LAI, SIM FONG DRAMATURGE
I am not the artist, I am not the work itself, I am not the audience either. I am always in-between, like a middleman. I would describe my work as structure building, to bridge the gap between the work, the artist and the audience.
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2018 HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL BLACKBOX THEATRE FESTIVAL Hong Kong Repertory Theatre Blackbox Theatre/ 1 April -2 Nov 2018
Working closely with two curators to frame the festival theme and design the audience workshop and talks. (1 month long festival)
https://goo.gl/BxJ3gs
FESTIVAL DRAMATURGE WKCD/ Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
2018 ONE FINE DAY Hong Kong Repertory Theatre Blackbox Theatre/ 15 Aug - 11 Oct 2018
Working closely with the director and dramaturge from Beijing to cast suitable local citizens to take part in this documentary theatre. I also provided dramaturgical support during the rehearsal process. (1.5 hours performance) https://goo.gl/qyRB36
DRAMATURGE New Youth Group / Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
2018 REMOTE HONG KONG Various venues in Kowloon/ 1 June - 15 Aug 2018
Working closely with the director to execute the work: locating suitable venues, research, liaison with the venues and technical team, translation and overseeing the tour. (2 hours audio tour) https://goo.gl/5p2brh
DIRECTOR ASSITANT Rimini Protokoll /Tai Kwun
2017 DOCUMENTARY THEATRE FESTIVAL APA/ 15 Feb- 29 July 2017
Responsible for festival webpage editing and writing; conducting research on documentary theatre. Writing, and directing the video about the study trip in London and Berlin.
Video 1: https://youtu.be/f3IyOYuOboo Video 2: https://youtu.be/jqY41GJ2Zqg
(1 month study trip + 2 weeks festival) https://goo.gl/cnWCBv
DRAMATURGE Pants Theatre Production
2017 NOT THE MAIDS Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre/ 15 April-15 Aug 2017
Dramaturge of a documentary theatre piece about foreign domestic helper, responsible for researching and structuring of the piece.
Video 1: https://goo.gl/EDAP39
(1.5 hours performance)
DRAMATURGE Rooftop Production
2017Â
2017 NOOK Hong Kong Cultural Centre / 15 Dec 2016- 15 Mar 2017
Dramaturge of a contemporary dance piece, responsible for researching, questioning and structuring of the piece. The piece is based on a novella written by a Hong Kong writer, Tung Kei Cheung.
(30 mins dance)
DRAMATURGE Hong Kong Arts Festival/ Wong Pik Kei
2017 三⾓厝 Kwai Tsing Theatre Blackbox / 15 Dec 2016- 15 Mar 2017
Dramaturge of a contemporary dance piece, responsible for researching, questioning and structuring of the piece. The piece is surrounding family issue and parenthood. (10 mins dance)
DRAMATURGE Hong Kong Arts Festival/ Terry Tsang
2016 ESTATE AGENTS Cultural Centre Studio Theatre / 15 Aug 2016- 23 Oct 2016
Researching and writing house programme, and overseeing the design; designing/hosting post-show talk Estate Agents: it is a documentary theatre piece about the real estate industry and the agents working in it. (1.5 hours performance) https://goo.gl/SEpeQ9
DRAMATURGE Pants Theatre Production
2016 GWEILO Cultural Centre Studio Theatre / 15 Feb 2016- 23 May 2016
Researching and writing house programme, and overseeing the design; designing/hosting post-show talk of Gweilo: it is a play adaptation of a British writer Martin Booth’s biography Gweilo. (2 hours performance) https://goo.gl/JaDhvW
DRAMATURGE Pants Theatre Production
2016 SWEET MANDARIN Cultural Centre Studio Theatre / 15 Dec 2015- 23 Feb 2016
Researching and writing house programme, and overseeing the design; designing/hosting post-show talk Sweet Mandarin: it is a play adaptation of a British-born Chinese writer Helen Tse’s biography Sweet Mandarin (1.5 hours performance) https://goo.gl/j3cU7L
DRAMATURGE Pants Theatre Production
2016 TAKING ROOT Various locations in HK/ 15 May 2016- 30 Oct 2016
An ethno drama devised from the interviews of 20 locals of ethnic background in Hong Kong. (1 hour performance)
DIRECTOR LCSD/Pants Theatre Production
2015Â ETIQUTTE Pacific Coffee & HKREP/ 15 June 2015- 30 Sept 2015
Executing the directorial work for the artist Ant Hampton. House programme design and post-show talk. The work is a automatic theatre which provides the audience an unusual theatrical experience outside theatre.
( 1 hour audio tour)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR Ant Hampton/ Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
2014 ATTEMPTS ON HER LIFE City Hall / 15 June 2014- 30 Sept 2014
Dramaturge of a contemporary text, responsible for researching, questioning and structuring of the piece. House programme design and post-show talk
(1.5 hours performance)
DRAMATURGE Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
2014Â
2013Â SPOKEN LIGHT Fringe Club/ 15 May 2013- Aug 2013
A documentary theatre piece devised from the interviews of 30 lesbians in Hong Kong.
DIRECTOR Spoken Light Theatre