YITENG

Ding

Theatre Director

Ding Yiteng (born 1991) is an actor and director, PhD candidate of Peking University and Central Academy of Drama (Beijing). He is the winner of the National New Outstanding Chinese New Director Award (2018) and was recognised as the best actor at the Fangyu ART Festival (2017). The premiere at the Alexandrinsky Theatre is his third work in Russia, having previously directed «I Didn't Kill My Husband» at the Theatre of Nations (2024) and «One Day Three Autumn» at Novosibirsk's Old House Theatre (2026). The production team includes: Beijing opera teacher Jiang Shuyuan; production designer Liu Kedong; costume designer Elena Zhukova; composer He Guofeng; video artist Maria Varakhalina; lighting designer Denis Solntsev.