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Yejia Sun

孙也佳 Sun Yejia (she/her/hers) is a dramaturg, filmmaker, and writer from Beijing, China, and based in New York City. In New York, her dramaturgical/playwriting of multidisciplinary works are performed at National Sawdust, Exponential Festival(JACK), Cellunova New Play Festival(Theaterlab), Museum of Chinese Americans, Chain Theater, International Human Rights Art Festival (Tank Theater), University Settlement, etc. Her film was shortlisted for Shanghai International Short Film Week and one of her Chinese plays is about to be published in Chinese Author Magazine. In China, her dramaturgical works are presented at Goethe Institute Shanghai, Rockbound Museum, and Young Theater. She is a recipient of the Lisa Lu Scholarship 2024 by CESASC and a student artist-in-residence at Movement Lab. She is particularly interested in Theater of the Real, Posthumanism, Ecodramaturgy, and Intermedial Performance, and she wants to work in the intersection of Art, Technology/Science, and Social Justice in topics being both timely and timeless. (www.yejiasun.com)

 

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Essay

Performing Stories of Chinese Women’s Body Image in When I Look at Myself

13 March 2025

Dramaturg Yejia Sun discusses the process of When I Look at Myself, a multimedia performance workshop documenting Chinese women’s relationships with their bodies. She shares how the experience provided a container for healing and a space for empowerment via exploring feminist narratives in China.

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