Nai-Chu Ding (丁乃竺)

Nai Chu Ding

Creative Consultant, Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land

One of the most prominent theatre producers in Taiwan and the Chinese-speaking world, she has produced more than 50 plays, including such modern classics as That Evening, We Performed Crosstalk; Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land; A Dream Like a Dream and The Village.

Other credits: Managing director, Performance Workshop, Taiwan; executive director, Wuzhen Theatre Festival, China.

Film: producer, The Peach Blossom Land, The Red Lotus Society and Finding Shangri-La, which have received numerous awards at international festivals. Founding Vice President of Super TV in Taiwan.

Events: 2009 Deaflympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies; Opening Ceremony for the 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo; 2011 Taiwan Lantern Festival, Miaoli. Renowned translator of Buddhist texts and teachings, including published works by the Dalai Lama and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.

Education: MA, Education, University of California, Berkeley; BA, National Taiwan University.