Programme A
(Ranked in Alphabetical Order)
Alex and Qii
Alex and Qii is crafting metamodernist moments designed to disrupt and spark curiosity.
Their's audience immerses in a journey, captivated by the narrative initially appearing as sci-fi but cleverly critiquing contemporary society. Time is one of the driving forces behind playing seriously with profound subjects. we delves into the wild world of storytelling and folklore, sound therapy, installations, and performances that weave together into a magnificent tapestry of "world-building"!
Xiao Xixi
Xixi Xiao is a multidisciplinary artist and have done most of her performance works across the immersive/interactive theatre, site-specific performance and spacial devised works. Her practice is mostly movement based, and the core value of her work is to explore the question: "how can we communicate in a more effective way through a sequence of dramatic movements and then intergraded into the fabric of everyday life?"
Julia (Dèng Hànzú)
Julia ( Dèng Hànzú ), born in Chongqing, China and now living in London, is a multimedia artist with mixed educational backgrounds in Design and Economics who practices a post-disciplinary approach.
Her works, featuring frequent use of sound, include but are not limited to the form of performances, installations, audio, moving/static images, texts and curated events, while inner emotions as reflection to the outer concrete/abstract environment are recurring themes. Musically, Julia has been trained in traditional Chinese plucked instruments including the pipa, ruan and guzheng since the age of 8. She is committed to explore the physicality of sounding instruments.
Programme B
(Ranked in Alphabetical Order)
Dann Xiao
Dann Xiao is a multidisciplinary artist who works with objects, bodies, images and words. Currently based in London. She indiscriminately works on various medias and disciplines under the framework she creates through her theoretical function. Her practices run through defining the delicate balance and footing between the ego and the external, probing into contradictory and ambivalence. Dann completed a master’s degree at Royal College of Art on Contemporary Art Practice. Most notably she has showcased performances and artist talks at ‘Tate Late’ held by Tate Modern, London. Her work has been screened at Prince Charles Cinema, London.
Yimeng Ling
Yimeng Ling , graduated from the Directing Department of Shanghai Theatre Academy, is now studying Applied Theatre at the University of Leeds!
Yimeng Ling,directing production "Like Father, Like Son" and acting production: "Much Ado About Nothing", "Pride and Prejudice" and "Who Stole My Sleep"
Xixi Xiao
Xixi Xiao is a multidisciplinary artist and have done most of her performance works across the immersive/interactive theatre, site-specific performance and spacial devised works. Her practice is mostly movement based, and the core value of her work is to explore the question: "how can we communicate in a more effective way through a sequence of dramatic movements and then intergraded into the fabric of everyday life?"
Yilin Yan
Yilin Yan Graduated from the Yunnan Arts Academy's Theater and Film Directing major, during which time she studied Music Drama Performance at the Purchase College of the State University of New York, and obtained an MA in Applied Theater and Intervention from the University of Leeds. A theater producer, director, screenwriter, singer, and actor, her works include "The Little Prince," "After the River of Forgetting," and "The Waymarker."