Asia Insight · SEASON 8
Performing Your Story in China
Episode 20 · 2019-08-09
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
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.
28 minutes
Season 8 episodes
1. Democracy Through Laughter: Myanmar2019-01-25
2. Emerging Youth Culture in Chengdu, China2019-02-01
3. The Changing World Wholesale Market: Yiwu, China2019-02-15
4. Reviving a Silk Road Tradition2019-02-22
5. The Change in China's Online Video Bloggers2019-03-01
6. South Korean Youth Struggling for Work2019-03-15
7. Marriage and Migrant Workers - Tajikistan2019-03-22
8. Individuality and China's Unwed Women2019-03-29
9. Shanghai's "Children of the Stars" with ASD2019-04-05
10. Protecting Asian Elephants in Laos2019-04-19
11. Guardians of Taiwan's Migrant Mothers2019-05-03
12. The "War on Drugs" in the Philippines2019-05-24
13. Let There Be Neon Light: Hong Kong2019-06-14
14. Running for Cash in China2019-06-21
15. Growing Prosperity with Organic Farming - Cambodia2019-06-28
16. Fishing with Dolphins: Myanmar2019-07-12
17. The Entrepreneurs Reenergizing China's Rural Communities2019-07-19
18. A New Esports Hub: Hong Kong2019-07-26
19. Homegrown Cotton for a Homegrown Brand: Myanmar2019-08-02
20. Performing Your Story in China2019-08-09
21. Opening Doors to Independence - Disabilities in Vietnam2019-09-06
22. Changing Lives of Fishermen on the Yangtze River2019-09-13
23. Hongkongers Seeking Freedom in Taiwan2019-10-04
24. Taiwan's Bookstore Revolution2019-10-25
25. From Trash to Treasure: Indonesia2019-11-15
26. Extras in China: The Hengdian Drifters2019-11-22
27. Fighting Transgender Discrimination - Thailand2019-11-29
28. Homegrown Sustainable Forestry: Indonesia2019-12-06
29. Forgotten Dancers2019-12-27
