GCTC Presents: Jade Circle 玉環

Jade Circle 玉環

April 28 – May 10, 2026

written and performed by Jasmine Chen
directed by Derek Chan | translation by Johnny Wu

a rice & beans theatre production
in association with Neworld Theatre
a part of The Mother Tongue Project

Using Mandarin and English, Jade Circle follows Jasmine, a second-generation Canadian who has lost her mother tongue. Through intimate interviews with her mother and using music, movement, and storytelling, Jasmine finds her place within the legacy of her matriarchs. As she learns Mandarin, she unearths the lost stories of her grandmother’s past.

Jade Circle is a love letter to matrilineal relationships. It’s a profound longing for and acknowledgement of where we’ve come from. Jasmine invites memory, ancestry, and culture into the room in a ceremony of the things we’ve lost that we might still name and regain.

A solo show that is a feast for the senses.