2022 – Award-Winning Research
2022 – Award-Winning Research
What Western Ideas Have We Diluted, Misunderstood and Missed in Intercultural Actor Training? — Observation, Practice and Reflection at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Publisher
Drama: The Journal of the Central Academy of Drama
Type
Award-Winning Research, Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Winner: Second Prize, International Theatre Academy Awards (Theory Awards, 2022)
What happens when Western techniques travel East?
This paper critically examines how Western acting methodologies are received, adapted, and sometimes misinterpreted in intercultural training. Drawing from my first-hand experience in both Western and Chinese actor training, I explore the gaps, tensions, and new possibilities that arise in cross-cultural contexts.
Acting Coach · Researcher
Visiting Research Associate Professor,
The Central Academy of Drama, China
Shaoyuan Qi
Recognitions & Rewards
Second Prize, International Theatre Academy Awards (2022)
‘A Radical Rethink of Stanislavski’s Communication,’ TDPT (2024)
Endorsed by British Academy under the UK Global Talent Scheme (2023)
Copyright © 2025 Shaoyuan Qi
Acting Coach · Researcher
Visiting Research Associate Professor,
The Central Academy of Drama, China
Shaoyuan Qi
Recognitions & Rewards
Second Prize, International Theatre Academy Awards (2022)
‘A Radical Rethink of Stanislavski’s Communication,’ TDPT (2024)
Endorsed by British Academy under the UK Global Talent Scheme (2023)
Copyright © 2025 Shaoyuan Qi
Acting Coach · Researcher
Visiting Research Associate Professor,
The Central Academy of Drama, China
Shaoyuan Qi
Recognitions & Rewards
Second Prize, International Theatre Academy Awards (2022)
‘A Radical Rethink of Stanislavski’s Communication,’ TDPT (2024)
Endorsed by British Academy under the UK Global Talent Scheme (2023)
Copyright © 2025 Shaoyuan Qi
2022 – Award-Winning Research
What Western Ideas Have We Diluted, Misunderstood and Missed in Intercultural Actor Training? — Observation, Practice and Reflection at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Publisher
Drama: The Journal of the Central Academy of Drama
Type
Award-Winning Research, Peer-Reviewed Journal Article
Winner: Second Prize, International Theatre Academy Awards (Theory Awards, 2022)
What happens when Western techniques travel East?
This paper critically examines how Western acting methodologies are received, adapted, and sometimes misinterpreted in intercultural training. Drawing from my first-hand experience in both Western and Chinese actor training, I explore the gaps, tensions, and new possibilities that arise in cross-cultural contexts.
Acting Coach · Researcher
Visiting Research Associate Professor,
The Central Academy of Drama, China
Shaoyuan Qi
Recognitions & Rewards
Second Prize, International Theatre Academy Awards (2022)
‘A Radical Rethink of Stanislavski’s Communication,’ TDPT (2024)
Endorsed by British Academy under the UK Global Talent Scheme (2023)
Copyright © 2025 Shaoyuan Qi
Acting Coach · Researcher
Visiting Research Associate Professor,
The Central Academy of Drama, China
Shaoyuan Qi
Recognitions & Rewards
Second Prize, International Theatre Academy Awards (2022)
‘A Radical Rethink of Stanislavski’s Communication,’ TDPT (2024)
Endorsed by British Academy under the UK Global Talent Scheme (2023)
Copyright © 2025 Shaoyuan Qi