Nathan Joe is a Chinese-Kiwi playwright, performance poet and critic based in Ōtautahi. Recent works include I Am Rachel Chu and An Open Apology. He placed 3rd in the 2019 National Poetry Slam, and was selected for the 2020 Ursula Bethell Writer's Residency.
Loose Canons is a series where we invite artists we love to share five things that have shaped their creative practice. Playwright, theatremaker and performance poet Nathan Joe shares five pivotal things from his life.
Asian art is having a moment in Aotearoa. Nathan Joe unpacks the complexities in the production of representation through The First Prime-Time Asian Sitcom, by Silo Theatre.
In 30 essays on being 30, Nathan Joe meditates on love, identity and growing up.
The radio play is an unfairly neglected and under-appreciated artform; now is the time for its revival, argues Nathan Joe.