2023 - 2024
UK
New Earth Theatre is the UK’s leading national British East and South East Asian touring theatre company, creating work informed by the artists and communities of East and South East Asian heritage living and working in the UK. This grant amplifies the story and legacy of Chinese seamen in Liverpool through engaging a wide range of people to research this history and leading a series of workshops, in response to the research, to generate creative responses and build a creative community around the story.
Producing a podcast series, ‘Voicing the Archive’, with artists exploring narratives of Chinese immigration to the UK
Undertaking artist-led research
Exploring the emergence of Cantonese opera cinema