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Wang Chong
Chinese film director

Wang Chong

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Chinese film director
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Film director Translator
Work field
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Gender
Male
Birth
8 January 1982 People who share this birthday
Place of birth
Beijing, People's Republic of China
Star sign
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Age
42 years
Education
Peking University
University of Hawaiʻi
University of California, Irvine
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Biography

Wang Chong (王翀; born 8 January 1982) is an avant-garde theatre director and translator. His works have been performed in 16 countries. Wang's Chinese experimental theatre includes multimedia performance and documentary theatre.

Life

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

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

Theatre works

TitleTextTime of PremiereTour
Made in China 2.0Wang Chong2023Boston, Melbourne
The Insane Asylum Next to HeavenNick Yu2019Shanghai
On Where Do We Come From, What Are We, Where Are We Going 2.0Ma Chuyi2019, world premiereBeijing, Wuzhen
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2.0Wang Chong2017, world premiereTokyo
As the Sparrow Wended in A Windless WinterZhao Binghao2017, world premiereTokyo
Teahouse 2.0Lao She2017, world premiereBeijing
Little EmperorsLachlan Philppot2017, world premiereMelbourne
Lu XunLi Jing2016, world premiereBeijing, Shaoxing, Hangzhou, Shanghai
ConstellationsNick Payne2015, Chinese language premiereBeijing, Xi'an, Suzhou, Chongqing, Shanghai, Wuzhen, Groningen, New York
Revolutionary Model Play 2.0Zhao Binghao2015, world premiereSingapore
Stories from Unofficial ChinaGritt Uldall-Jessen2015, world premiereHelsingor
Ghosts 2.0Henrik Ibsen2014, world premiereSeoul, Beijing, Tokyo, Taoyuan, Taipei, Shanghai, Groningen
The Warfare of Landmine 2.0Wang Chong and Zhao Binghao2013, world premiereTokyo, Hangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai
KurukullaZhao Binghao2013, world premiereNew York
Ibsen in One TakeOda Fiskum after Henrik Ibsen2012, world premiereBeijing, Rotterdam, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Oslo, Adelaide
The Flowers on the Sea 2.0Wang Chong after Han Bangqing2012, world premiereShanghai
The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve JobsMike Daisey2012, Chinese language premiereBeijing, Shanghai, Suzhou, Wuxi, Taicang
The Chairs 2.0Devised2012, world premiereToga, Beijing
Thunderstorm 2.0Wang Chong after Cao Yu2012, world premiereBeijing, Taipei, Jerusalem, New York
Central Park WestWoody Allen2011, Chinese language premiereBeijing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Zhengzhou, Changsha, Ningbo, Shanghai, Taipei, Tianjin
HamletmachineHeiner Muller2010, China mainland premiereBeijing, Hangzhou, Avignon
The Peking OperaTIONDevised2010, world premiereBeijing, Shanghai
CraveSarah Kane2009, China mainland premiereBeijing
Self-accusationPeter Handke2009, China mainland premiereBeijing, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Shanghai, London
The Vagina MonologuesEve Ensler2009, China mainland premiereBeijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Changsha, Hangzhou, Tianjin
e-StationDevised2008, world premiereBeijing, New York, Quebec, Edinburgh, Shanghai
The Arabian NightRoland Schimmelpfennig2007, Chinese language premiereBeijing
HamletismWilliam Shakespeare2006, world premiereHonolulu, Beijing

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Awards and honors

  • One Drama Award for Best Little Theater Performance of Year 2017 (Teahouse 2.0)
  • Best Chinese Production of Year 2016 (Lu Xun), The Beijing News
  • Festival/Tokyo Award (The Warfare of Landmine 2.0), 2013
  • Asian Cultural Council Fellowship, 2013
  • Experimental Artist of the Year, The Beijing News, 2012
  • Jury Award, Asian Theatre Directors’ Festival (Chairs 2.0), 2012
  • Nomination for Best Production (e-Station), Mont-Laurier International Theatre Festival, 2009
  • Han Suyin Award for Young Translators, Translators Association of China, 2007
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Notable Chinese people in film/TV/radio and stage

Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1970 to 1999

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Notable Chinese Film directors

Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1970 to 1999

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Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1970 to 1999

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1982 births

20th-century Chinese translators

21st-century Chinese translators

Chinese theatre directors

Writers from Beijing

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http://www.bjnews.com.cn/ent/2012/09/20/223797.html
http://www.qdaily.com/articles/48830.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20090625101018/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1906127,00.html
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/GtPFmUxa9g0IgRZ4tWzI0A
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2010-09/25/content_11343867.htm
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Mar/22/en/FP603220307.html
http://www.theatreRE.org
http://hanenaka.wixsite.com/theatre-du-reve
http://hanenaka.wixsite.com/theatre-du-reve/englishpress
http://weibo.com/theatrere
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