Rectangle 1 Rectangle 3 Rectangle 4 Rectangle 2 Rectangle 6 56A9662 1(Photo credit_Da Qiao) @ Rectangle 5 Writing in Water 24-25.11.2023 Grand Auditorium Rectangle 8 @ Writing in Water Stan Lais work is returning to CCM this Fall with Writing in Water, a much- acclaimed piece premiered in Hong Kong, and later toured around numerous cities. What follows is a brief personal account by the award-winning director and playwright, of what ins Writing in Water was seven years in the making. In early 2009, I was invited by the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre to share my special method of creating theatre works with them, working with a group of young, talented actors. No specific topic or form was gi Then, with He Jiong joining the cast, I was able to look at the plays structure with fresh eyes. After a rigorous process of rewriting, during which I made many changes, with characters deleted or transformed, voil, Writing in Water finally felt complete One of the most celebrated voices in the contemporary Chinese theatre, Stan Lai is regarded by the BBC as the best Chinese language playwright and director in the world while Asia Weekly publication described him as Asias leading theatre director. The Matthieu Ricard Writer French writer and photographer Matthieu Ricard is a Buddhist monk and former scientist who has moved to the Himalayas after his training in biochemistry, at the Institute Pasteur in Paris. Often referred to has the happiest man in Stan Lai Playwright/Director Words from the director and playright
Rectangle 14 Rectangle 10 Rectangle 11 56A9662 Rectangle 12 1(Photo credit_Da Qiao) @ @ Stan Lais work is returning to CCM this Fall with Writing in Water, a much- acclaimed piece premiered in Hong Kong, and later toured around numerous cities. What follows is a brief personal account by the award-winning director and playwright, of what ins Writing in Water was seven years in the making. In early 2009, I was invited by the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre to share my special method of creating theatre works with them, working with a group of young, talented actors. No specific topic or form was gi Then, with He Jiong joining the cast, I was able to look at the plays structure with fresh eyes. After a rigorous process of rewriting, during which I made many changes, with characters deleted or transformed, voil, Writing in Water finally felt complete One of the most celebrated voices in the contemporary Chinese theatre, Stan Lai is regarded by the BBC as the best Chinese language playwright and director in the world while Asia Weekly publication described him as Asias leading theatre director. The Rectangle 17 Matthieu Ricard Writer French writer and photographer Matthieu Ricard is a Buddhist monk and former scientist who has moved to the Himalayas after his training in biochemistry, at the Institute Pasteur in Paris. Often referred to has the happiest man in Stan Lai Playwright/Director Writing in Water Words from the director and playright Rectangle 16 Writing in Water 24-25.11.2023 Grand Auditorium