Atsuko Tanaka was one of the foremost members of Gutai, a group which focussed on experimental art forms, their manifesto proclaiming a new relationship between the materials and the human spirit. Within this primarily male-orientated group, Tanaka was particularly unconventional and stood out from the other Gutai members, as indeed she did from other international avant-garde artists of her time. This was due not only to her radical and metaphorical expression, but also the relationship between the body of work created especially between 1953 and 1957, and her way of thinking.

Looking for Chinese male actor for short play in Argentinian event: Theatre for Identity (Fringe theatre - no pay)

“At Chou's drycleaners” shows the Argentinian dictatorship from a different perspective. A young Chinese immigrant couple lament their incapacity to conceive in this extrange environment. Their private problem turns public when they find a hidden picture and become witnesses of the atrocities and horror around them.

The 15-20min play is in Chinese language, with English subtitles.

DANCERS FOR LORD MAYOR’S SHOW

Sinman Dance Company is looking for 8 professional dancers to join the coming project.

The newly choreographed contemporary dance will be featured in the parade as float in Lord Mayor’s Show for the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office. It is a yearly outdoor festival event and broadcast live on the BBC. It has an audience of 500,000 people on the street here.

Lumenis Theatre Company in association with Southwark Playhouse presents

A Double Bill
Magical Chairs by Mary Mazzilli
There’s Only One Wayne Lee by Roy Williams

Directed by Jonathan Man

30th August to 3rd September 2011

A double bill of plays open at Southwark Playhouse for a one-week run on 30 August 2011 before playing at the Beijing International Fringe Festival

Funded by BBC Performing Arts Fund, this project is designed for young people aged 6-25 of the Chinese Diaspora in the UK. The workshop will cover acting, singing and dancing. The participants will have the chance to sing their own musical number in front of their invited audiences at the New Diorama Theatre.

Cost: £80

Places are limited, please email to musical@trueheart.org.uk to request for an application form. Deadline for application: 19.8.2011
For any questions, please feel free to contact us on the above email or call Wing-Hong at 07798623526