About Us
Connecting theatre training to a larger and more diverse audience, Waterway Workshop delivers various easy-to-access workshops and participatory events related to theatre and performance, as well as associated co-productions, in person and online, in London and internationally.
Founded in the autumn of 2022 in London, our track record covers from sold-out physical theatre workshops, the online international devising workshop series, to youth theatre workshops and shows in partnership with international youth organisations.
We have created immersive supportive virtual spaces for creativity to flow and grow through our online workshops and themed events (Devising with Collaborative Energy Online series, each session with different theme and design, 2023-24). We have helped participants find mindfulness and self-care through playful and intercultural approaches from theatre and movement (Cloud & Water series, 2024)... and we look forward to the upcoming!
Waterway Workshop is empowered by an amazing network of workshop leaders. We collaborate with experienced facilitators and professionals to offer workshops of high quality. We are happy and proud to work with partners and friends across sectors and across cultures.
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What We Value:
Connect and Engage
Creative Wellbeing
Diversity and Inclusion
Artist-led
You can find Waterway on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Facebook and Little Red Book. We look forward to meeting you at the next gathering.
Founder's Story
Qingyang, Founder of Waterway Workshop
As an artist, Qingyang performs, writes, moves, facilitates and produces. Having started performing on stage and making theatre since she was a child, she holds an MA Theatre Practice from the University of Exeter. Her current practice features an interdisciplinary and intercultural interest, creating a poetic space for personal connections and art as healing. Her works have been presented at the likes of London Performance Studios (selected to be part of Seeding Space 2025), FUSE International Festival, Berlin International Film Festival and Edinburgh Fringe.
The idea to build a space dedicated to easy-to-access theatre workshops and participatory events seeded in the spring of 2021 after experiencing a bleak theatre scene impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic (yes, as the so-called ‘Covid generation’). Getting aware of the challenges in getting theatre training and participation, Qingyang started to develop the idea of Waterway Workshop. What followed was an evolving journey till today.
Coming from a practical theatre background and having benefited from liberating training approaches, she knows about the magic that good workshops can do and is passionate about facilitating creative participation and personal development.