Born in Guiyang, from Beijing, based in Brooklyn, New York.
Ring/ 雨锜 Yuqi (yu-chi) is a fiery multidisciplinary queer performer, director, clown, and theatre educator. They graduated from George Washington University with an MFA in Classical Acting.
They began their art practices in 2011, initially focusing on photography and writing, and have since created works in various forms, including, but not limited to, art directing, performance, video art, and mask-making. Their work explores the euphoric playfulness, intricacies of movement, and the metamorphosis of the human body. As an immigrant, Ring navigates the intersectionality between personal experiences and the surveillance state, examining the complexities of identity and belonging.
They love very spicy food and chaos.
EDUCATION
2021 MFA in Classical Acting | Academy of Classical Acting of Shakespeare Theatre Company | George Washington University
2019 BS in Psychology | Syracuse University
PERFORMANCE & EXHIBITION
2025 New Species (with Guerrilla Theatre) | RADIAL MINDS | Pfizer building, Brooklyn, NY
2025 ORACLE | Exponential Festival | Online & Brick Aux, Brooklyn, NY
2024 No-Thing (Group live-stream) | in collaboration with MOMI | Online & Nguyen Wahed, New York
2024 Cabin | directed by Yibing Wang & Star Sun | East Village Basement, New York
2024 Fake Confessions | written & directed by Matt Kohn | Chashama, New York
2024 MOONKEYS | ?! New Work | Brick Theater, Brooklyn, NY
2024 Untitled Video Project (something similar to love) | Flow Fest | University Settlement, New York
2023 part of [ ] | co-created and performed with Star Sun | Accent Sister, Jersey City, NJ
2023 would you set the table if I asked you to? | directed by Hillary Gao | Brick Theater, Brooklyn, NY
2022 “What’s your name?” (Group Exhibit) | Flagg Building, Washington, DC.
FELLOWSHIP
2024 Performance Project at University Settlement | Fellowship | New York
SELECTED WORKSHOP
2024 Clown with Dean Evans | Celebration Barn | New York
2024 Make It Work with Michael Breslin and Patrick Foley | Celebration Barn | Paris, ME
2023 Intro to Clown w/ Tallie Medel | Brooklyn Comedy Collective | New York
2022 Clown with Carlo Jacucci | New York
2022 Neutral Mask with Dody DiSanto | The Center for Movement |Washington, DC