Ping Chong is an internationally acclaimed director, playwright, and pioneer in the use of media in the theater. A recipient of a USA Artist Fellowship, two BESSIE awards, and two OBIE awards, his work has been presented at major festivals and theaters around the world. Recent productions include Throne of Blood (Oregon Shakespeare Festival, BAM), and Cathay: Three Tales of China (Seattle Repertory Theatre, the Kennedy Center). Since 1992, he has created over 40 works in the Undesirable Elements project, a series of oral-history theater works exploring issues of race, culture, and identity in the lives of individuals in specific communities. Ping Chong is a 2013 Doris Duke Performing Artist Award recipient.

Ping Chong + Company’s Beyond Sacred, a UMS performance, takes place at the Power Center on Saturday, February 18 at 8 pm.

Supported by the University Musical Society, the University of Michigan Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, University of Michigan Islamic Studies Program, and the University of Michigan International Institute.