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# 2+1


## Biography
Currently a freelance actress, drama instructor, voice artist, and presenter. She 
graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), majoring in 
Acting. During her time at the Academy, she was a recipient of the Outstanding 
Student Award, the Leslie Cheung Memorial Scholarship (for three consecutive 
years), the HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund – Outreach Experience Award, and 
the Grantham Scholarship, among others.

She also holds a degree from the School of Communication at Hong Kong Baptist 
University, where she majored in Chinese Journalism and minored in Humanities.

Since graduating, she has collaborated frequently with various theatre 
companies. Her performance credits include:
* **Hong Kong Repertory Theatre:** "The Formless City," "The Great Khans," and "Marriage"
* **Cinematic Theatre:** "730 Days in the Sanatorium," "The Reporter," "My 50-Square-Feet Luxurious Life," and "Watching You..." (performed at the Yokohama Arts Festival)
* **Pop Theatre:** "The Story of Chun-yi," "Points of Light," "The Peacemakers," and "Gray Whale"
* **Inspire Workshop:** "Offending the Audience: The Impossible in Theatre"
* **Rooftop Productions:** "The Decline of Behavior"
* **The Only Stage:** "Pillow Talk"
* **Daxis Theatre Studio:** "Go! Fantasy Moon Landing"

She also wrote, directed, and performed in the solo show "Oyakodon" (Parent and 
Child).

For her performance in "The Reporter," she was nominated for Best Supporting 
Actress (Tragedy/Drama) at the 24th Hong Kong Drama Awards.

Information provided by: We Dramatists "Theatre Daughters"




## Previous Shows
- **The Beautiful Ones** (11 – 20 Dec 2015) — *Roles: Collaborating Actor*
  The Beautiful Ones is a site-specific immersive theatre experience, blending audio tours and physical performance to explore human isolation in urbanity.





## multimedia
![Yip Ka-yan embodies her character in this minimalist study for the contemporary production '2+1'.](https://res.cloudinary.com/rphk/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1/rooftop-images/2-plus-1-key-visual)