The Poet Changing China’s View of Disability — Through Dance
Article By Jiang Xinyi From Sixth Tone JIANGSU, East China — Yu Xiuhua is no stranger to controversy. The farmer-turned-poet has spent...
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Oct 13
Farooq Chaudhry's Sharing Talk | "Seeing the World Through New Perspectives via Global Artistic Collaboration"
On October 11, 2024, Director Farooq Chaudhry shared the production and creation story behind the Poetic Dance Theatre "Ten Thousand Tons...
Oct 6
Ba Wang Bian｜“A Truly Successful Performance”
On the evening of September 25, 2024, Mystery 196: Ba Wang Bian – Ancestral Dialogues was brilliantly performed at the Old Oil Mill...
Sep 8
NEWSCHINA | Yu Xiuhua-Rhythm and Rhyme
From a disabled rural farmer to China’s most celebrated contemporary poet, Yu Xiuhua’s journey highlights how authenticity can inspire...
Aug 16
15th Nov. | World Premiere: Ten Thousand Tons of Moonlight
The dance theatre production Ten Thousand Tons of Moonlight will have its world premiere at Young Theatre in Shanghai, China, from...
Jul 5
THE PRODUCERS TOOLBOX: THE WAY/DÀO OF THE PRODUCER
Credit: The Arts and Humanities Research Council Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council as part of: The Producers Toolbox:...
May 1
CGTN｜We Talk with Yu Xiuhua: Poetry knows no borders, it belongs to all humanity
Read article here Chinese poet Yu Xiuhua shared her poems at a special event themed "Writing in the Clouds, Living in the Earth" at the...
Feb 22
British Library Event with Yu Xiuhua: Writing in the Clouds, Living in the Earth
As part of the residency for the development of Ten Thousand Tons of Moonlight, The British Library will be hosting a poetry reading with...
Dec 14, 2023
Our China Stories
Farooq was invited participate in Our China Stories Ceremony, to discuss his ongoing collaboration with China, with projects such as Ten...
Nov 23, 2023
DANCE CITY ANNOUNCES FAROOQ CHAUDHRY OBE OF FENGLING PRODUCTIONS AS ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
The North East’s leading dance charity, Dance City, has announced Farooq Chaudhry OBE of Fengling Productions as the organisation’s...
Nov 23, 2023
Farooq Chaudhry Keynote Speaker at the 5th UK-China Disability Forum
Following the presentation of Ten Thousand Tons of Moonlight at Shanghai Performing Arts Forum in September 2023, Farooq has been invited...
Nov 13, 2023
Ten Thousand Tons of Moonlight ISPA Pitch New Works - New York 2024
We are extremely proud and excited to announce that Ten Thousand Tons of Moonlight has been selected to be showcased as part of the Pitch...
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