The Vagina Monologues will be perfomed in Beijing on February 14 by Shadow. This is Shadow:
From That’s Beijing:
“Actress and feminist Shadow, a Shanghai native who studied theatre in California and Chicago, is the motive force behind China’s production of The Vagina Monologues. She first became aware of the show while studying in Chicago, and has enlisted the help of director/producer Sawyer Lee (Li Suyou, known for his work on the album of Tibetan songs, Sister Drum), to add elements of music and dance to the monologues. “I thought, ‘let’s give this whole city something new let’s start with the vagina!'” She cites as motivation the dismal level of awareness of women’s issues in China, as well as the need to give women the permission and power to talk about themselves.”
Well yes, but it might help if the play was performed in Chinese.
That’s Beijing is here.
Shadow is here.
Tickets can be purchased by calling 6227 5452 or 135 2149 1830.