Posthuman Condition

Active in Hong Kong and German Theatre. 

Playwright / Director / Educator / Artistic Director of Reframe Theatre / House Author of Germany  Nationaltheater Mannheim / Elected Council Member and the Chairman of the Committee of Literary Arts of Hong Kong Arts Development Council

Graduated from the University of Hong Kong, majoring in English Literature; the Chinese University of Hong Kong, MA in Sociology; Royal Holloway, University of London, MA in Playwriting.

His play in English A Concise History of Future is selected by 2016 Berliner Festspiele Theatertreffen Stückemarkt as one of the five theatre works presented. It is the first ethnic Chinese play ever selected. His play in Cantonese White Blaze of the Morning is awarded Best Play at the 8th Hong Kong Theatre Libre. Six of his plays were translated into German and  performed. His works were commissioned or invited by the following institutions: Munich Biennale —  Festival of New Music Theater, Mannheimer Sommer Festival, Munich Residenztheater, Schauspiel Frankfurt, Stadttheater Giessen, Theater Freiburg,  Staatsschauspiel Saarbrücken, Theatre Lübeck, Landestheater Linz, Montreal CINARS Biennale Official Programme, Radio Sweden, Asia Playwrights Festival, Quanta Hall, New Vision Arts Festival, International Arts Carnival, Tai Kwun, Fringe Club and Hong Kong Repertory Theatre and On & On Theatre Workshop, etc.

His recent works include: The Damned and the Saved, A Minute Something Else Enters, A Poem in Jail, Happily ever after nuclear explosion, Goldfish of Berlin, After the Flood Floods, Stream of Consciousness, The Year of Jin Feng and How to present love life of Hong Kong people to  Aliens?, etc.

Suhrkamp Theater Verlag represents the copyright of some of his plays.

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Chan obtained his Master of Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship (Theatre and Performance  Pathway) at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is currently a theatre curator, producer, founder of Felixism Creation. He is also an illustrator and art critic. Chan won the Young Artist (Arts Criticism) at Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2015, and is now a judge for Hong Kong Theatre Libre.

His recent theatre curations in multimedia and arts tech include: VR live performance Marco Polo Endgame (2021), immersive theatre Cats and the Coastal forest (2021), A Poem in Jail (Reframe Theatre, 2021), and digital immersive theatre Together (Factory Irregular, 2019) which was  performed in the Prague Quadrennial 2019.

After graduating with a BFA (Hons) in Acting from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in  2012, he has been active in the theatre industry and has worked with various local theatre groups as creator and actor. He won Best Supporting Actor at the 26th Hong Kong Drama Awards for Brighton Beach Memoirs; Warrior LanLing — In Battle, a diversified drama written and directed by and also starring Chan, was showcased in the 3rd Hong Kong People’s Fringe Festival; his latest stage performance was in Matteo Ricci The Musical.

Chan has been featured in a number of films and television series. His performance in Three Husbands, the 2018 film directed by Fruit Chan, won him Best Newcomer at the 13th Asian Film Awards and a nomination for Best New Performer at the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards. His latest films include Table for Six (directed by Sunny Chan) and Tales from the Occult: The Tenement  (directed by Fung Chih-chiang). His TV performances include: the drama series In Geek We Trust and Killer J, and the talk show Actor · Door (ViuTV, 2022).

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Graduate with a BFA (Hons) in Acting from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Chan is the founding member of K.O. The Box, a freelance actress and drama tutor.

Chan won the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards for Young Artist (Drama) in 2021. Chan’s performance in Quai Ouest (On & On Theatre Workshop, 2017) won her Performer of the Year at IATC(HK) Critics Awards, and Distinct Actress at Hong Kong Theatre Libre. She was nominated for Best Actress for The Shape of Things (K.O. The Box, 2013) at Hong Kong Theatre Libre.

Chan’s recent appearances include: Prometheus Bound and Who Killed the Elephant by On &  On Theatre Workshop; Goldfish of Berlin and Radiant Vermin by Reframe Theatre; The Plague by Hong Kong Arts Festival; The Unforgettable Chapter by Hong Kong Repertory Theatre; and Hamletmachine by Alice Theatre Laboratory (premiered in Hong Kong and reran in Wuzhen  Theatre Festival), to name a few.

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Graduate with a BFA (Hons) in Acting from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2008, Leung is currently a part-time instructor on performance and creativity, in the School of Continuing Education of Hong Kong Baptist University.

He was awarded Best Actor (Comedy/Farce) and nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Comedy/Farce) at Hong Kong Drama Awards in 2016 and 2015. He won a nomination for Outstanding Actor at Hong Kong Theatre Libre in 2013. His representative appearances include: One Last Gift andTonnochy by Emperor Entertainment Group; Burmese Days by Theatre Ronin; A Concise History of Future by Reframe Theatre; An Angel Dumped into New City by Whole Theatre and Artocrite Theater; and Dracula by Chung Ying Theatre Company, to name a few.

Overseas performance tours include: six tours in Europe for The Tragedy of Macbeth by Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio; and the production of Artocrite Theater in Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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Leung graduated with a BFA (Hons) in Acting from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. In 2018, he won Young Artist (Drama) at Hong Kong Arts Development Awards.

His recent performances include: It’s Only the End of the World, Tit Hong Lane, Stardust Alley, The Light of Metempsychosis, Unfolding Images: We Are Spectacle(s), Waking Dreams (re-run), The Phenomenon of Man: Revolver 2021, Goldfish of Berlin and more. Other appearances include: Olivier Cong: I am Afraid of, The Garden — a joint exhibition by K11 Art Foundation and Enoch Cheng, A Room of Resistance: Against Step — a solo exhibition by Yim Sui-fong and Siren by Serene Hui. His film and television works include: 940920, In Geek We Trust, Leap Day, Men on  the Dragon and First Night Nerves.

Leung was one of the participating artists in the Rooftop Institute Hok Hok Zaap: 15 Initiatives of Engaged Learning in Art, and hosted the workshop Unlock Body Lab: Open Research Week 2022 organised by Unlock Dancing Plaza. He is enthusiastic about exchanging ideas and cooperating with fellow artists and organisations.

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Zhao graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), majoring in Acting. Her recent performances include: Ambiguous by the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, Happily ever after nuclear explosion and A Concise History of Future by Reframe Theatre, Life. in Hong Kong by We Draman Group, Chinese Lesson and Red Chamber in the Concrete Forest by Hong Kong Arts Festival and more.

Zhao was awarded Best Supporting Actress (Tragedy/Drama) for nitehawk by Drama Gallery at the 26th Hong Kong Drama Awards. Her nominations include: Best Actress (Tragedy/Drama) and Best Supporting Actress (Comedy/Farce) for Ambiguous and A Good Husband by The Nonsensemakers at Hong Kong Drama Awards; Best Actress and Outstanding Actress for Happily ever after nuclear explosion and HKAPA’s Oresteia at Hong Kong Theatre Libre.

Zhao also engages herself in drama education, film and television, commercials and Mandarin dubbing. 

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Actor, director and veteran drama instructor Rico Wu graduated from the University of Huddersfield, UK with a master’s degree in Ensemble Physical Theatre. He won the Outstanding Actor at the 6th Hong Kong Theatre Libre. Wu currently serves as the Arts Advisor (Drama) of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and the artistic director of Ricochet Ensemble. He also teaches performing arts at HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity.

His recent works include: We Three — a video by Lukas Tam (showcased in Berlin and Hong Kong), Matches by Y-Space, Quai Ouest (France tour) by On & On Theatre Workshop, and A Concise History of Future — the award-winning drama written and directed by Yan Pat-to. Most recently, he curated The Weight of Life in the ÉLAN Lost Child Project HK 2022 organised by Tai Kwun. Besides creative work, Wu is committed to research in pre-expressive training.

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Graduate with a BFA (Hons) in Acting from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Lai was a full-time actor-researcher of Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio.

Her recent performances include: One Last Gift by Emperor Entertainment Group, Eternal Flame in the Dark by Pants Theatre Production, and King Lear by Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio. Lai won Young Artist (Drama) at the 14th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards, Performer of the Year at IATC(HK) Critics Awards 2018 for The Tragedy of Macbeth, and Best Actress at the 7th Hong Kong  Theatre Libre for The City.

She completed the Playback Theatre Leadership course in the UK, and currently serves as a core member of Encounter Playback Theatre. She completed the Disciples Escoffier Professional Diploma in French Pastry Arts (level 5) and is currently teaching at Shall We Bake Baking Studio.

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Graduate with a BFA (first-class honours) in Acting from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), Au was the recipient of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarships, Scholarship of Perseverance, Director’s Award and Outstanding Student Award. His recent performances include: Prometheus Bound by On & On Theatre Workshop, Mahabharata Part 1: Game of Dice by Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio, DU FU 2.0 by Prospects Theatre and play reading at A Playwright Series of Hong Kong: Falling Flowers by Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies.  He also starred in two HKAPA productions, Antigone on the Beach (won him Outstanding Actor) and The Two Character Play.

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Mak has joined Hong Kong Repertory Theatre since 2022. Recently, she performed in Love à la Zen (as Mei Na), and served as assistant to director in The Great Pretender — a musical. Mak graduated with a BFA (first-class honours) in Acting from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA). In 2019, she was nominated for Best Actress for her role as Karlie in Luna Gale at the 11th Hong Kong Theatre Libre, her performance also won her the school’s Outstanding Actor award. The following year, she was again named Outstanding Actor for her role as Mary Chin in The Woman in Kenzo. She has also appeared in such HKAPA productions as Mnemonic and Rent. She was the recipient of the Society of APA Scholarships and later participated in an exchange programme at Texas Tech University. Mak’s professional stage credits include: Westside Twirling Dream by Theatre Space, Cinematic Memories on Train No. 5 by Actors’ Family, Awakening Trilogy — an online play-reading by Artocrite Theater, Luna Gale 2020 by Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies, It’s all Satyr’s Fault and My Haven by Playwright’s Studio. She also starred in Apriya-samyoga and Solo, both graduation projects at the HKAPA School of Film and Television.

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Sze graduated with a BFA (Hons) in Acting from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) in 2018. Her recent performances include: Bye-Bye Your Tale by Windmill Grass Theatre, A Playwright Series of Hong Kong: Love Story of Moses by the Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies, A Poem in Jail by Reframe Theatre, Find Ourselves in Time by Fresh Wave Film Festival, See You Soon: The Call of a White Orchard by Project Roundabout and All My Life I Shall Remember by Chung Ying Theatre Company. Sze also appeared in a number of HKAPA performances, such as Who’s Afraid of Lord of the Flies, Lysistrata, Le Malentendu, La Ronde, Black Vast, Semele and more. She won Outstanding Actor with her performance in Who’s Afraid of Lord of the Flies.

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