THEATRE: EAST MEETS WEST

THEATRE: EAST MEETS WEST

How much do you know about your family history? When a group of Asian-Australians turned up to take part in a storytelling workshop at theatre group Performance 4a, they hardly expected to be telling their family stories on Belvoir St Theatre’s stage. “For two or three of the storytellers, asking them to tell us about their past was all new for them and they actually had to go off and find out stuff,” says co-Director Annette Shun Wah. They invited an audience of friends to see their work and since then, that audience has continued to grow. With an artist, actor, dancer and poet among the storytellers, these performers have been guided, encouraged and directed by Annette and William Yang, “To find interesting ways of telling Asian-Australian stories through theatre and through performance.” There’s only one opportunity to see this performance at Belvoir St Theatre and you might find yourself inspired to know more.

May 3, Belvoir St Theatre, 25 Belvoir St Surry Hills, $20-25, 9699 3444, www.belvoir.com.au

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