Tan Zeen

Graduated from BA and MA Stage Design at The Central Academy of Drama in 1997 and 2003 respectively. He is now an Associate Professor in School of Theatre, Film and Cinematic Art, Communication University of China. Since 1997, he has worked as a stage designer, an artistic director as well as a co-creator in nearly one hundred productions.

His works has been selected and invited for attending numerous Arts exhibitions including exhibition of World Stage Design in 2009 (Seoul); Stage Design Invitational exhibition in China in 2011, 2015 and 2019 at National Centre for the Performing Arts; Invitational exhibition of CISD China Contemporary Young Scenographer Nomination Exhibition from 2014 to 2016 (Beijing, Wuzhen, Longli); the 3rd Exhibition of National Stage Design in 2015; World Stage Design in 2017（Silver Award of Performance Design）, Taipei etc. Several of his works were collected by the National Centre for the Performing Arts, and the National Museum of China.

He designed the exhibition for the China Pavilion at PQ15, and was the curator and exhibition designer of Chinese National Exhibition & Chinese Student Exhibition at PQ19, as well as the Tbilisi Biennale of Stage Design 2020.

Production Name:“Like Flowers”

Author: Liu Jinni

Composer: Wang Danhong

Director: Fei Bo, Zhang Zhenxin

Stage Designer: Tan Zeen

Lighting Designer: liu Zhao

Costume Designer: Yang Donglin

Makeup Designer: Xu Bin

Producing Organization: National Ballet of China

Theatre/Location: Tianqiao Theatre & China National Centre for the Performing Arts/Beijing

Premiere Date: 8/24/2020

Ballet “Like Flowers” is about a young volunteer ‘s working experience in a Miao minority village in China.

The stage design’s inspiration comes from the unique Miao embroidery style. By interpreting the concept of ‘homeland’, it integrates together the visual elements of Miao’s embroidery stitch, Miao’s dry Railing architectural structure, hive-like hexagon pattern and Classical Chinese painting.

It also attempts applying the rule of two-dimensional style through the corresponding relationship between concept of "layer" in digital image software and the progressive layouts of theatrical rigging system.