performance discussion on issues of theatrical translation across cultures Support for playwright to attend the colloquium |
| Collaborator Contribution | Organisation and hosting of event Provision of MA students to translate text Organisation and chairing of seminar session on translation |
| Impact | first English translation of play material for digital library refining of methodology for theatrical translation |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | Border Crossings |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | Hang Seng Management College |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | Hubei Experimental Huaguxi Theatre |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | Jingju Theatre Company of Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | Nanjing University (NJU) |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | National Central University Taiwan |
| Country | Taiwan, Province of China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | National Centre for Performing Arts, China |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | National Theatre Company of China |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | No. 2 Yuju Opera Troupe of Henan Province |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | Opera North |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | Shanghai Theatre Academy |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | Shanghai Yue Opera Theater |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | Sichuan Peoples' Arts Theatre, Chengdu |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | University of Hawai'i at Manoa |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Department | stage@leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | University of Queensland |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | West Yorkshire Playhouse |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | Zhejiang University |
| Department | Hebei Drama Society |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | International Symposium Performing China on the Global Stage: People, Society and Culture March 2013 |
| Organisation | Zhejiang University |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Symposium leadership, management and hosting, chairing of Day 1: sessions 1&2; chairing of Day 2: sessions 1&2&3&4 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Day 1: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 1: session 3: physical workshop led by Royal Shakespeare Company director Day 1: session 4: physical workshop led by National Theatre Company of China director Day 2: sessions 1 & 2: review workshops - chapters for edited books, one in Chinese and one in English Day 2: session 3: roundtable discussion on contemporary theatre Day 2: session 4; presentations on The Orphan of Zhao, presentations on contemporary western theatrical representations of China; panel |
| Impact | Two books, one in English, one in Chinese Exhibition of presentations (videos and banners) on versions of The Orphan of Zhao Material for the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Organisation | Bank of China |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Staging China project has developed a new international practice-led research project in collaboration with other faculties at the University of Leeds and the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in China to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the two great playwrights William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. At the centre of the project was a newly-created back-to-back performance 'A Midsummer Night's DREAMING Under the Southern Bough' based on famous works of the two playwrights which shared an overarching theme of 'dreaming.' The creative team at UIBE presented a piece inspired by the young lovers and fairies in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' while staff at the University of Leeds offered a contemporary response to Tang Xianzu's 'Dream Under the Southern Bough (Nanke Ji)'. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborating with Staging China. See above. |
| Impact | 3 publications 2 lecture tours 4 seminars 2 workshops 1 stage production |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Department | British Council in China |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Staging China project has developed a new international practice-led research project in collaboration with other faculties at the University of Leeds and the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in China to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the two great playwrights William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. At the centre of the project was a newly-created back-to-back performance 'A Midsummer Night's DREAMING Under the Southern Bough' based on famous works of the two playwrights which shared an overarching theme of 'dreaming.' The creative team at UIBE presented a piece inspired by the young lovers and fairies in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' while staff at the University of Leeds offered a contemporary response to Tang Xianzu's 'Dream Under the Southern Bough (Nanke Ji)'. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborating with Staging China. See above. |
| Impact | 3 publications 2 lecture tours 4 seminars 2 workshops 1 stage production |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Organisation | China Eastern Airlines |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The Staging China project has developed a new international practice-led research project in collaboration with other faculties at the University of Leeds and the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in China to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the two great playwrights William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. At the centre of the project was a newly-created back-to-back performance 'A Midsummer Night's DREAMING Under the Southern Bough' based on famous works of the two playwrights which shared an overarching theme of 'dreaming.' The creative team at UIBE presented a piece inspired by the young lovers and fairies in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' while staff at the University of Leeds offered a contemporary response to Tang Xianzu's 'Dream Under the Southern Bough (Nanke Ji)'. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborating with Staging China. See above. |
| Impact | 3 publications 2 lecture tours 4 seminars 2 workshops 1 stage production |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Organisation | Fudan University |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Staging China project has developed a new international practice-led research project in collaboration with other faculties at the University of Leeds and the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in China to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the two great playwrights William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. At the centre of the project was a newly-created back-to-back performance 'A Midsummer Night's DREAMING Under the Southern Bough' based on famous works of the two playwrights which shared an overarching theme of 'dreaming.' The creative team at UIBE presented a piece inspired by the young lovers and fairies in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' while staff at the University of Leeds offered a contemporary response to Tang Xianzu's 'Dream Under the Southern Bough (Nanke Ji)'. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborating with Staging China. See above. |
| Impact | 3 publications 2 lecture tours 4 seminars 2 workshops 1 stage production |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Organisation | Fuzhou Municipal Government |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Staging China project has developed a new international practice-led research project in collaboration with other faculties at the University of Leeds and the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in China to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the two great playwrights William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. At the centre of the project was a newly-created back-to-back performance 'A Midsummer Night's DREAMING Under the Southern Bough' based on famous works of the two playwrights which shared an overarching theme of 'dreaming.' The creative team at UIBE presented a piece inspired by the young lovers and fairies in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' while staff at the University of Leeds offered a contemporary response to Tang Xianzu's 'Dream Under the Southern Bough (Nanke Ji)'. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborating with Staging China. See above. |
| Impact | 3 publications 2 lecture tours 4 seminars 2 workshops 1 stage production |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Organisation | Nankai University |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Staging China project has developed a new international practice-led research project in collaboration with other faculties at the University of Leeds and the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in China to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the two great playwrights William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. At the centre of the project was a newly-created back-to-back performance 'A Midsummer Night's DREAMING Under the Southern Bough' based on famous works of the two playwrights which shared an overarching theme of 'dreaming.' The creative team at UIBE presented a piece inspired by the young lovers and fairies in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' while staff at the University of Leeds offered a contemporary response to Tang Xianzu's 'Dream Under the Southern Bough (Nanke Ji)'. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborating with Staging China. See above. |
| Impact | 3 publications 2 lecture tours 4 seminars 2 workshops 1 stage production |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Organisation | Newcastle University |
| Department | The Confucius Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Staging China project has developed a new international practice-led research project in collaboration with other faculties at the University of Leeds and the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in China to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the two great playwrights William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. At the centre of the project was a newly-created back-to-back performance 'A Midsummer Night's DREAMING Under the Southern Bough' based on famous works of the two playwrights which shared an overarching theme of 'dreaming.' The creative team at UIBE presented a piece inspired by the young lovers and fairies in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' while staff at the University of Leeds offered a contemporary response to Tang Xianzu's 'Dream Under the Southern Bough (Nanke Ji)'. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborating with Staging China. See above. |
| Impact | 3 publications 2 lecture tours 4 seminars 2 workshops 1 stage production |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Organisation | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The Staging China project has developed a new international practice-led research project in collaboration with other faculties at the University of Leeds and the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in China to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the two great playwrights William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. At the centre of the project was a newly-created back-to-back performance 'A Midsummer Night's DREAMING Under the Southern Bough' based on famous works of the two playwrights which shared an overarching theme of 'dreaming.' The creative team at UIBE presented a piece inspired by the young lovers and fairies in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' while staff at the University of Leeds offered a contemporary response to Tang Xianzu's 'Dream Under the Southern Bough (Nanke Ji)'. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborating with Staging China. See above. |
| Impact | 3 publications 2 lecture tours 4 seminars 2 workshops 1 stage production |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Organisation | School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Staging China project has developed a new international practice-led research project in collaboration with other faculties at the University of Leeds and the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in China to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the two great playwrights William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. At the centre of the project was a newly-created back-to-back performance 'A Midsummer Night's DREAMING Under the Southern Bough' based on famous works of the two playwrights which shared an overarching theme of 'dreaming.' The creative team at UIBE presented a piece inspired by the young lovers and fairies in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' while staff at the University of Leeds offered a contemporary response to Tang Xianzu's 'Dream Under the Southern Bough (Nanke Ji)'. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborating with Staging China. See above. |
| Impact | 3 publications 2 lecture tours 4 seminars 2 workshops 1 stage production |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Organisation | Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The Staging China project has developed a new international practice-led research project in collaboration with other faculties at the University of Leeds and the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in China to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the two great playwrights William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. At the centre of the project was a newly-created back-to-back performance 'A Midsummer Night's DREAMING Under the Southern Bough' based on famous works of the two playwrights which shared an overarching theme of 'dreaming.' The creative team at UIBE presented a piece inspired by the young lovers and fairies in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' while staff at the University of Leeds offered a contemporary response to Tang Xianzu's 'Dream Under the Southern Bough (Nanke Ji)'. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborating with Staging China. See above. |
| Impact | 3 publications 2 lecture tours 4 seminars 2 workshops 1 stage production |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Organisation | Shanghai Theatre Academy |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Staging China project has developed a new international practice-led research project in collaboration with other faculties at the University of Leeds and the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in China to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the two great playwrights William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. At the centre of the project was a newly-created back-to-back performance 'A Midsummer Night's DREAMING Under the Southern Bough' based on famous works of the two playwrights which shared an overarching theme of 'dreaming.' The creative team at UIBE presented a piece inspired by the young lovers and fairies in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' while staff at the University of Leeds offered a contemporary response to Tang Xianzu's 'Dream Under the Southern Bough (Nanke Ji)'. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborating with Staging China. See above. |
| Impact | 3 publications 2 lecture tours 4 seminars 2 workshops 1 stage production |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Organisation | Sino-British Fellowship Trust |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | The Staging China project has developed a new international practice-led research project in collaboration with other faculties at the University of Leeds and the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in China to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the two great playwrights William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. At the centre of the project was a newly-created back-to-back performance 'A Midsummer Night's DREAMING Under the Southern Bough' based on famous works of the two playwrights which shared an overarching theme of 'dreaming.' The creative team at UIBE presented a piece inspired by the young lovers and fairies in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' while staff at the University of Leeds offered a contemporary response to Tang Xianzu's 'Dream Under the Southern Bough (Nanke Ji)'. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborating with Staging China. See above. |
| Impact | 3 publications 2 lecture tours 4 seminars 2 workshops 1 stage production |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Organisation | Tsinghua University China |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Staging China project has developed a new international practice-led research project in collaboration with other faculties at the University of Leeds and the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in China to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the two great playwrights William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. At the centre of the project was a newly-created back-to-back performance 'A Midsummer Night's DREAMING Under the Southern Bough' based on famous works of the two playwrights which shared an overarching theme of 'dreaming.' The creative team at UIBE presented a piece inspired by the young lovers and fairies in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' while staff at the University of Leeds offered a contemporary response to Tang Xianzu's 'Dream Under the Southern Bough (Nanke Ji)'. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborating with Staging China. See above. |
| Impact | 3 publications 2 lecture tours 4 seminars 2 workshops 1 stage production |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Organisation | University of Aberdeen |
| Department | Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Staging China project has developed a new international practice-led research project in collaboration with other faculties at the University of Leeds and the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in China to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the two great playwrights William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. At the centre of the project was a newly-created back-to-back performance 'A Midsummer Night's DREAMING Under the Southern Bough' based on famous works of the two playwrights which shared an overarching theme of 'dreaming.' The creative team at UIBE presented a piece inspired by the young lovers and fairies in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' while staff at the University of Leeds offered a contemporary response to Tang Xianzu's 'Dream Under the Southern Bough (Nanke Ji)'. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborating with Staging China. See above. |
| Impact | 3 publications 2 lecture tours 4 seminars 2 workshops 1 stage production |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Organisation | University of International Business and Economics |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Staging China project has developed a new international practice-led research project in collaboration with other faculties at the University of Leeds and the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in China to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the two great playwrights William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. At the centre of the project was a newly-created back-to-back performance 'A Midsummer Night's DREAMING Under the Southern Bough' based on famous works of the two playwrights which shared an overarching theme of 'dreaming.' The creative team at UIBE presented a piece inspired by the young lovers and fairies in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' while staff at the University of Leeds offered a contemporary response to Tang Xianzu's 'Dream Under the Southern Bough (Nanke Ji)'. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborating with Staging China. See above. |
| Impact | 3 publications 2 lecture tours 4 seminars 2 workshops 1 stage production |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Organisation | Zhejiang University |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | The Staging China project has developed a new international practice-led research project in collaboration with other faculties at the University of Leeds and the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) in China to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the two great playwrights William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. At the centre of the project was a newly-created back-to-back performance 'A Midsummer Night's DREAMING Under the Southern Bough' based on famous works of the two playwrights which shared an overarching theme of 'dreaming.' The creative team at UIBE presented a piece inspired by the young lovers and fairies in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' while staff at the University of Leeds offered a contemporary response to Tang Xianzu's 'Dream Under the Southern Bough (Nanke Ji)'. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborating with Staging China. See above. |
| Impact | 3 publications 2 lecture tours 4 seminars 2 workshops 1 stage production |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | The Orphan of Zhao: Workshops for Schools January 2013 |
| Organisation | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Professor Li led workshops for Royal Shakespeare Company staff and A Level/BTEC Theatre Studies students. The focus was the play The Orphan of Zhao, first Chinese classic in the RSC repertoire. The students were introduced to archetypal Chinese theatricality, and explored cultural approaches to the concepts of sacrifice, friendship, bravery, justice and evil as portrayed in the play. Workshops included lecture, physical movement and creative writing. Outcomes: understanding of Chinese culture by English youth via theatrical exploration; new development in the RSC outreach work. |
| Collaborator Contribution | n/a |
| Impact | Outcomes: understanding of Chinese culture by English youth via theatrical exploration; new development in the RSC outreach work. Primary data from workshop participants |
| Start Year | 2011 |
| Description | Theatre and children's education: Chengdu May/June 2013 |
| Organisation | Sichuan Peoples' Arts Theatre, Chengdu |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Susan Daniels (Co-I) : lecture to teachers, education department officials & theatre professionals on drama/theatre in the UK school system co-leadership of drama workshop for primary children in school developing a proposal for the development of a piece of children's theatre between SPAT and WYP, supported by StagingChina |
| Collaborator Contribution | James Brining (Artistic Director of WYP) lecture to teachers, education department officials; theatre professionals on UK professional theatre and its links with schools and young people co-leadership of drama workshop for primary children in school developing a proposal for the development of a piece of children's theatre between SPAT & WYP, supported by StagingChina SPAT Co-ordination of visit and chairing of sessions with the Cultural Office and school developing a proposal for the development of a piece of children's theatre between SPAT & WYP, supported by StagingChina Cultural Office Facilitation of visit to Chengdu and the work with teachers, education department officials & theatre professionals |
| Impact | Proposal for joint work and staff exchange visits between the two theatres for 2015/16 |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Theatre and children's education: Chengdu May/June 2013 |
| Organisation | West Yorkshire Playhouse |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Susan Daniels (Co-I) : lecture to teachers, education department officials & theatre professionals on drama/theatre in the UK school system co-leadership of drama workshop for primary children in school developing a proposal for the development of a piece of children's theatre between SPAT and WYP, supported by StagingChina |
| Collaborator Contribution | James Brining (Artistic Director of WYP) lecture to teachers, education department officials; theatre professionals on UK professional theatre and its links with schools and young people co-leadership of drama workshop for primary children in school developing a proposal for the development of a piece of children's theatre between SPAT & WYP, supported by StagingChina SPAT Co-ordination of visit and chairing of sessions with the Cultural Office and school developing a proposal for the development of a piece of children's theatre between SPAT & WYP, supported by StagingChina Cultural Office Facilitation of visit to Chengdu and the work with teachers, education department officials & theatre professionals |
| Impact | Proposal for joint work and staff exchange visits between the two theatres for 2015/16 |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Workshop and classes: Cao Yu, the Canadian Adaptation of Sunrise and Cultural Translation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada January 2014 |
| Organisation | University of British Columbia |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | critique of script-in-hand workshop in respect of the concept of cultural translation class for MA students on theatre and cultural translation |
| Collaborator Contribution | hosting and chairing of the workshop professional personnel for script-in-hand activity |
| Impact | refined methodology for script-in-hand cultural translation |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Workshop and classes: Cao Yu, the Canadian Adaptation of Sunrise and Cultural Translation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada January 2014 |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Department | stage@leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | critique of script-in-hand workshop in respect of the concept of cultural translation class for MA students on theatre and cultural translation |
| Collaborator Contribution | hosting and chairing of the workshop professional personnel for script-in-hand activity |
| Impact | refined methodology for script-in-hand cultural translation |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Workshop-Seminar: Digital Chinese Theatre and Cultural Translation: Practical Issues November 2013 |
| Organisation | Nanjing University (NJU) |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Proposal for the architecture and governance of the Digital library |
| Collaborator Contribution | Critique of the architecture and governance of the Digital Library from academics and professional theatre companies |
| Impact | Agreement on baseline architecture and governance of the Digital Library Identification of content for the Digital Library |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Workshop-Seminar: Digital Chinese Theatre and Cultural Translation: Practical Issues November 2013 |
| Organisation | National Academy of Chinese Dramatic Arts |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Proposal for the architecture and governance of the Digital library |
| Collaborator Contribution | Critique of the architecture and governance of the Digital Library from academics and professional theatre companies |
| Impact | Agreement on baseline architecture and governance of the Digital Library Identification of content for the Digital Library |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Workshop-Seminar: Digital Chinese Theatre and Cultural Translation: Practical Issues November 2013 |
| Organisation | National Central University Taiwan |
| Department | Black Box Theatre |
| Country | Taiwan, Province of China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Proposal for the architecture and governance of the Digital library |
| Collaborator Contribution | Critique of the architecture and governance of the Digital Library from academics and professional theatre companies |
| Impact | Agreement on baseline architecture and governance of the Digital Library Identification of content for the Digital Library |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Workshop-Seminar: Digital Chinese Theatre and Cultural Translation: Practical Issues November 2013 |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Department | stage@leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Proposal for the architecture and governance of the Digital library |
| Collaborator Contribution | Critique of the architecture and governance of the Digital Library from academics and professional theatre companies |
| Impact | Agreement on baseline architecture and governance of the Digital Library Identification of content for the Digital Library |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Workshop-Seminar: Digital Chinese Theatre and Cultural Translation: Practical Issues November 2013 |
| Organisation | Xiamen University |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Proposal for the architecture and governance of the Digital library |
| Collaborator Contribution | Critique of the architecture and governance of the Digital Library from academics and professional theatre companies |
| Impact | Agreement on baseline architecture and governance of the Digital Library Identification of content for the Digital Library |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Workshop-Seminar: Digital Chinese Theatre and Cultural Translation: Practical Issues November 2013 |
| Organisation | Zhejiang Jingu Company |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Proposal for the architecture and governance of the Digital library |
| Collaborator Contribution | Critique of the architecture and governance of the Digital Library from academics and professional theatre companies |
| Impact | Agreement on baseline architecture and governance of the Digital Library Identification of content for the Digital Library |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Workshop-Seminar: Digital Chinese Theatre and Cultural Translation: Practical Issues November 2013 |
| Organisation | Zhejiang Kunju Company |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Proposal for the architecture and governance of the Digital library |
| Collaborator Contribution | Critique of the architecture and governance of the Digital Library from academics and professional theatre companies |
| Impact | Agreement on baseline architecture and governance of the Digital Library Identification of content for the Digital Library |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Workshop-Seminar: Digital Chinese Theatre and Cultural Translation: Practical Issues November 2013 |
| Organisation | Zhejiang Little Hundred Flowers Yueju Company |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Proposal for the architecture and governance of the Digital library |
| Collaborator Contribution | Critique of the architecture and governance of the Digital Library from academics and professional theatre companies |
| Impact | Agreement on baseline architecture and governance of the Digital Library Identification of content for the Digital Library |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Workshop-Seminar: Digital Chinese Theatre and Cultural Translation: Practical Issues November 2013 |
| Organisation | Zhejiang Spoken Drama Company |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Proposal for the architecture and governance of the Digital library |
| Collaborator Contribution | Critique of the architecture and governance of the Digital Library from academics and professional theatre companies |
| Impact | Agreement on baseline architecture and governance of the Digital Library Identification of content for the Digital Library |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Workshop-Seminar: Digital Chinese Theatre and Cultural Translation: Practical Issues November 2013 |
| Organisation | Zhejiang University |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Proposal for the architecture and governance of the Digital library |
| Collaborator Contribution | Critique of the architecture and governance of the Digital Library from academics and professional theatre companies |
| Impact | Agreement on baseline architecture and governance of the Digital Library Identification of content for the Digital Library |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Title | Digital Library |
| Description | A digital library of Chinese theatrical productions and associated materials. |
| IP Reference | |
| Protection | Copyrighted (e.g. software) |
| Year Protection Granted | |
| Licensed | No |
| Impact | New resources available to academic, professional and public audiences. |
| Description | A Conversation with theatre director Lin Zhaohua: Shakespeare in contemporary China, Edinburgh, August 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Lin Zhaohua's Coriolanus produced by the Beijing People's Art Theatre, an equivalent to the Royal Shakespeare Company, was invited to perform at the 2013 Edinburgh International Arts Festival. The public interview sparked questions and discussion afterwards. Many expressed their interest in seeing the play and will want to know more about Shakespeare in China and the current Chinese cultural environment. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | A conversation with theatre practitioners Wu Hsing-kuo and Lin Hsiu-wei, Asia House, London, August 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation sparked questions and discussion afterwards. Enthusiasm for knowing more of Taiwanese performing arts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23789997 |
| Description | Chinese theatrical elements in English Shakespeare performances, Zhejiang University, China |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked questions and discussion afterwards. More knowledge of Chinese theatre in the West. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk/timeline-of-events/ |
| Description | Colloquium Translating 21st Century Chinese Drama, Newcastle University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Talk and the performance sparked questions and discussion afterwards, leading to the organization of a further event. Purpose of and approaches to tranlating cultures. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk/timeline-of-events/ |
| Description | Jingju (Beijing Opera): Breathing New Life into the Tradition, University of Leeds |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked questions and discussion afterwards. More knowledge of Chinese theatre. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk/timeline-of-events/ |
| Description | Justice, revenge and friendship in the Chinese play The Orphan of Zhao, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Hand-on experience of Chinese theatre Participants found the one day workshop useful, because it helped them see the Chinese concept of sacrifice, friendship, bravery, justice and evil embedded in this revenge play. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk/timeline-of-events/ |
| Description | Kunju Opera workshop, University of Leeds |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Understanding of another theatrical genre. After the workshop participants are interested in learning more non-mainstream theatre. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk/timeline-of-events/ |
| Description | Mei Lanfang and Modern China, University of Leeds |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked questions and discussion afterwards. More interest in the Chinese theatre. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk/timeline-of-events/ |
| Description | Pilot of Digital Library of Chinese Theatre |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Chinese theatre is an exciting subject with dynamic complexities. Different theatre styles (see the diagram below) including Western-inspired spoken drama, the indigenous or traditional song-dance forms (including nearly 300 codified local genres) and other theatrical forms present daunting problems. Differences in language and culture raise barriers not found in dance and music. Compared to the increasingly successful discipline of Chinese cinema that emerged in the 1980s, primary sources in Chinese theatre are largely inaccessible for researchers, theatre practitioners and the general public. This pilot of the Digital Library of Chinese Theatre offered by 'Staging China' attempts to see if electronic stage productions with bilingual annotation/ critical essays would be useful for non-Chinese native speakers or Chinese speakers with limited knowledge of theatre to further a preliminary interest in the subject. The pilot mainly offers samples of the Western-inspired form of modern spoken drama and the indigenous/traditional song-dance theatre. There are 4 main works in the pilot: • The Story of Gong and Drum Lane (spoken drama, bilingual-subtitled). • A scene from The Orphan of Zhao (yueju or shaoxingxi, one local genre in xiqu, the large family of the traditional song-dance theatre, bilingual-subtitled) • The Sun is Not for Us (2011 & 2012). This is a newly created work in English based on the stories of female characters in 4 canonical plays written by Chinese dramatist Cao Yu to commemorate the playwright's centenary. It was performed in Leeds, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and toured China. • A Midsummer Night's DREAMING Under the Southern Bough (2016). This production in English was co-produced by University of Leeds (UK) and University of International Business and Economics (China) to celebrate the 400 years of cultural legacy of two great playwrights: William Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu. The Chinese side adapted Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, while the British group worked on a contemporary response to Tang's Nanke Ji. The young people's sensitivity and emotional expression were reflected in their interpretation of classics from each other's culture. It was performed in Leeds, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and toured China. Each production contains its own available documents, such as programmes, critical reviews, images and so on. Surrounding these 4 major productions, there are introductions to 1) huaju, the Western-inspired modern spoken drama and 2) xiqu, the indigenous/traditional song-dance theatre. In order to give viewers an idea of the large spectrum of different styles of xiqu (the Chinese song-dance theatre), a variety have been logged. Some are highly stylised while others are closer to everyday life, yet they still use songs as their means of expression. The pilot thus offers over thirty short clips of different regional genres: some of which are taken from the genres' traditional repertoire while others are from newly written plays. Even within the newly written plays, some are based on historical stories whilst others present contemporary lives on the stage. These short clips are provided with brief introductions to the genre and the scenario of the play from which the clips are made. For one of the core works The Orphan of Zhao, this pilot also offers short clips or still images of 11 different versions of the same play, among which some are in the huaju form, some are in the xiqu style, and one is a Chinese Western operatic adaptation. There are three non-Chinese productions from Nigeria (Drama Section, Ahmadu Bello University, 1979), Korea (Michoo Theatre Company, 2006) and Britain (Royal Shakespeare Company, 2012). For those who want to read more research work on the Chinese theatre can see two attached documents. One contains books, articles, reviews, theatre productions and exhibitions during the last twenty years by colleagues who have closely worked with Staging China project since 2012. The other is a reference list compiled by Steven Siyuan Liu on the traditional song-dance theatre. Some feedbacks: From academia: 1. It's too bad I am not teaching anymore now all these wonderful facilities are available. I immediately forwarded the link to the person in Leiden who teaches Chinese literature and performance. 2. What a great contribution to the scholarship! I will share it with my students. From practitioners: 1. I just cannot imagine anything more useful at the present time.... please, please, keep on adding performances. This is one great advantage of Chinese theater, that it is all recorded! 2. I browsed the website with keen interest .What pleasure you will be giving to a host of people by your great love's labor. I'm listening to the Yueju (Xiaoxing) The Butterfly Lovers. We look at Chinese theatre in different ways. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://chinesetheatre.leeds.ac.uk/ |
| Description | Purpose and the layout of the future repository (theatre companies, university teachers), Hangzhou, China |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Concrete steps towards the plan of an electronic Chinese theatre library. After the workshop/seminar, theatre practitioners asked in what way their work could be better disseminated internationally. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk/timeline-of-events/ |
| Description | Shakespeare and Tang Xianzu |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | To mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of William Shakespeare and the Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu, Staging China organised an international practice-led research project organized between University of Leeds in Britain and the University of International Business and Economics in China to mark the 400th anniversary of the deaths of the two great playwrights. At the centre of the project, there was the stage production 'A Midsummer Night's DREAMING Under the Southern Bough'. From two texts with the overarching theme of 'dreaming', students and staff from two universities created a new work. The creative team at the UIBE presented a piece inspired by the young lovers and fairies in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' while Leeds offered a contemporary response to Tang Xianzu's 'The Dream under the Southern Bough' (Nanke Ji). The play premiered on 27 July 2016 in Leeds, before moving on to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (5-13 August) followed by a tour of China (12-28 September), where it was performed in Shanghai, Beijing and Fuzhou (Tang Xianzu's hometown taking part in the International Festival of Tang Xianzu's plays). The performances attracted large audiences of approximately 800 in the UK and 1500 in China. Speaking at the Leeds premiere in July 2016, Chinese Ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming described the play as 'a creative interpretation of Shakespeare's and Tang's classic works. This ingenious re-production transcends time and culture, and brings two literary masters to the same stage.' In order to extend the reach of the project, the team organised an accompanying series of lectures, seminars and workshops in the UK and China on Shakespeare, Tang Xianzu and the Chinese theatre. The project sent a Shakespearean Professor Martin Butler from Leeds (School of English) to China to give lectures on Shakespeare and Film in 4 cities at 6 universities, a school and Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre; his audiences reached approx. 2000. The project held seminars in China with researchers, critics and theatre practitioners and ran a workshop for the local students in Fuzhou on A Midsummer Night's Dream. In return, Professor Zou Yuanjiang, Deputy Chairman of the Tang Xianzu Research Association based at Wuhan University, undertook a lecture tour in the UK of four universities (Leeds, Newcastle, Aberdeen and London (SOAS)). The Chinese Embassy in the UK also invited him to give a talk on Tang Xianzu for the Embassy employees to improve their own understanding of China's literary master. The project team at Leeds was a cross-Faculty, multi-disciplinary grouping from the Schools of Languages, Cultures and Societies; Performance and Cultural Industries; and English. It also involved fifteen postgraduate and undergraduate students from the three Schools, in addition to volunteers from the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies and Biology. Additional funding, totalling over £20,000, was provided by a range of organisations (including the Sino-British Fellowship Trust, the British Council, the Bank of China, China Eastern Airlines, and the Fuzhou Municipal Government). The stage play and seminars/workshops attracted a great deal of positive press attention, both in China and the UK, and was also covered by TV news stations, in particular CCTV International Channel, CCTV news, Jiangxi Provincial TV and Fuzhou TV. CCTV Documentary Film sent a filming team to follow the tour of the play in China for a documentary film entitled 'Tang Xianzu Encounters Shakespeare' (forthcoming). A number of academic publications will flow from the project, to be published in one of China's leading journals New Drama (Xin xiju), and the specialist journal Tang Xianzu Studies (Tang Xianzu yanjiu). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://chinesetheatre.leeds.ac.uk/plays/9 |
| Description | The Orphan of Zhao and Chinese Theatre held at the Heart of England International School |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked questions and discussion afterwards Students wanted to know more information and went to see the play. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Theatre and children's education: Chengdu May/June 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | From lecture to teachers/education officials/ theatre professionals - discussion and requests for more detailed information From workshop in school - requests for more detailed information Development of proposal for joint piece of theatre for children between WYP and SPAT 2015/16 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk |
| Description | Traditional Chinese Opera and Chinese Culture, University of Leeds |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked questions and discussion afterwards. More interest in learning non-British theatre. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk/timeline-of-events/ |
| Description | Traditional Chinese Theatre Summer Camp at the Shanghai Theatre Academy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | We sent two undergraduates to attend the Traditional Chinese Theatre Summer Camp organised by the Shanghai Theatre Academy. Participants of this summer camp were from all over the world. Participants studied Chinese culture as well as theatrical movements and songs. At the end of the summer camp, students put on a show for the general public audience. The students produced individual reports including images, which have been shared by the tutors and peer students. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Translating Culture through drama: a Canadian adaptation of Cao Yu's Sunrise University of British Columbia, Canada January 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Developing understanding of how practice led research can be used as a method in improving the translation of culture in and through drama Increased understanding of, and skill in using, the method by practitioners in Canada and by co-workshop leader from stage@leeds UK |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk/timeline-of-events/ |
| Description | Translating Cultures and the Research Network seminar May 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Interest sparked in reading about and in participation in the network. Increased hits on the network website |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk |
| Description | Workshop for the digital library of Chinese theatre held at the University of Leeds |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked questions and discussion afterwards, leading to the structure of the digital library. Practitioners from and cultural industries became more interested in our reserach project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk/timeline-of-events/ |
| Description | Wu Hsing-kuo, Masterclass at Theatre Royal Haymarket, London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk and the actual workshop sp0arked questions and discussion afterwards Great interest in Chinese and Asian performing arts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://cnavideo.cna.com.tw/Misc/Latest/Video-1/004318349?v=yHA0P3GonCAf0v5GZSr9sg%3D%3D |