Summary
Elyse Ribbons (born October 27, 1980) is an American entrepreneur, writer, businesswoman, and playwright who lives and works in Beijing. Known in China by her Chinese name Liu Suying (柳素英)[1] who spends time on both corporate work media work (via columns, a nationally syndicated radio show- China Radio International's Laowai Kandian Archived 2017-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, regular news media appearances and filming movies). She is currently the CEO and Founder of GeiLi Giving, winner of several awards in the startup[2] and social entrepreneurial[3] space. She has authored several articles for Forbes magazine[4] on business, culture, and life in China.
Cheeky Monkey Theater' She holds an MFA in Peking Opera. She created a theater company, Cheeky Monkey Theater in 2007, which is based in Beijing and produced original works 5 or 6 times a year. Performances include I Heart Beijing and Green Eyes on China. Ribbons also created and produced the annual Shifen (10-minute) Theater Festival in China's capital city, featuring productions lasting anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes long.
Ribbons has appeared in local magazines and newspapers[5] and Chinese television programs.[6] She can also be recognized from pictures depicting the 2008 Olympics hosted in Beijing. She previously worked for the US Embassy in China.
She has also starred as Helen Foster Snow[7] in the television series based Red Star Over China which aired on Hunan TV in 2016.[8]
References edit
- ^ Elyse Ribbons (2009). "宫保莎士比亚：一位艺术家眼中的中国" [Kung Pao Shakespeare: China from an Artist's Perspective] (PDF). 新交流 2009年秋季刊 [Xinjiaoliu Exchange Magazine: 2009 Fall]. Public Affairs Section, United States Embassy Beijing: 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-23.
- ^ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem".
- ^ "恩派 | 官网".
- ^ Elyse Ribbons. "Elyse Ribbons". Forbes.
- ^ South China Morning Post, Life section, July 2007
- ^ "今晚报数字报刊: - 12金钗耀荧屏 国际厨神献美食- - 本报记者 王晓亮". Archived from the original on 2009-03-08. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ "Meeting Helen Foster Snow 80 Years Later-- Beijing Review".
- ^ "Being Helen Foster Snow: A Q&A with Elyse Ribbons".
External links edit
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110718140458/http://bjtoday.ynet.com/article.jsp?oid=43387305
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090119155329/http://bjtoday.ynet.com/article.jsp?oid=46279309
- https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121856322566933893
- http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/beijing/articles/cw-magazine/day-life/playwright/
- http://www.china.org.cn/culture/2008-11/27/content_16837661.htm
- Article title
- http://gbtimes.com/life/journey-east-elyse-ribbons-decade-beijing
- http://www.sino-us.com/21/Elyse-Ribbons-China-is-my-home-too.html
- [1]
- http://www.iheartbeijing.com/?override=1
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/elyseribbons/
- https://www.techinasia.com/chinaccelerator-7th-batch-startups
- http://www.npi.org.cn/category/aboutus/news/page/3
- http://www.bjreview.com/Special_Reports/2016/Celebrating_the_80th_Anniversary_of_the_Long_March/In_Depth/201610/t20161018_800069634.html
- http://blog.lareviewofbooks.org/chinablog/helen-foster-snow-qa-elyse-ribbons/