Performer & Director of Continuity – Metamorphoses of a Madman, directed by Meng Jinghui. (2025)
As part of a UCLA Theater workshop class, I generated new devised work with an ensemble team under the close mentorship of legendary experimental pioneer Meng Jinghui. We worked with two classic texts from the East and West, culminating in avant-garde, form-focused, work-in-progress performances. We became familiar with the acclaimed director’s unique approach and practices in devising cross-cultural work and exploring novel, unconventional performance style and process.
This Summer I will be the director for our site-specific adaptation of this performance at Aranya International Theater Festival in China, where our former acclaimed director is the founder and artistic director of this annual global event for avant-garde emerging and professional artists.
Photos courtesy of Todd Cheney
Savannah Smith 