Da Pang

Pang Da is a puppeteer, puppet􀀀theatre director and producer from Beijing, China. In 2018, he

completed six years of training in Chinese Dance and Chinese Folk & Ethnic Dance at Beijing

Dance Academy. He then undertook his undergraduate programme at the Central Academy of

Drama, where he was awarded a Bachelor’s degree in Puppet Theatre Performance and Design

in 2022. He received direct admission to the postgraduate programme and graduated with a

Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in 2025.

In 2022, Pang Da took part in the hit television show Super Sketch Show as a member of the

“Ouye” team and reached the national top􀀀12. During the competition, he promoted the art

form of puppet theatre to wider audiences. In 2023, he worked as puppet􀀀theatre director for

both the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 19th Asian Games. In 2024, he performed the

role of Creon in Antigone at the World Congress of Classical Studies.

His other credits include the musical My Brother Comes from Northern Shaanxi, children’s

theatre works Body Agents and Under the Sky Beneath Our Feet, as well as puppet theatre

productions Mask and Cats Say, among others. He also delivers puppet􀀀theatre educational

workshops for universities and high schools.

Since 2025, he has been pursuing his second Master of Fine Arts at Academia Dimitri in

Switzerland. Alongside his artistic practice, he works as a producer to bring theatre productions

by European companies into the Chinese market.