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Grass Stage Theatre is an applied theatre group in Shanghai. It is a people¡¯s theatre group that is attracting more and more attraction in China. Being active ever since the beginning of 2005, writer and theatre practitioner Zhao Chuan is responsible for regular activities and the creative stuff of the group. ¡°The grass stage¡± originally refers to amateur theatre group performing during farming break, wedding, funeral and festivals in China. They intentionally chose that name to remind ourselves to keep the grassroots spirit. Since the formation of their group, they have sparked considerable amount of theatrical energy among people outside the regular theatre production in which being employ or commissioned seems to be the only legitimate way to start a production.
The members meet every week. The independent power of the community is valued and cherished. Based on this philosophy, they discuss social issues, organize workshops and undergo the process of creation together. In recent years, they have kept the practice of group creative work and help arrange people¡¯s theatre groups from overseas to stage performance in Shanghai. Their works include Madman Story, 38¡ã Parallel Still Play, 38¡ãParallel in Taipei etc., and they have been performing so far in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Korea.


        

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Pubic performances and activities organised and promoted by Grass Stage
2008Äê
May-July
Individual Theatre in Community project was initiated, and was performed in various occasions in Shanghai.

Apr.
Squat was performed in Fei Contemporary Art Center in association with Jiangnan Liguo for Waterside Bar Theatre

2007Äê
Dec.
Initiated fortnightly community culture activity Culture Outpost.

Nov.
Madmen Story 2007  was performed at Downstream Garage in Shanghai

Sept.
Supported Haibizi¡¯s Tent Theatre¡¯s performance in Beijing.
Zhao Chuan and Hou Qinghui facilitated workshop at Songzhuang, Beijing.

July.
Madmen Story 2007 was performed at Guling Street Avant-garde Theatre in Taipei, Hong Kong Fringe Club in 2007IDEA, Waterside Bar Theatre in Guangzhou and Outlook in Shenzhen.
Participated at ¡°Mainland and Taiwan Small Theatre Forum¡± in Taipei.

2006
Sept. 
Madmen Story was performed at Shanghai Downstream Garage.
Madmen Story was performed at the Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts. Also a workshop was organised.

Aug
Designated and Participated in the "One man's Korean Drama" by Korea People's Theatre Association at Shanghai Duoland Museum of Modern Art.
Madmen Story  was premiered at Guohua Theatre at the "Youth Forum" of 2006 Collage Theatre Festival of China. 

July 
Participated in the East Asia People's Theatre Network (EAPTN) "Trainer's Training Program", two member of Grass Stage went to Korea for one month's training and performance

Feb
Introduced and assisted Taiwan Assessment Theater Company to perform the <Midnight Angel> and run people's theatre workshop in Shanghai.

Jan
Introduced and assisted the Shanghai version of Black Hole, Ending with Hong Kong and Taiwan theatre groups.

2005 
Nov
The Hot Social Cases was performed in the official opening of "Downstream Garage"

Oct
38th Parallel in Taipei, an extension version of 38th Parallel still Play was performed at the 2005 ¡°Tri-city, Co-body" Theatre Festival at Guling Theatre in Taipei. 

June 
38th Parallel still Play was performed at Shanghai Downstream Garage.

May 
38th Parallel still Play was performed at the opening of the 2005 Asian Madang People's Theatre Festival in Gwangju, Korea.