Paper Tiger Theater Studio

Beijing Paper Tiger Theater Studio, established in 1997, is an independent theatre performance collective. It is one of the representative companies of independent theater in China.

Beijing Paper Tiger Theater Studio tries to extend the range of the def­i­n­i­tion of per­for­mance, roles and char­ac­ters and explo­res the new lan­guage and indepen­dent express­ion in China’s con­tem­po­rary life.

Director Tian Gebing draws his inspiration from the reality of daily life, using it as food for thought for his creations. Each of his works endeavors to push back the limits of stage performing a step further, aiming at liberating theatre practice. His works question the definition of performance, roles, actors and characters.