孙也佳Sun Yejia is an artist and scholar from Beijing, China, and currently based in the United States. Her work as a creator and dramaturg interrogates the contested production of knowledge and archives, the politics of community-engaged storytelling, and feminist STS perspectives on digital death cultures.
In the U.S., her dramaturgical and independent multidisciplinary projects have been presented at venues including National Sawdust, Exponential Festival (JACK), Cellunova New Play Festival (Theaterlab), and Accent Sisters. She currently co-leads two multidisciplinary initiatives: Tongues Collective (multilingual documentary theater, supported by NYSCA and LMCC, among others) and Tiandi Universal Market (supported by A4 WCWD funding). In China, her dramaturgical work has been featured at the Goethe-Institut Shanghai, Rockbound Museum, Young Theatre, and the Shekou Theatre Festival, among others. Her essays have appeared in Critical Stages, HowlRound, and YingMing Theater. She has received fellowships and support including the Davis Project for Peace Fellowship, A4 WCWD Fellowship, Lisa Lu Scholarship, and SNF PHI funding.
She holds a BFA from the Communication University of China, an MFA from Columbia University, and is currently a PhD candidate in Performance Studies at Northwestern University.