Ka-Yan Ip
Ka Yan Ip
Ka-Yan Ip is a theatre maker, performer, storyteller, and drama tutor whose practice explores diaspora experiences, women’s stories, and family histories through community-engaged performance. She holds a BA in Communication (Journalism) from Hong Kong Baptist University and a BA in Acting from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
In Hong Kong, Ka-Yan created and performed the one-woman show Parent-child Bowl, taking on producer, director, and performer roles. Since relocating to the UK two years ago, she has developed community-focused theatre projects, including her Community Interest Company, delivering Cantonese storytelling sessions, workshops, and performances for diaspora families, and BNO Mothers’ Voices, an ethnodrama rooted in documentary theatre combining workshops, exhibition, and performance.
Based in Manchester, Ka-Yan continues to actively develop her practice, leading projects, teaching children, and seeking collaborative opportunities that foster understanding, empathy, and cultural connection through theatre.
The Invisible Wing
A solo generational story of memory, hope and the renewed courage to fly, told through puppetry, interactive storytelling, and original song compositions and melodies that will stay with children and their families, long after they leave the theatre.
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