BCd+Character+4+Zhu+Xiao-Mei

**Character** Zhu Xiao-Mei **Stimulus** The picture book, // The Red Piano  // **Performance focus** Create a solo performance based on the person Zhu Xiao-Mei. During her performance for members of the French Institut des Beaux Arts on Bastille Day 2011, Zhu Xiao-Mei champions the cause of contemporary Chinese artists. She • re-creates an example of the hardships she faced as a young girl in Zhangjiake Camp 46–19 • creates a scene which explores a significant moment in her life after she was released from the camp • shows how another world-renowned artist or performer overcame political restrictions to build a career in the arts. **Performance style** Non-naturalistic **Theatrical convention** Heightened use of language **Dramatic element** Symbol **Reference material** The Red Piano, written by Andre Leblanc and illustrated by Barroux, published by Wilkins Farago Pty Ltd, 2010 [] [] People such as Jung Chang and her family, Rudolph Nureyev, Kurt Weill
 * PRESCRIBED STRUCTURE 4**