Wanjin Li

Actress / Director

Graduated from the Acting Department of the Central Academy of Drama China, trained under Zhang Yijuan of the Xun school of Peking Opera and Kunqu opera artist Cheng Rong. She combines a profound traditional foundation with contemporary performance concepts. PhD in Theatre Performance at the University of Warwick; Inheritor of China’s Intangible Cultural Heritage.
She was awarded the Gold Medal of the Peking Opera “Xiaomeihua” and named an International Ambassador for Chinese Traditional Culture. She has been invited multiple times by the Chinese Embassy in the UK for performances and cultural exchange.
Representative works include the chinese opera The Covetousness, the Peking Operas Selling Water, Picking Up the Jade Bracelet, Xin’an Courier Station, and A Visit in Memory, as well as the large-scale contemporary drama Water Margin. She has toured extensively with these productions, performing on stages across the globe, including in Paris, Lyon, Milan, Madrid, New Delhi, Fes, and Bucharest, and introducing Chinese opera to the world. She has appeared in the digital film The Unicorn Purse, CCTV’s (China Central Television) Peking Opera Audio-Visual Archive Fragrant Sash, and the spoken drama Sunrise.