Beyond the Bund are delighted to announce the release of their 2nd Chinese Whispers Chapter: The Tempest. Following the success of the first Chapter - ‘Stories Before Me’, where our Elderly shared stories of her family growing up behind a glamorous backdrop of 1930’s Shanghai, we are now excited to finally release Chapter II.

After months of further development, work and artistic curation we are finally eager to resume the story where it was left off. Diana Wang will continue telling her personal breathtaking story, accompanied by the lyrical movements of award-winning Russian twin dancers Maria and Nadia Gudenko. The two Russian dancers will characterize the story through emotive movement, all of which is pieced together by music producer Mackey Landy.

All of our contributors, from storytellers, scriptwriters and dancers, to music and lighting producers have all worked intimately together with our Shanghainese Elderly in the past months. All coming together to tell a story as one single body for this amazing saga.

Join us on May 17th and 18th to find out what’s next for Chinese Whispers, and live China’s history through the memories of a Shanghainese Elder.

 

 

She comes from an aristocratic family. Great great grandfather was the teacher of Qing Dynasty’s emperor She learned ballet and played the piano from a young age. Her father mastered German and transfused the knowledge he acquired when he was studying in Germany to her. She has talents in art and music and once won the first prize in the national middle-distance race. She was forced to stay in the village by destiny.

 

She lived in a mud house with less than 5 RMB to live on. She worked as hard as a man all year round. She was a farmer, a teacher, a cleaner, a Nanny, a singer and a merchandiser... Her hands get rough and deformed. However, she still behaves in an elegant manner. She experienced three unfortunate marriages but never gave up to destiny. She studied languages hard and went aboard. That led her to a brighter future. She is old. But her wrinkles and gray hair still show her bravery and toughness.