selected &funded by the New Bund 31 Young Creator Programme / Best Pitch of FilMarathon 2022
Documentary Theatre
Playwright &Director: Qianyu Li Dramaturgie: Hongchang Xu Actor: Binyang Li &Ning Ye Producer: Jennifer Nan Dong
Video Designer: Yizun Cao Music Designer: venusucker Stage Designer: Ziyan Zhu Costume Designer: Haoyu Wu
Venue: Shanghai Theatre Academy Date: May 14, 2023 Duration: 70 mins
Dejad el Balcón Bbierto is a documentary theatre adapted from Broadcast Story, the Monologue of Shoe Lover: when being bullied, I look down and fall in love with their shoes (by Story FM).
This is a research-based work based on a real-life experience shared by LGBTQ+ people who suffer from self-identity and mental problems. In this theater, we further discuss the root of school bullying, such as the discipline of our education system, which keeps reproducing the imbalance of power between individuals.
“This play plainly and sincerely shows the contemporary young creators‘ thinking and confusion about the problem of bullying in schools. In a very small cut with subtle lines, it leaves several emotional layers that are worth to be recalled and enough space for audiences’ further discussion.”