Daisy Zhao Xiaoqing


COUNTRY Singapore
YEAR OF GRADUATION 2022
CURRENTLY BASED IN Singapore

Daisy Zhao Xiaoqing

Daisy Zhao Xiaoqing is a performer-practitioner based in Singapore, originally from Dalian, China. She started her stage journey at a young age when she was part of a Chinese dance ensemble. She has received training in playback theatre, puppetry, Commedia dell'Arte, and embodiment training.

Prior to ITI, Daisy worked as an early childhood educator in theatre arts with The Learning Connections, Young People’s Performing Arts Ensemble, as a puppeteer in Junction Tree with Mediacorp, and as an event host and magician with the Mighty Magic Lab.

Her acting credits span both theatre and screen; she has performed in The Silly Girl and The Funny Old Tree (Young People’s Performing Arts Ensemble), Cabaret (The Stage Club), Tibby and the Tiger-Bunny (The Learning Connections). She also acted in the TV series Beyond Light Years produced by Shanghai GCOO Entertainment. Daisy is a core member of Long Time No See (好久不见) Playback Theatre.

After graduation, Daisy plans to continue giving back to the community through playback theatre and her work in early childhood education. She hopes to create her own works and continue rediscovering herself and the world through theatre.

 

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Last updated: 5 December 2022