{"id":6379,"date":"2026-09-10T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T08:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/?p=6379"},"modified":"2026-09-10T16:55:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:55:01","slug":"tong-weilie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/6379\/tong-weilie\/","title":{"rendered":"Tong Weilie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tong Weilie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Stage Design<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Scenic design | Stage art direction | Immersive performance design<\/p>\n<p>Studio: SLC (Shanghai Live Collective), Shanghai<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROFILE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am a Chinese scenic designer, founder of SLC (Shanghai Live Collective), Scenic Design Director of Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe, and senior member of the China Stage Art Society. I graduated from the Department of Stage Design at Shanghai Theatre Academy with an M.A. in Arts.<\/p>\n<p>My practice spans immersive cultural tourism performance, drama, Chinese opera, acrobatics, and large-scale public events. I work with spatial narrative, digital media, lighting, projection, stage machinery, and local cultural memory to build live environments where the audience moves through story, atmosphere, and perception.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Founder \/ Lead Scenic Designer | SLC (Shanghai Live Collective) | Shanghai, China &#8211; Current<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lead full-scope scenic and visual design for immersive tourism productions, drama, Chinese opera, and major events, integrating stage design, lighting, multimedia, sound, projection, XR, and production coordination.<\/li>\n<li>Oversee concept development and execution for landmark projects including <em>Unique Dream of Red Mansion<\/em>, <em>Impression Mazu<\/em>, <em>Meet Kashgar<\/em>, and Xiamen University Centennial Celebration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Scenic Director | Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe | Shanghai, China &#8211; Current<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide scenographic leadership for theatrical and acrobatic productions, shaping spatial composition, visual rhythm, technical realization, and audience experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SELECTED PROJECTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lead Scenic Designer | <em>Unique Dream of Red Mansion<\/em> | Tourism-Integrated Performance | Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region, China<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Led scenic design for The Illusion Theater, The Theater of Echoes, and The Reader&#8217;s Theater within a 228-acre immersive theater landmark containing 4 grand theaters, 8 smaller venues, and more than 100 themed spaces.<\/li>\n<li>Directed a 30+ person design and production team over 260 days, delivering scenic solutions for more than 10 venues and producing over 10,000 design drawings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Scenic Designer | <em>Where the Rhododendrons Bloom<\/em> | Drama | Nantong, China<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Led full-scope visual design including scenic, lighting, costume, character styling, and multimedia design for a socially grounded drama inspired by volunteer teachers in Ninglang, Yunnan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Scenic Designer | <em>Enter the Forbidden City<\/em> | Peking Opera | Nanjing, China &#8211; 2024<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Led scenic and lighting design for a production selected for the 2024 National Arts Fund and recognized as an Outstanding Work at the 10th China Peking Opera Festival, using a \u201cstage-within-a-stage\u201d system with 13 mobile sub-stages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shanghai Theatre Academy | MFA. in Arts, Stage Design | Shanghai, China<\/p>\n<p><strong>RECOGNITION<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>14th Wenhua Award &#8211; Wenhua Grand Prize.<\/li>\n<li>17th Five-One Project Award for Outstanding Works.<\/li>\n<li>2nd Sichuan Wenhua Award &#8211; Stage Design Award.<\/li>\n<li>3rd Sichuan Wenhua Award.<\/li>\n<li>7th Ethnic Minority Arts Festival &#8211; Best Production Award.<\/li>\n<li>10th China Peking Opera Festival &#8211; Outstanding Production Award.<\/li>\n<li>5th Zijin Peking Opera &amp; Kunqu Arts Festival &#8211; Zijin Outstanding Production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"6aaea067db970\" class=\"gg_gallery_wrap gg_true_gallery gg_columnized_gallery gid_6379 gg_hidden_ol gg_ol_bottom_mode gg_main_ol_show_on_h \" data-gg_ol=\"\" data-col-maxw=\"260\" data-ggom_fx=\"\" data-ggom_timing=\"300\" rel=\"6379\" data-nores-txt=\"No images found\">      <div class=\"gg_loader\">  <div class=\"ggl_1\"><\/div>  <div class=\"ggl_2\"><\/div>  <div class=\"ggl_3\"><\/div>  <div class=\"ggl_4\"><\/div><\/div>  <div class=\"gg_container\"><div class=\"gg_img \" data-gg-url=\"https:\/\/www.tbilisibiennale.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cn-tong-weilie-01.jpg\" data-gg-title=\"Tong Weilie - 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