[English Ver.]
Performing Your Story in China
NHK World August 9, 2019
10:30 – 10:58 / 16:30 – 17:00 / 19:30 – 20:00 / 4:30 – 5:00
In July of 2018, a new theater group was formed in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. The subject of their performances is their own audience: Through improvisational theater, they express personal experiences suggested by the audience members, helping to give voices to the struggles of average people. However, they hit a major setback when a show was halted by the police, after which almost no theater would consent to renting them space. Now the group pushes on to find a new place in their home city, where they work to increase understanding and empathy among both loyal fans and new audience members.