This month, the festival also launched "Ocean of Flowers", a program aimed at offering amateur female playwrights a platform to display their works. Two selected dramas, The Night of Istanbul and The Predators, will be staged at Beijing 9 Theater in late May.
According to Li, the two selected female playwrights are from the post-1990 generation, and are "young and promising".
"Many of today's most compelling playwrights and directors worldwide are women. As for China, my idol is Tian Qinxin, who has become very influential in the country's theater scene," says Li.
"Women are eager to tell stories. I also encourage my mother to write her own stories and maybe one day, I can turn it into a drama."
If you go
Hors-Champ
7:30 pm, May 13-14. Poly Theater. Poly Plaza, 14 Dongzhimen Nandajie Street, Dongcheng district, Beijing. 400-610-3721.
Hero 24 Hours
7:30 pm, May 13-17. Beijing Oriental Theater, 11 Chaoyangmen Beidajie Street, Dongcheng district, Beijing. 010-8419-1616.
Faune
7:30 pm, May 19-20.
Everlasting Regret
8:30 pm, May 19-20.
Emily of Emerald Hill
7:30 pm, May 20-24.
The Night of Istanbul
7:30 pm, May 22-24.
Miss Julie
7:30 pm, May 27-31.
The Predators
7:30 pm, May 29-31.
All of the above six plays are being staged at 9 Theater, 17 Jintaili, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-8599-6011.
