Developed and facilitated the collaboration between the Dutch Performing Arts and the Shanghai International Dance Centre, to produce Dance Out of The Box Festival. The festival highlight includes the Mandarin version immersive physical performance ’25 Feet’, alongside this were six high-definition screenings, available both online and offline, including ‘Between Us,’ ‘Home,’ ‘Vielfalt,’ ‘Freedom,’ ‘Memory Loss Inside,’ and ‘Our House is on Fire.’

These showcases provided Shanghai audiences with a unique opportunity to experience the splendour of international contemporary dance, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of China-Netherlands diplomatic relations. Highlighting the Netherlands, known for its vibrant contemporary dance scene, the festival received special support from the Dutch Performing Arts Fund. More than just a display of artistic talent, the festival offered a platform for meaningful interaction between artists and audiences, while also serving as a gateway to the global forefront of contemporary dance art during the pandemic.

In 2020, the outbreak of the pandemic prompted the development of the innovative Dutch Focus (China) digital platform. This platform served as a hub for information exchange and collaboration enhancement between Chinese and Dutch performing arts practitioners and artists. Dutch Focus (China) was commissioned by the Dutch Performing Arts, a division of the Performing Arts Fund NL. Showcasing over 20 groups, including renowned names such as Club Guy and Roni, Davy Pieters, Nicole Beutler Projects, Via Berlin, and BetweenTwoHands, the platform facilitated continued cultural exchange during the pandemic through digital channels and social media platforms in China.

Shades of Change was produced by the Shandong Academy of Arts and the Shandong Provincial Theatre Creation Studio. Performance Infinity worked closely to the creative team in recommending international artists visiting China for the collaboration and presenting the piece locally in China as well as Slovakia and Hungary.

Shades of Change is inspired by the Chinese traditional culture “I Ching” which try to lead the viewer to change the perspective of the world and the humanities. It is using the third person interpretation of the bird as a creative idea, using the theories in “I Ching” to express the colour and change of the five elements, thus triggering different thinking of the present people treating tradition, treating nature, and treating life. The bird is both a realistic bird and a bird of thought, leading the audience to appreciate and find the beauty that the reality should have.

Aiming towards contributing to audience development and cultural diversity in the UK, we launched a series of audience events among the UK-based Chinese community. The events included theatre tours and seminars surrounding the Royal Shakespeare Company’s The Orphan of Zhao, a V&A theatre collection tour, Chinese New Year celebration and Women’s Day special event surrounding the National Theatre of Scotland’s production tour in London. We had about 15 to 20 participants joining each event, aged between 18 and 35, ranging from students to professionals, and it was also the very first theatre experience for many of them.

The event titles are as follows:

• The RSC production The Orphan of Zhao at Stratford-Upon-Avon
• Theatre and Performance Guided Tour at V&A Museum
• Feast, World Stages London Festival at Young Vic
• Why the Lion Danced with Yellow Earth Theatre
• Opening the Door: East Asians in British Theatre at British Theatre
• Insights: The Art of Theatre Lighting at Royal Opera House
• UKCTC Presents: In Conversation with Chen Xinyi and her “Religion of Dramatic Art”

To find out more, please visit the website:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF_dTKbNfWQ

We interviewed the participating Chinese theatre professionals and academics during the 2-day event and provided full-coverage of the event through UK-based Chinese media platforms. We also supported scheduling and booking of the participants’ itinerary, providing consulting services around local cultural activities to ensure a high value and time-optimised event.

To find out more, please visit the website:

http://www.stagingchina.leeds.ac.uk/library/performing-china-on-the-global-stage/

We offered consulting services for the Cultural Division of the Taipei Representative office in the UK, to introduce Mr. Wu Hsing-Kuo, the famous Taiwanese artist, actor and Director of the Contemporary Legend Theatre, to Londoners through local audience events. Through the well-organised event and workshop, the audience could easily come to understand the background of the artist himself, the style of traditional Chinese Opera in modern theatre, and what’s more, there was even a session to let people follow his demonstration and learn the movements of traditional Chinese Opera physically. Following a seminar at Asia House to promote the Contemporary Legend Theatre Company, we also fulfilled the role of audience and media management for the event.

To find out more, please visit the website:
http://www.masterclass.org.uk/event/the-legendary-journey-of-wu-hsing-kuo-masterclass-workshop/

We took charge in the project for CPAA to achieve the first UK-China theatre management experience tour at the end of 2014, organizing a 4-day event for 20 leading Chinese theatre managers and artistic directors to visit leading British theatres.

We were honored to invite policy-makers and theatre professionals from Mayor of London Office, Arts Council of England, British Council, The National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Centre, English National Opera, London International MIME Festival, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, the Society of London Theatre, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, Glynis Henderson Productions and KT Wong Foundation, to be our visiting organizations and guest speakers.

The participating Chinese delegates met up with and realised a fantastic mutual communication with British art management experts, and also visited many leading venues inside and outside of London during their tour.