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Directing Works
Picasso 2033 | Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2024
12th-16th August, Edinburgh
Director/Playwright: Keyuan Zhang
Co-Director: Yue Tang
Producer: Yahan Xue
Executive Producer: Jiewei Huang, Ge Ni
Set Designer & Lighting Designer: Zidi Wu
Composer: Siyan Liu
Dramaturg: Tiantian Xie
Sound Operator:Yue Ying
Costume Designer: Yixuan Qiu, Lulu Zeng
Script Translation: Yansong Wu
Cast: Gawa Leung, Yue Tang, Kai Partenie, Haider Abdullah, Sam Zelaya, Dorivaldo Ernesto
Special Thanks: Ayisha Mi, Jonathan Layton
Set in a future where AI has gradually replaced human beings in the field of art, Picasso 2033 reflects on the future of art through the story of AI-drawing trainer “Mr Satisfaction”. Returning to the house where he once lived with his mother, his memories are awakened by seeing her unfinished painting, created in her later years, when she was suffering from Alzheimer’s. His exploration of the protagonist in the painting leads to a deep reflection on the nature of art and AI, and on where the identity and creativity of human beings is headed.
Director/Playwright: Keyuan Zhang
Co-Director: Yue Tang
Producer: Yahan Xue
Executive Producer: Jiewei Huang, Ge Ni
Set Designer & Lighting Designer: Zidi Wu
Composer: Siyan Liu
Dramaturg: Tiantian Xie
Sound Operator:Yue Ying
Costume Designer: Yixuan Qiu, Lulu Zeng
Script Translation: Yansong Wu
Cast: Gawa Leung, Yue Tang, Kai Partenie, Haider Abdullah, Sam Zelaya, Dorivaldo Ernesto
Special Thanks: Ayisha Mi, Jonathan Layton
Set in a future where AI has gradually replaced human beings in the field of art, Picasso 2033 reflects on the future of art through the story of AI-drawing trainer “Mr Satisfaction”. Returning to the house where he once lived with his mother, his memories are awakened by seeing her unfinished painting, created in her later years, when she was suffering from Alzheimer’s. His exploration of the protagonist in the painting leads to a deep reflection on the nature of art and AI, and on where the identity and creativity of human beings is headed.
The Burnt Butterfly 2.0 | Edinburgh Fringe Festival
9th/10th August 2024, Edinburgh
Director: Yue Tang
Movement Director: Jonathan Layton
Co-Director: Keyuan Zhang
Producer: Yahan Xue
Executive Producer: Jiewei Huang
Set Designer & Lighting Designer: Zidi Wu
Composer: Hanzu Deng
Video Designer: Xinni Lin
Poster Designer: Zidi Wu
Marketing and Distrubution: Yue Ying
Cast: Beata Konya, Chinmoyee Biswas, Georgia Dimopoulou, Huiling Liu, Keyuan Zhang, Sanjeeb Kumar Dey
Special Thanks: Charlie, Mimixue Tian,
The production draws inspiration from ancient Chinese mythology and Taoist philosophical tales to explore the relationships between different cultures. Six performers from diverse cultural backgrounds convey a “universal language” through unique physical and visual arts, aiming to blur cultural boundaries, explore the potential of breaking cultural barriers and achieving cultural equality, thus prompting audiences to deeply reflect on war and humanity.
Director: Yue Tang
Movement Director: Jonathan Layton
Co-Director: Keyuan Zhang
Producer: Yahan Xue
Executive Producer: Jiewei Huang
Set Designer & Lighting Designer: Zidi Wu
Composer: Hanzu Deng
Video Designer: Xinni Lin
Poster Designer: Zidi Wu
Marketing and Distrubution: Yue Ying
Cast: Beata Konya, Chinmoyee Biswas, Georgia Dimopoulou, Huiling Liu, Keyuan Zhang, Sanjeeb Kumar Dey
Special Thanks: Charlie, Mimixue Tian,
The production draws inspiration from ancient Chinese mythology and Taoist philosophical tales to explore the relationships between different cultures. Six performers from diverse cultural backgrounds convey a “universal language” through unique physical and visual arts, aiming to blur cultural boundaries, explore the potential of breaking cultural barriers and achieving cultural equality, thus prompting audiences to deeply reflect on war and humanity.
The Burnt Butterfly 1.0
August 2023, London
Co-Creators: Yue Tang, Jiawen Niu, Jingwen Liu
The production draws inspiration from ancient Chinese mythology and Taoist philosophical tales to explore the relationships between different cultures. Six performers from diverse cultural backgrounds convey a “universal language” through unique physical and visual arts, aiming to blur cultural boundaries, explore the potential of breaking cultural barriers and achieving cultural equality, thus prompting audiences to deeply reflect on war and humanity.
Co-Creators: Yue Tang, Jiawen Niu, Jingwen Liu
The production draws inspiration from ancient Chinese mythology and Taoist philosophical tales to explore the relationships between different cultures. Six performers from diverse cultural backgrounds convey a “universal language” through unique physical and visual arts, aiming to blur cultural boundaries, explore the potential of breaking cultural barriers and achieving cultural equality, thus prompting audiences to deeply reflect on war and humanity.
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