As part of the public programme series accompanying the exhibition , Shanghai theatre troupe has enlisted new members in Hong Kong to present the latest iteration of their play as . The two performances will take place on Oct 5 and 6 at Para Site. All are welcome.
In 1915, wrote in : “Youth are as early spring, the morning sun, the sprouting of many flowers”. From the summer of 2017, young members of the theatre troupe Grass Stage engaged in a few months of research on issues facing youth. Different versions of are the results of the different phases of discussion–dramatised, and presented to an audience. As a collective effort by , the play gathers different perspectives, and recasts our understanding of the current generation.
The theatre troupe was founded in Shanghai in the spring of 2005. The troupe is made up of members from diverse academic and professional backgrounds, and the troupe’s plays are mostly collaborative efforts among members, and deal with fringe topics that nonetheless hold social significance. The troupe often rehearses and debates at different venues, offering their stage as gathering space for different groups of the public — a “mobile public space”, if you would.
