Kakilang (formerly Chinese Arts Now)

An-Ting

An-Ting is a concert pianist, composer, theatre director and currently the Artistic Director of Chinese Arts Now (CAN) which is a new NPO producing contemporary Chinese performing arts in the UK. Her director/composer credits include Every Dollar is a Soldier/With Money (Two Temple Place, Horizon Showcase), Augmented Chinatown 2.0 (an app for AR, music and drama), Lao Can Impression (Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room), Coalesce (King’s Place), Bats and Beats (Soundstate Festival, Shanghai tour); director/producer credits include Citizens of Nowhere? (Duddell’s, China Changing Festival) and LSO Eclectica (LSO St Luke’s).

Her background is a unique mix of science and art with a degree in Chemistry from National Taiwan University and a MMus and PhD in performance from the Royal Academy of Music. An-Ting’s music can be listened to on all digital platforms.

Donald Shek

Donald Shek is an artist based in London, he incorporates the architectural elements into his artwork and mixes a variety of mediums that include screenprinting, drawing, and etching. More recently the architectural landscapes have developed into hybrid third spaces with the use of augmented reality technology. He was commissioned by Chinese Arts Now as part of the CAN Festival 2019 which saw the completion of Augmented Chinatown, an augmented reality tour in London’s Chinatown that explored ideas of identity, cultural symbolism, and mythology. This digital strand of work has developed further after completing a residency at CFCCA in Manchester and completing a large production with CAN to complete Augmented Chinatown 2.0 that built upon the previous commission combining immersive AR worlds with music and drama exploring the layered history of London Chinatown.