–Bonnes Bonnes

A piece freely inspired by Jean Genet’s The Maids (Les Bonnes) – but we never perform it on stage. It plays on the background on a video, alongside CCTV (China Central Television), while four Chinese women make chili sauce, order dim sum, and talk about our different experiences and questions around internalized racism and our thoughts on China’s rise to power.

Co-writers: Sophie Gee and Tamara Nguyen
Performers: Charo Foo Tai Wei, Meilie Ng and Sophie Gee
Costume designer: Jessica Poirier-Chang
Set designer: Maryanna Chan
Sound designer: Christine ML Lee
Lighting designer: Maya Jarvis
Projection and video design: Amelia Scott
Dramaturg: Marilou Craft and Sara Dion
Artistic advisor: Nini Bélanger

Residency at Théâtre Aux Écuries 2020-2022, presentation at Théâtre Aux Écuries, April 2023
2020/21 Residency with: Angie Cheng, Winnie Ho, Claudia Chan Tak, Charo Foo Tai Wei
Exploration at the MAI, February 2017 with Angie Cheng and Winnie Ho supported by the Wuchien Michael Than Foundation.

With support from the Cole Foundation, Canada Council for the arts, Conseil des arts de Montréal, Wuchien Michael Than Foundation and Festival Transamériques Respirations.