2: Desdemona Chiang // Mortality and Your Mother
2: Desdemona Chiang // Mortality and Your MotherDescription
"Am I entering a field that doesn't have me in its legacy?" - Desdemona Chiang
Being an only-child shaped the lives of both Cheeyang and Desdemona. They connected over their shared over-achieving nature, big identity questions as theater artists, and their different views on mortality.
How Desdemona grew up as an immigrant from Taiwan (2:17 )
Why Desdemona became a Biology major (7:44 )
What happened when Desdemona dissected cadavers (14:52 )
How Desdemona tackled post-graduation depression (18:16 )
When Desdemona came out as a Theatre Artist (21:17 )
If being Chinese shaped Desdemona's life (26:30 )
How Desdemona feels about doing art (35:01 )
Why Desdemona is afraid of dying (42:00 )
And so much more…
Did being an only child contribute to overachieving? (05:11 )
Was Biology undoing what theatre was doing and vice versa? (16:17 )
What do you do when your template for life is ripped away? (18:45 )
What are the qualities of a good director? (28:47 )
Why do people tell stories? (35:50 )
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