FuGEN presents NO FOREIGNERS At Theatre Centre, 2/21-25

Hong Kong Exile (Vancouver) and fu-GEN Theatre (Toronto) are thrilled to present No Foreigners, a new interdisciplinary collaboration between the two companies, produced in association with Theatre Conspiracy (Vancouver) and presented in association with The Theatre Centre (Toronto).

Through live performance and a micro-to-macro camera apparatus, No Foreigners considers Chinese shopping malls as racialized spaces of cultural creation and clash. A collaboration between Hong Kong Exile and fu-GEN Theatre (Toronto), two of our country's leading Asian-Canadian performing arts companies, No Foreigners is an exciting new performance work with writing from Governor General's Award laureate for English Drama, David Yee.

Several original stories manifest inside a mall and quickly diverge-catapulting across cities, between languages, in and out of the afterlife, and through past, present, and future. No Foreigners weaves together text, miniatures, and media design as it attempts to unpack what is at the heart of "Chinese-ness" and what the future can hold for all of us as visitors and settlers.

No Foreigners is performed in English and Cantonese, with English titles.

Media / Reviewers are invited to attend Opening Night on Weds Feb 21 at 7:00pm. If you are unable to attend that performance, alternate arrangements can be made.

ABOUT HONG KONG EXILE:

Hong Kong Exile is an interdisciplinary arts company led by Vancouver-based artists: Natalie Tin Yin Gan, Remy Siu, and Milton Lim. Since 2011, their ongoing collaborations have toured across North America, gaining them a reputation as an engaged, rigorous, and prolific arts company. HKX values pushing boundaries of interdisciplinary process and creation, investigation of cultural politics in an era of globalization, and inclusion of under-represented experiences and identities. Current projects reflect the company's commitment to exploring multi-media innovation and integration with live performance. The members of Hong Kong Exile are the current Artists-in-Residence with the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. hongkongexile.com

ABOUT FU-GEN THEATRE:

Founded in January 2002, fu-GEN is dedicated to the development of professional Asian Canadian theatre artists through the production of new and established works. As the longest running professional Asian Canadian theatre company in Canada, fu-GEN has hosted international conferences, produced and toured work locally, nationally and internationally, and provided Asian Canadian artists with a place to call 'home'. They serve the Asian Canadian theatre artist, are dedicated to exploring the underlying Asian Canadian story, and believe in diversity of practice: using non-traditional space, time, methodology & philosophy. fu-gen.org

ABOUT THEATRE CONSPIRACY:

Founded in 1995, Theatre Conspiracy's critical inquiry and aesthetic curiosity contributes to a public dialogue activating freedom of expression, diversity in identity and opinion, and challenges the status quo. Based in Vancouver, Theatre Conspiracy provides a platform for artists creating contemporary work for stage and media to investigate new directions in society, politics and culture. conspiracy.ca

ABOUT THE THEATRE CENTRE:

The Theatre Centre is a nationally recognized live-arts incubator that serves as a research and development hub for the cultural sector. The Theatre Centre's mission is to nurture artists, invest in ideas and champion new work and new ways of working. The company fosters a culture of innovation by embracing risk and questioning traditional notions of failure and success. theatrecentre.org

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