about

Jing Dong is a theatre maker based in New York City. As a generative artist, she directs, writes, and facilitates devising processes. She makes performances that create space for people to gather, connect, and reflect on life experiences and the world’s current issues. Her theatre projects take various forms such as devised theatre, ethnotheatre, play, participatory performance, audio theatre, and object theatre. Her works have been presented in theaters and non-theater spaces in the US and China. Recent projects include Immigrants Ask Immigrants, an outdoor participatory performance series on immigrant subjectivity, and what a shame I became verbal, a political ASMR guided by calligraphic ritual. Her projects have been supported by Mercury Store, LMCC, The Laundromat Project, NYSCA, Puffin Foundation, and Korean Art Forum. She has held residencies with Performance Project, Yangtze Rep, the LP. She is part of The Tank’s TAG, and a member of the 2026-28 WP Theater Lab.