Curriculum Vitae

Basic Information

 

Li Ziyi
Educator, Actor, Director, Playwright
Current Positions:

· Associate Researcher and Master’s Supervisor, College of Arts, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics(NUAA)

· Core Member, NUAA Teaching Development Team; Advisor, Muxing Theatre Troupe

· Member: Jiangsu Provincial Dramatists Association, Jiangsu Provincial Recitation Association, Jiangsu Provincial Young Artists Association, Nanjing Theatre Association

· Founder: Action Partners Improv Theatre (Nanjing)

· Former Member: Grass Stage (Shanghai-based independent theatre collective)

· Trainer: UK AHRC Intersection Project Nanjing Theatre Workshop (2016)

· Participant: Inaugural Satoh Makoto “Wharf Workshop” at Wakabacho Wharf Theatre, Japan (2018)

· Fellow: Singapore’s Emergency Academy Global Youth Cultural Leaders Program (2020-2022)

Name	Li Ziyi	Date of Birth	10/05/1985
Residence	Nanjing, China	Employer	College of Arts, NUAA
Email	leonlee510@nuaa.edu.cn

Education

· 2003–2007: Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance (Song and Dance), College of Arts, NUAA

· 2007–2010: Master of Arts in Theatre Studies (Theatre Performance Art), College of Arts, NUAA

Work Experience

· 2011–2014: Teaching Assistant, College of Arts, NUAA

· 2014–2024: Lecturer, College of Arts, NUAA

· 2024–Present: Associate Researcher, College of Arts, NUAA

· 2025–Present: Master’s Supervisor, College of Arts, NUAA

Research Areas

My work primarily focuses on teaching, research, and creative practice in theatrical playwriting, directing, and performance. Key areas of inquiry include Contemporary Theatre, Improvisational Theatre, Intercultural Collaborative Creation, Intermedia Arts, Spoken Language Expression, and Body Language Exploration.

Training Background

· Studied Jacques Lecoq's method under the guidance of Xi Wang and Norman Taylor.

· Explored contemporary theatre and collective creation methodologies with Zhao Chuan, Satoh Makoto, and Liu Xiaoyi.

· Trained in improvisational theatre techniques with Bright Su, Wang Yuxin, and Huang Weixiang.

Teaching and Research

1. Courses Taught

· Undergraduate: Drama Performance (1), Drama Performance (2), Drama Performance (3), Drama Performance (4), Stage Speech (1), Stage Speech (2), Language Arts and Public Speaking, Appreciation of Theatre Arts

· Graduate: Intermedia Artistic Expression, Principles of Music and Dance Performance Art (Theatre Module)

2. Teaching Awards

· First Prize, Professional Art Education Group, Jiangsu Provincial University Art Teacher Basic Skills Competition

· Second Prize, Jiangsu Provincial Young Teachers Teaching Competition

· First Prize, Jiangsu Provincial University Microlecture Competition

· NUAA Curriculum Ideology and Politics Teaching Competition: Special Prize (1), First Prize (1)

· NUAA Young Teachers Teaching Skills Competition: Special Prize

· NUAA Microlecture Competition: First Prize

· NUAA Teaching Innovation Competition: First Prize (1), Second Prize (1)

· NUAA Outstanding Teaching Award: First Prize (1), Second Prize (2)

· NUAA Teaching Innovation Award: First Prize (1), Second Prize (1)

· “Outstanding Instructor” Awards: Jiangsu Provincial University Art Festival (Drama, Recitation), Psychological Theatre Competition, Campus Drama Festival, etc.

3. Representative Publications

1. “Multi-Linkage, Collective Co-Creation: Innovative Teaching Models for Art Practice Courses”, Journal of Theatre and Film Monthly, 2024, Issue 3.

2. “Teaching Models for Cross-Cultural Collective Creation in Contemporary Theatre: An Analysis of Satoh Makoto’s ‘Wharf Workshop’”, Journal of Hotan Teachers College, 2024, Issue 3.

3. “Consciousness, Experimentation, and Reflection: Body Language in Post-Dramatic Theatre”, Journal of Theatre and Film Monthly, 2023, Issue 6.

4. “Comparative Analysis of Theme Selection and Chinese Reception: A Doll’s House vs. Miss Julie”, Popular Literature and Art, 2023, Issue 18.

5. “Westernization Trends in Late Qing Theatre and the Modern Transformation of Public Aesthetic Concepts”, Journal of Theatre and Film Monthly, 2023, Issue 2.

6. “Shifts in Public Aesthetic Preferences: Perspectives from Late Qing Theatre Reforms”, Popular Literature and Art, 2023, Issue 3.

4. Research Projects

1. National Copyright Course: The Art of Language: From Stage to Life (National Copyright Registration Number - 2023 - A - 00272294), Certified by the National Copyright Administration of China / China Copyright Protection Center (2023).

2. Principal Investigator: Research on Text Forms and Creative Models in Post-Dramatic Theatre, Funded by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2023).

3. Principal Investigator: Innovative Teaching Model for Theatre Creation and Practice, NUAA Undergraduate Education and Teaching Reform Research Project (2023).

4. Principal Investigator: Lines (2), NUAA Undergraduate Teaching Development Project (Curriculum Ideology and Politics Demonstration Course) (2023).

5. Principal Investigator: Contemporary Staging Challenges of Western Classic Theatre Works, Funded by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2018).

6. Principal Investigator: Interaction Between Character Personality Types and Costume Design in Theatre Performance, Funded by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2015).

Portfolio

Playwriting Works

1. Awakening (Physical Theatre): Jiangsu Provincial University Art Festival Drama Exhibition | Playwright (2023)

2. I Believe: Jiangsu Provincial University Art Festival Recitation Exhibition | Author (2023)

3. Starting Over: 50th Anniversary Performance of China Aviation Industry Special Institute | Playwright (2020)

4. Return to the Nest: Open-Air Stage Online Script Reading Exhibition | Playwright (2020)

Directing Works

1. Breaking News (Musical): Nanjing Art Creation Institute Script Workshop & Reading Session (Playwright: Chu Xia) | Director (2024)

2. Awakening (Physical Theatre): Jiangsu Provincial University Art Festival Drama Exhibition (Playwright: Li Ziyi) | Director (2023)

3. I Believe: Jiangsu Provincial University Art Festival Recitation Exhibition (Author: Li Ziyi) | Director (2023)

4. Three One-Act Comedies: Undergraduate Teaching Exhibition (Playwrights: Song Zhidi, Ding Xilin, [Russian] Leonid Lench) | Director (2021)

5. No Boat · Other Shore (Experimental Theatre): Undergraduate Teaching Exhibition (Adapted from [Japanese] Satoh Makoto’s No Boat Sight / Collective Creation) | Director (2021)

6. Starting Over: 50th Anniversary Performance of China Aviation Industry Special Institute (Playwright: Li Ziyi) | Director (2020)

7. Return to the Nest: Open-Air Stage Online Script Reading Exhibition (Playwright: Li Ziyi) | Director (2020)

8. Wilderness and People: Undergraduate Teaching Exhibition (Playwright: Li Longyun) | Director (2017)

9. The Dawns Here Are Quiet: Undergraduate Teaching Exhibition (Adapted from [Russian] Boris Vasilyev’s novel) | Director (2015)

10. Love Letters: Graduate Student Graduation Exhibition (Playwright: [Taiwan, China] Shan Chengju) | Director (2013)

11. A Pack of Monkeys: Undergraduate Teaching Exhibition (Playwright: Song Zhidi) | Director (2013)

12. Snowy Christmas: Undergraduate Teaching Exhibition (Adapted from the French film 8 Women) | Director (2013)

13. Street of Gossip: Jiangsu Provincial University Drama Exhibition & 3rd Jiangsu Campus Theatre Festival (Playwright: Guo Shixing) | Director (2011)

14. The Last Romance: Graduate Student Graduation Exhibition (Playwright: [American] Neil Simon) | Director (2010)

Performance Works

1. Explaining Words: Singapore Emergency Academy First Refuge Camp (Collective Creation / Director: Liu Xiaoyi) | Actor (2024)

2. Breaking News (Musical): Nanjing Art Creation Institute Script Workshop & Reading Session (Playwright: Chu Xia / Director: Li Ziyi) | Actor (2024)

3. No Boat Sight: Wakabacho Wharf Theatre, Yokohama, Japan (Playwright/Director: [Japanese] Satoh Makoto) | Actor (2018)

4. World Factory: Contemporary Theatre Youth Invitational Week (Nanjing) / 1933 Culture Left Bank Fringe Festival (Shanghai) (Collective Creation / Director: Zhao Chuan) | Actor (2014/2016)

5. Wild Grass Notes: Contemporary Theatre Youth Invitational Week (Nanjing) (Collective Creation / Director: Zhao Chuan) | Actor (2014)

6. The Seagull: Nanjing University MFA Theatre Troupe (Playwright: [Russian] Anton Chekhov / Director: [Taiwan, China] Yeh Tzu-Yen) | Actor (2010)

7. The Last Romance: Graduate Student Graduation Exhibition (Playwright: [American] Neil Simon / Director: Li Ziyi) | Actor (2010)