Wu Yanmei (MeiMei)
Actress, dancer & musician
Photo by Tomas De Matteis
Dance.
Music.
Theatre.
www.meimei.co.uk
www.hmdt.org.uk
www.theatre-rites.co.uk
Trained in dance and music from an early age, MeiMei (WU Yanmei) is an actress, dancer, singer and Chinese zither player who has since gone on to perform to international acclaim. Originally from Jiangsu province, China, MeiMei’s dance performances have been broadcast both on China Central Television (CCTV) and the BBC. In 2006 she gained her MMus in (East Asian) Music Performance from SOAS, University of London and was also selected by Theatre-Rites, to receive a bursary for black and minority ethnic artists.
As a performer, MeiMei has just successfully finished “Lighten Up” by Theatre-Rites at the Unicorn Theatre, and already started the preparation for a new opera “Confucius Says” by Hackney Music Development Trust, for which she will be performing as one of the three main singers. “Confucius Says” will be performed in the Hackney Empire in July 2008.
Her performing experience includes -
Professional Services
MeiMei offers quality Chinese dance, music, storytelling workshops for people of all ages.
Live/Work Region
All over the UK but mainly in London.
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As a performer, MeiMei has just successfully finished “Lighten Up” by Theatre-Rites at the Unicorn Theatre, and already started the preparation for a new opera “Confucius Says” by Hackney Music Development Trust, for which she will be performing as one of the three main singers. “Confucius Says” will be performed in the Hackney Empire in July 2008.
Her performing experience includes -
- Acting and dancing in “Lighten Up” by Theatre-Rites at the Unicorn Theatre. Feb – Mar 2008.
- Acting, playing zheng (Chinese zither), singing and dancing in the play “The First Emperor” by Yellow Earth Theatre for/at the British museum. Oct – Nov 2007.
- Acting, dancing, singing and playing zheng in Peace Pagoda Act 1 at the Linbury Theatre of the Royal Opera House. February, 2007.
- Playing zheng, singing and dancing at HARMONY ensemble’s annual concerts at the Edinburgh Fringe, August, 2006 & 2007.
- Her solo dance was selected to be part of a BBC2 talent show - LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU and it was broadcasted on the 13th September 2006.
- She took part in The Big Dance – a world record breaking dance performance at Trafalgar Square, London, which was broadcasted live on BBC1 on the 22nd July 2006.
- In January 2006 she performed a 15 minute dance choreographed by herself at the Three Emperor’s Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London.
- In January 2005 she performed zheng, along with two other musicians, which was broadcast on Burns Night on BBC Radio Scotland.
- In January 2005 she choreographed a thirty minute dance drama based on a Chinese legend and performed as the female lead, as part of the Celtic Connections Festival at the Tramway Theatre, Glasgow.
- In October 2003 she performed solo dances and also played zheng at the Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers at Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
- In January 1999 she led a dance group, which performed a contemporary dance on national television - China Central Television, Beijing, China.
- In July 1997 she led a dance group, which performed a Miao folk dance on national television - China Central Television, Beijing, China.
- Time Out (Feb 20-26 2008 p54): Review on Lighten Up (by Theatre-Rites) - “MeiMei casts off her puppeteer's black and show us her moves. Her boldness signals a welcome acceleration in development and more involved audience...”
- SingTao News Europe (July 26th 2007): personal report on her career as a successful Chinese performer in Britain
- Times Educational Supplement (February 2004): articles on her Chinese Dance teaching in Scotland
- Edinburgh Evening News (September 2003 & January 2004), also press coverage in other publications highlighting her dance performances across the UK
Professional Services
MeiMei offers quality Chinese dance, music, storytelling workshops for people of all ages.
Live/Work Region
All over the UK but mainly in London.
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