Jin Chen

Jin Chen is a theatre director, dramaturg, and movement director from China. She is also a visiting teacher at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. Her directorial works include the Approaches to Poetic Drama series curated by renowned poet Huang Lihai, featuring 4.48 Psychosis, The Wreath of Achilles, and Chenglian and Boya. These works have been covered by media outlets such as the University of Göttingen's theatre journal Ying Ming Theatre, Beijing Daily, and Southern Metropolis Daily.

Her productions have been invited to prestigious festivals, including the 2023 Wuhan Literary Season · Theatre Week and the 4th Greater Bay Area Literary Week. In 2024, she adapted and directed the inaugural production for Guangzhou YUN Theatre: Ibsen's classic play, Hedda Gabler. Her work May I Eat You? won the "Excellent Performance Award" at the 9th Guangzhou Youth Theatre Festival.

As a dramaturg, her credits include The Dream of My Realization, commissioned by the Shanghai International Dance Center's Youth Incubation Program. Her work as a movement director includes the closing performance Dreaming Red House for the special exhibition William Morris and the British Arts and Crafts Movement, co-organised by the Guangdong Museum and the V&A museum in the UK.

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Recent works: 
1. Co-director, GABA, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (2025)
2. Director, Hedda Gabler, Guangzhou YUN Theatre (2024)
3. Director, May I Eat You, Please?, Guangzhou Youth Theatre Festival (2021)
4. Director, XIAOWEI, Wuzhen Theatre Festival; Nanluoguxiang Theatre Festival (2021)
5. Director, The Show, Nanluoguxiang Theatre Festival (2021)
6. Director, The Basic Ingredients of Love Tragedies, Zen Experimental Theatre, Fei Museum, Guangzhou (2021)

Awards & Accomplishments:
1. Second Place, 2021, May I Eat You Please? Guangzhou Youth Theatre Festival

Last updated: 24 April 2026