Ottawa 
Events Description
Using Mandarin and English, Jade Circle follows Jasmine, a second-generation Canadian who has lost her mother tongue. Through intimate interviews with her mother and using music, movement, and storytelling, Jasmine finds her place within the legacy of her matriarchs. As she learns Mandarin, she unearths the lost stories of her grandmother’s past.
Jade Circle is a love letter to matrilineal relationships. It’s a profound longing for and acknowledgement of where we’ve come from. Jasmine invites memory, ancestry, and culture into the room in a ceremony of the things we’ve lost that we might still name and regain.
A solo show that is a feast for the senses.
written and performed by Jasmine Chen
directed by Derek Chan | translation by Johnny Wu
a rice & beans theatre production
in association with Neworld Theatre
a part of The Mother Tongue Project
Who is it for?
All ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets : $15.00 – $58.00
Ticket Prices (subject to a fee of $3.00)
Standard: $42.00 – $58.00
Preview: $15.00 – $30.00
Ambassador Guest: $30.00
How to get tickets?
Phone: (613) 236-5196
Email: boxoffice@gctc.ca
WHEN & WHERE
Date: Tuesday April 28, 2026 to Sunday May 10, 2026
Tuesday-Friday 7:30pm
Saturday: 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday: 2:00pm
Venue & Address
Great Canadian Theatre Company, 1233 Wellington St. West, Ottawa, ON K1Y 0G7 Canada
Wheelchair accessible
Accessible by Public Transport
