Shakespeare Lives in Translation–Workshop

Shelly Bryant 

Shelly Bryant divides her year between Shanghai and Singapore, working as a poet, writer, and translator. She is the author of eight volumes of poetry (Alban Lake and Math Paper Press), a pair of travel guides for the cities of Suzhou and Shanghai (Urbanatomy), and a book on classical Chinese gardens (Hong Kong University Press). She has translated work from Chinese for Penguin Books, Epigram Publishing, the National Library Board in Singapore, Giramondo Books, and Rinchen Books. Shelly's poetry has appeared in journals, magazines, and websites around the world, as well as in several art exhibitions. Her translation of Sheng Keyi’s Northern Girls was long-listed for the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2012, and her translation of You Jin's In Time, Out of Place was shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize in 2016. You can visit her website at shellybryant.com

Rasiah Halil

Rasiah Halil is a poet, writer, translator and educator. Published since 1972 in Singapore and later in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Iowa, USA, and Australia, Rasiah's works, in poetry, short story, essay and translation, dwell largely on social and humanitarian issues. Her books include Perbualan Buku Catatan Seorang Gipsi [Conversations: Notebook of a Gypsy; 1988], Orang Luar [The Outsider; 1991], Sungai & Lautan [River & Ocean; 1995], Ayah Tidak Sayang Padaku Lagi [Father No Longer Loves Me; 2007], Hikayat Sri Anggerik [The Chronicles of Sri Anggerik; 2007] and Nyanyian Si Anak Dagang (Songs of the Outsider. 2013) and her works can also be found in various compilations. Since 1983, Rasiah's works received many Commendations and five Malay Literature Awards for poetry, literary essays and books. Under the pseudonyms of 'Sri Anggerik' (1998 – 2006) and 'Tun Fatimah' (2004 – 2009), Rasiah wrote topics on human interest and literature for the Singapore Malay newspaper, Berita Minggu. She taught in a junior college and three institutions of higher learning in Singapore and Brunei. Rasiah attended the University of Iowa's International Writing Programme in 1995 on a Fulbright Scholarship. 

Lee Chee Keng 

Dr Lee Chee Keng brings with him over two decades of experience across diverse types of translations, both from English into Chinese as well as Chinese into English. He also translates from Japanese into Chinese. He is a writer and academic who works in both Chinese and English. He is currently Assistant Professor of Humanities (Theatre) at Yale-NUS College, and also serves as Assistant Director and Chinese Translation Editor of A│S│I│A (Asian Shakespeare Intercultural Archive), an online education and research archive for Asian Shakespeare performances.

Zulfadli Rashid
An educator, a writer, and a multi-disciplinary arts practitioner, Zulfadli Rashid or 'Big' as he is known to his peers, has explored diverse issues pertaining to the Singaporean person in his works. In his practice, Zulfadli has had the opportunity to become the resident playwright of Panggung Arts and has written and adapted numerous plays staged by various companies and freelance performers. Apart from writing plays, he also dabbles in poetry recitals and performance art when such opportunities arise. In January 2016, his play, The Chronicles of One and Zero: Kancil, a collaboration with the artist collective, Zeugma, was presented at the M1 Fringe Festival, where it received encouraging responses from the audience.

Currently, he is mentoring young, exciting playwrights in Teater Ekamatra's Playwright Mentorship Programme. Looking forward to the future, Zulfadli hopes to work with artistes of various disciplines to continue to create works that will entertain, enlighten, and inspire.

Patrick Spottiswoode 

Patrick Spottiswoode joined Shakespeare's Globe in 1984 and became founding Director, Globe Education in 1989. He worked with Sam Wanamaker for nine years. Spottiswoode has undertaken annual lecture tours to schools, universities and theatres the length and breadth of Germany since 1985. His 2010 series Shakespeare is German explored Germany’s particular fascination with Shakespeare and resulted in a BBC radio documentary which he presented. Over the past seven years Deutsche Bank UK has supported an annual production in the Globe created especially for young people which has enabled Globe Education to give close to 100,000 free tickets to London schools. In 2009, Spottiswoode was President of the Shakespeare Club of Great Britain. In 2011, he received an Honorary PhD from the University of Warwick and became an honorary fellow of King’s College London. Spottiswoode was President of Shakespeare Theatre Association in 2011 and 2012. He is a recipient of an Al Mahabba Award and the 2011 Burbage Award from the American Shakespeare Center. He is on the Board of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, the Institute of Historical Dress and is a Patron of the Lighthouse Trust.