One Table Two Chairs (1T2C) is a standardized set design in traditional Chinese theatre where different arrangements of the table and chairs symbolize different scenes. Danny Yung has used 1T2C since 1997 as a platform to commission over 100 contemporary stage works through cultural exchange and collaboration between artists from Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Singapore, and other places. The project has involved many prominent artists and been presented at theaters across Asia and in Europe.

1. One Table Two Chairs
Cultural Exchange Project
ITI Music Theatre NOW International meeting
Jönköping, Sweden, 22 – 26 May 2013
Danny Yung

2. One Table Two Chairs (1T2C) is a standardized set design in
traditional Chinese theatre.

3. A different arrangement of One Table Two Chairs is symbolic
of a different scene.

4. Grand Seat (大座), with the table in front a chair, suggest the
office of military general of high-ranking mandarin.

5. Grand Seat in an oblique direction (斜場大座)

6. Double Grand Seats (雙大座)

7. Casual Seat (小座), with a chair in front of the table, may
suggest a lobby, or a small living room, among other scenes.

8. Casual Seat with One Side Chair (一旁椅)

9. Casual Seat with Two Side Chairs (二旁椅)

10. Table put lengthwise with one chair at one side and another
on top (高台), symbolizes a high platform or a mountain.

11. Table with a chair at each side aligned in a straight line,
symbolizes a bridge or a hill.

12. One Table Two Chairs has been adopted by Danny Yung
since 1997 as a platform…

13. … to initiate creative cross-region, cross-discipline and cross-
cultural dialogue, negotiation, critique and collaboration.

14. The project has commissioned more than 100 20-minute
contemporary stage works since its inception.

15. Collaborating Artists

16. Edward YANG 楊德昌 (Taipei)

17. One of the leading filmmakers of the Taiwanese New Wave and
Taiwanese Cinema. Won the Best Director Award at Cannes for his
2000 film Yi Yi ("A One and a Two").

18. Brother Nine and Old Seven – A ‘97 Fantasy
Jan 1997, Journey to the East Festival 97
Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre

20. Stanley KWAN 關錦鵬 (Hong Kong)

21. Hong Kong film director and producer. Directed Rouge and Centre Stage.
Won the Alfred Bauer at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.

22. Work
Jan 1997, Journey to the East Festival 97
Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre

24. LI Liuyi 李六乙 (Beijing)

25. China’s premier avant-garde dramatist. Director and playwright
of Beijing People's Art Theatre. Widely acclaimed for his "Pure
Drama" notion.

26. Jan 1997, Journey to the East Festival 97
Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre
Table and Chairs without Story

27. Lao Jiu
Apr 2013, Salute to Pao Kun
Theatre Studio, Esplanade (Singapore)

29. Edward LAM 林奕華 (Hong Kong)

30. Founded Edward Lam Dance Company in 1991. Won Best Adapted Screenplay in
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 1994 for Red Rose White Rose.

31. Springs and Moonlight Reflections
Jan 1997, Journey to the East Festival 97
Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre

32. 1T2C as Metaphor (Dancing Version)
Apr 2000, Journey to the East Festival 2000
Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre

33. Stan LAI 賴聲川 (Taipei)

34. Highly influential award-winning Taiwan based playwright and theater director。
Directed Secret Love for the Peach Blossom Spring (1986)

35. Open the Door, Sir!
Jan 1998, Journey to the East Festival 98
Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre

37. Lin Zhaohua 林兆華 (Beijing)

38. The vanguard of China’s dramatic arts and theater scene for over four decades.
Currently Artistic Director of the prestigious Beijing People’s Art Theatre.

39. Dream
Jan 1998, Journey to the East Festival 98
Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre

40. Tsai Ming-liang 蔡明亮 (Taipei)
Won Golden Lion (best picture) for Vive
L'Amour at the Venice Film Festival in 1994

41. Xiao Kang and the Table
Jan 1998, Journey to the East Festival 98
Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre

42. Ping Chong 張家平 (New York)

43. American contemporary theater director, choreographer, video and installation
artist. Internationally recognized as a seminal figure in Asian American theatre
and the Asian American arts movement.

44. Nocturne in 1200 Seconds
Jan 1998, Journey to the East Festival 98
Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre

45. Zhang Xian 張獻 (Shanghai)

46. Independent theatre avant-garde.
Artistic Director of Downstream Garage, alternative theatre space in Shanghai.

47. Mother Tongue
Jan 1998, Journey to the East Festival 98
Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre

48. Wei Ying Chuan 魏瑛娟 (Taipei)

49. Founder and director-in-resident for Shakespeare’s Wild Sisters Group and
Creative Society.

50. Whatever Doing
Jan 1998, Journey to the East Festival 98
Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre

51. Lecture on Nothing
Apr 2000, Journey to the East Festival 2000
Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre

52. Meng Jinghui 孟京輝 (Beijing)
Resident director of the National Theatre Company of China.
Directed I Love XXX (1994) and Rhinoceros in Love (1999).

53. Nowhere to Hide – Doctor and Incurability
Mar 1999, Journey to the East Festival 99
Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

54. CHAN Ping Chiu 陳炳釗 (Hong Kong)

55. Artistic Director of On & On Theatre Workshop, which establishes Cattle Depot
Artist Village to be a platform for dialogue among experimental/cutting-edge
theatres from all around the world.

56. Best Wishes
Mar 1999, Journey to the East Festival 99
Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

57. Jane LEI 李銳俊 (Macau)
Dancer,
founding member of Associacao de Arte e Cultura – Comuna de Pedra in Macau

58. Sparkling Hallucination
Mar 1999, Journey to the East Festival 99
Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

59. Hobin Park 朴豪彬 (Seoul)

60. Korean choreographer; artistic director and choreographer of CcadoO, winner of
the 2008 Critics Prize by the Dance Critics Association of Korea

61. Fever Heat / Ejaculator
Apr 2000, Journey to the East Festival 2000
Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

62. Astad Deboo (Bombay)

63. Indian contemporary and modern dancer and choreographer.

64. Serenity Steps ·Turmoil Steps ·Togetherness
Apr 2000, Journey to the East Festival 2000
Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

65. Peeramon Chomdhavat (Bangkok)

66. Founder of Arporn-Ngam Dance Theatre.
Thailand renowned dancer and fashion designer.

67. √x2 = Performance
Apr 2000, Journey to the East Festival 2000
Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

68. Shimizu Shinjin 清水信臣 (Tokyo)

69. Artistic Director of Japanese theatre Gekidan Kaitaisha

70. The Death Walk
Apr 2000, Journey to the East Festival 2000
Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

71. Tian Mansha 田蔓莎 (Chengdu)

72. National Class One performer and director, Professor and Associate Dean of the
School of Chinese Opera at the Shanghai Theatre Academy.

73. Where the Light is Low
Apr 2000, Journey to the East Festival 2000
Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

74. Tang Shu Wing 鄧樹榮 (Hong Kong)

75. Founded No Man’s Land in 1997; became the first Hong Kong theatre artist to be
bestowed L’Officier de l’Orde des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of
Cultural and Communication.

76. The One Before and the One After
Apr 2000, Journey to the East Festival 2000
Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

77. Makoto Matsushima松島誠 (Tokyo)
Principal performer in Pappa Tarahumara.

78. The Mandarin
Apr 2000, Journey to the East Festival 2000
Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

79. Edwin Lung 龍植池 (London)
Contemporary theatre choreographer, awarded the Artist Scholarship (1997)
from the Wingate Foundation for his production CHINK.

80. The Mandarin
Apr 2000, Journey to the East Festival 2000
Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

81. Makoto Sato 佐藤信 (Tokyo)

82. World renowned Japanese contemporary theatre director, artistic director of Za-
koenji Public Theatre in Tokyo.

83. The Spirits Play
Oct 2012
Za Koenji Public Theatre (Tokyo)

84. LI Baochun 李寳春 (Taipei)

85. A star among stars in Peking Opera. Bequeathed the Award for Outstanding
Asian Artist by the Chinese American Arts Council at the Lincoln Centre in 1987.

86. What Else Can I Do?
Apr 2013, Salute to Pao Kun
Theatre Studio, Esplanade (Singapore)

87. Lawrence LEI 李宇樑 (Macau)

88. Renowned Macau playwright and director. Director of Theatre School of Macao
Conservatory.

89. The Puppet of Lao Jiu
Apr 2013, Salute to Pao Kun
Theatre Studio, Esplanade (Singapore)

91. and more…

93. Collaborating Institutes
1997-2013

94. Hong Kong
Singapore
Berlin
Beijing Nanjing
Taipei
Tokyo
Macau
London
Yokohama
Okinawa

95. Hong Kong
Journey Festival
Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture (HKICC)
The Asia Arts Net (AAN)
The Hong Kong Arts Centre
HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, Hong Kong
The HKUST (Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology) Center for the Arts
International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong
Chapter)

96. Singapore
Esplande – Theatres on the Bay
Theatre Practice
Drama Box
The Joyden Hall of Iluma
Nanjing
Jiangsu Performing Arts group Kun Opera House
Macau
Macau Fringe Festival
Leal Senado (Municipal Council of Macau)
School of Theatre, Macau Conservatory

97. Beijing
Penghao Theatre
The National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts
Balance Arts Centre
Taipei
Novel Hall for Performing Arts
Performing Arts Alliance

98. Tokyo
Za-Koenji Public Theatre
Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum, Waseda University
Tessen-kai (Noh theatre company)
Japan Foundation
Yokohama
BankART 1929
Okinawa
Okinawa Institute of the Arts

99. Berlin
Festival of Vision, Hong Kong and Berlin
London
London International Festival of Theatre

100. THANK YOU