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Wed 30 Jul
|Edinburgh
Nüshu: Written for Her, on Her, by Her
Rewrite her stories. Write her. A one-of-a-kind multidisciplinary performance rooted in Nüshu, the secret script of Chinese women
Time & Location
30 Jul 2025, 13:50 – 10 Aug 2025, 14:50
Edinburgh, Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2PW, UK
About the event
Nüshu: Written for Her, on Her, by Her
The Great Her
Rewrite her stories. Write her. A one-of-a-kind multidisciplinary performance rooted in Nüshu, the secret script of Chinese women. In this ritualistic solo work, writer and performer Jiayi Chen uses her body as a living scroll, inscribing ancient characters onto her skin with traditional ink. Through live body calligraphy, inspiring contemporary dance and an original soundscape, the piece becomes a haunting altar of memory, grief and feminine resistance. The piece is a tribute to the missing women in Jiayi’s life and a bold act of rewriting silenced histories through the body and voice.
Language Performed mostly in English but with some Nushu
Dates 30 July to 10 August 2025 at 13:55 (0hr40)
Format Live in-person
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