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Celebrating a Successful Premiere
Our documentary theatre performance, created in collaboration with 14 Chinese seniors from Stichting Tien Yan Nederland — an organization providing day care services for elderly members of the Chinese community in the Netherlands, explores memory, identity, and belonging through contemporary approach blending with music, short-film, and personal storytelling. For many of the participants, it was their first time stepping onto a stage — courageously sharing their own stories and voices with the public.
We’re thrilled to share that both performances were completely sold out, welcoming around 250 audience members each performance. To celebrate this milestone and the Mid-Autumn Festival, we hosted a reunion dinner at the Sea Palace with over 150 guests — including our audience, cast, and crew. It was a heartwarming evening filled with stories, laughter, and mooncakes, embodying the spirit of connection and community that lies at the heart of this project.
Theatre du Poulet was founded by Carmen-Lee and Chun-Shing Roland Au in 2016. Originally from Hong Kong, we relocated to Nova Scotia, Canada, in 2015.
Currently, we are based in both Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Chun-Shing (Roland) completed his master's degree at DAS Theatre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands while Carmen-Lee pursued her master's degree in "Directing of Devised and Object Theatre" at the Academy of Performing Arts (DAMU) during 2021-2022 in Prague, Czech Republic.
Our passion lies in pushing the boundaries of mask and puppetry performance to explore the intersection between visual poetics and political context.