Wang Chong (director)


Wang Chong is an avant-garde theatre director and translator. His works have been performed in over 20 countries on 6 continents. Wang's Chinese experimental theatre includes multimedia performance and documentary theatre.

Life

Wang graduated from Peking University with a degree in law and economics. Since then, he has studied theatre in China and the U.S., working with influential directors Lin Zhaohua and Robert Wilson.
In 2008, Wang Chong founded Théatre du Rêve Expérimental, 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, a self-designed Beijing apartment that has no electricity and no electronics.

Translations

Plays:Hamletmachine by Heiner MullerCrave by Sarah KaneThe Vagina Monologues by Eve EnslerThe Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs by Mike DaiseyConstellations by Nick PayneThe Heretic by Richard BeanElectronic City by Falk RichterThe Arabian Night by Roland SchimmelpfennigMiss Julie by Katie Mitchell after August Strindberg and Inger ChristensenFather's Braid by Amnon Levy and Rami Danon Ibsen in One Take by Oda Fiskum Tokyo Notes by Hirata Oriza The Bedbug by Meng Jinghui
Other:The Empty Space by Peter BrookThe Writer's Journey: [Mythic Structure For Writers] by Christopher Vogler

Awards and honors