Wang Chong

Who is Wang Chong?

Wang Chong is an avant-garde theatre director and award-winning translator. He has studied theatre in China and the U.S., working with influential directors Lin Zhaohua and Robert Wilson. In 2008, Wang Chong founded Théatre du Rêve Expérimental, a Beijing-based performance group. It soon became one of the most active touring companies in China. His works have been performed in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, U.S., Canada, U.K., and France, gaining both popular and critical acclaim. Wang has become the leading force of Chinese experimental theatre for his explorations in multimedia performance and documentary theatre. His works include Thunderstorm 2.0, listed by The Beijing News as one of the best 10 little theatre works in China during the last 30 years, Ibsen in One Take, noted by Literary Life Weekly as one of the top 10 performances of 2012 in China, and The Flowers on the Sea 2.0, the first-ever theatre performance commissioned by Shanghai International Arts Festival.