About Us
helena acadmy specializes in the cultivation of youth musical/theatre talents, and the creation and production of musicals suitable for youth themes. Over the years, the company has received more than 100 awards at various levels for its rehearsals and performances. In 2019, the original musical XCHANGE went to the Edinburgh Festival to participate in the exhibition, and was awarded the Grand Prize for International Cultural Exchange (the only award-winning work in the theater category) by the Eurasian Exchange Association;
In 2023, the original Chinese classic drama “Journey to the West” went to Edinburgh Festival again to participate in the exhibition, praised by the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom cultural officials, the former Mayor of Edinburgh, the Royal Conservatory of Music of Scotland Professor, etc., the performance was incorporated into the Guangdong Provincial Education Publishing House in the preparation of the junior high school of compulsory education in the “Drama” section of the national teaching material examples.
Since its establishment, the troupe has successfully produced a number of English musicals for young people, which are the original Broadway licensed productions staged in Shenzhen:' Seussical', 'The Wizard of Oz', 'Orphan of the Mist',' The Magic Tree House',' Peter Pan', 'Madagascar';London West End original licensed production: 'The Children of Eden';World Classics Adaptation Original Plays: 'Alice in Wonderland', 'The Little Princess'.Chinese classic original series of original plays: “Metamorphosis”, “Journey to the West” and so on.
 HELENA ACADEMY takes stage art and drama education as its core, and is an experiential drama education platform centered around the appreciation, creation, exchange and training of drama. Currently, it is an official examination center and course authorization unit of Trinity College London (TRINITY) and a global authorized cooperative unit of Dramatic English course system. It is also an authorization unit of the New Era certificate course in the UK.
The company has an education team composed of highly educated and experienced talents.Leader Helena graduated from Trinity University of Ireland in Theater Education. The company is committed to empowering children's character building and improving their comprehensive abilities such as confident expression and independent thinking.
  • Helena 李珏
    Specialist Tutor in Drama Education and English Education.Founder of HELENA ACADEMY OF DRAMA AND EXPRESSION. English Drama Micro-professional Tutor of Shenzhen University. “Seed Teacher of the International Conference on Educational Theater” Dedicated to the popularization of drama education and the promotion and development of whole-person growth of children through drama. HELENA has successively studied with Prof. Carmel O'Sullivan,、Chris Cooper and Prof. Li Yingning, “the first person of educational theater in China”.
  • Kyle Redmond-Jones
    A professional theater director from London's West End, graduated from LAMDA (Musical Theatre), London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He has more than 20 years of experience in the theater industry and has been involved in theater and arts education for more than 13 years. He has directed more than 50 stage productions, nearly 10 film and television productions, and has accumulated more than 15,000 hours of experience in stage productions. Producer, director and actor in London's West End. Starring in Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), National Theatre of Great Britain (NT). Nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Musical, the highest award in British theater. Guest Lecturer in Theatre Arts at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Graduated from London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (L.A.M.D.A.), majoring in Musical Theatre.
  • Clara 陈赞宇
    Musical choreographer. Teacher. Member of Shenzhen Musical Theatre Association. Graduated from Shenzhen University. Won 3 scholarships during the school period. In high school, she studied at the Guangdong Professional Dance School, where she was ranked first for 6 consecutive years. She has studied for more than 10 years, familiar with music theory, piano, solid dance skills and rich stage experience, teaching experience.
  • Airin Marandu
    Has 4 years experience in teaching English and over 8 years experience in theater performance. Graduated from the University of Cape Town with a Master's Degree in Sociology with Honors (A+) Graduated from Shenzhen University with a Master's degree in English Linguistics (TESOC) with honors (A+). Majoring in knowledge and epistemology and its impact on learner development.
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Types of cooperation projects
1. Educational theater classes
This course can be integrated with subjects, and is offered in regular school classes as well as in the school's schoolbook. It allows students to learn various subjects in a theatrical way, and enhances the learning effect and experience of the subjects. The specific time and period of the course can be decided according to the school's specific situation.
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2. Program Rehearsal Class
This class is specifically designed to meet the needs of schools that need to rehearse their programs, whether it is for program direction, rehearsals or overall production, or for original plays. The final result is a quality program for the school (including Chinese and English recitation, Chinese and English drama, etc.) that the school needs to be able to compete or perform.
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3. Teacher training courses
This course is designed to meet the needs of school teachers who want to learn the Drama in Education method, and will be conducted in the form of a workshop. In the end, teachers will be able to master the tools and methods of Educational Drama, so that they can apply the Educational Drama method to their daily teaching.
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