Mountains and Seas: Storytelling and Sound Workshop

Join us for a sound and storytelling workshop, where you will experiment with combining sound, storytelling, percussion, and empowerment to form a transformative creative experience.

Led by Xie Rong (Echo Morgan), multidisciplinary artist and co-creator of upcoming theatre show Mountains and Seas – Song of Today 山海 · 今日之歌 *, and Beibei Wang, percussionist and composer, also working on Mountain and Seas, you will use the 5 elements of metal, wood, water, charcoal, and soil as your creative framework.

Xie Rong says:

"I first met Beibei through her Water concert.
I painted Ice on her face.
I watched her blow air into a plastic bag, suffocating with the pollution we create every day.
I saw her make rocks sing and ink cry.

In her drumming I discovered strength and encouragement for my own search for compassion and justice. She shows me how elements and nature can speak — paper that sings like a bird, branches that drum like sticks, breath that flows through a tube like birth itself.

From the Mountains to the Seas, I am so excited to create the Song of Today with Beibei! I hope people can join us and witness our wonders through metal, wood, water, charcoal, and soil — referencing Beibei’s outstanding Wuxing (Five Elements) concerts and the creative relationship we share, always guided by Nature."

This workshop is suitable for all levels.

We look forward to experimenting with you!

*'Mountains and Seas – Song of Today 山海 · 今日之歌' will be on at Omnibus Theatre from Tues 2nd to Sat 6th December 2025. More info and tickets here.

Photo by Jamie Baker and video by Xie Rong.

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Accessibility, Documentation & Queries

This workshop will take place in the Studio Upstairs at Omnibus Theatre, which is a fully accessible venue.

This event will be documented. Please let Katrina know (see below) if you do not want to be included in this documentation or have any queries about this.

Please contact Katrina Man (Arts & Community Producer, Kakilang) if you have any access requirements, queries or need a free place: katrina@kakilang.org.uk or 07488878692.

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Xie Rong (Echo Morgan) Bio:

Xie Rong(EchoMorgan)is a multidisciplinary artist who uses her body as both canvas and medium. Her acclaimed series — Calligraphy on Face, Vase Performance, and Hair Painting — marks significant contributions to contemporary performance art. Her practice weaves together Eastern philosophy, Fluxus, and ecofeminism, exploring themes of identity, resistance, and the body politic. Trained at Central Saint Martins and the RCA, her work is held in collections including the Staatliche Museum and the Crow Museum. She creates immersive, site-specific experiences, blending theatre with action art, and views art as a healing force within society. She also lectures in the UK and China.

Beibei Wang Bio:

Beibei Wang is an internationally acclaimed percussionist and composer celebrated for her “high-energy virtuosity” (Wall Street Journal). Trained in both Western classical and traditional Chinese percussion, she bridges cultures with artistry that is at once powerful and refined. As a composer, she brings down-to-earth Chinese culture into contemporary classical settings, with works including JiuGe and WuXing 五行, multimedia music theatre pieces both premiered at LSO St Luke’s and later at Shanghai's Great China Theatre. Alongside collaborations with Tan Dun and leading orchestras worldwide, Beibei continues to expand the boundaries of percussion through performance, composition, and cross-disciplinary projects.