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[[File:Elyse Ribbons.jpg|thumb|Elyse Ribbons at TEDxBeijing 2009]]
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'''Elyse Ribbons''' (born October 27, 1980) is an American entrepreneur, writer, businesswoman, and playwright who lives and works in [[Beijing]]. Known in China by her Chinese name Liu Suying (柳素英)<ref name=”XinJiaoLiu”>{{Cite journal |journal=新交流 2009年秋季刊 [Xinjiaoliu Exchange Magazine: 2009 Fall] |title=宫保莎士比亚:一位艺术家眼中的中国 |trans-title=Kung Pao Shakespeare: China from an Artist's Perspective |author=Elyse Ribbons |publisher=Public Affairs Section, [[Embassy of the United States, Beijing|United States Embassy Beijing]] |url=https://photos.state.gov/libraries/china/1224546/xij-jiao-liu-pdf/2009ussino30-2.pdf |date=2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223022719/https://photos.state.gov/libraries/china/1224546/xij-jiao-liu-pdf/2009ussino30-2.pdf |archivedate=2017-02-23 |page=42}}</ref> who spends time on both corporate work media work (via columns, a nationally syndicated radio show- [[China Radio International]]'s [http://gb.cri.cn/news/other/lwdc/lwkd.htm Laowai Kandian] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014143404/http://gb.cri.cn/news/other/lwdc/lwkd.htm |date=2017-10-14 }}, regular news media appearances and filming movies). She is currently the CEO and Founder of GeiLi Giving, winner of several awards in the startup<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techinasia.com/chinaccelerator-7th-batch-startups|title = Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem}}</ref> and social entrepreneurial<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.npi.org.cn/category/aboutus/news/page/3|title = 恩派 &#124; 官网}}</ref> space. She has authored several articles for Forbes magazine<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/elyseribbons/|title=Elyse Ribbons|author=Elyse Ribbons|work=Forbes}}</ref> on business, culture, and life in China.
'''Elyse Ribbons''' (born October 27, 1980) is an American entrepreneur, writer, businesswoman, and playwright who lives and works in [[Beijing]]. Known in China by her Chinese name Liu Suying (柳素英)<ref name=”XinJiaoLiu”>{{Cite journal |journal=新交流 2009年秋季刊 [Xinjiaoliu Exchange Magazine: 2009 Fall] |title=宫保莎士比亚:一位艺术家眼中的中国 |trans-title=Kung Pao Shakespeare: China from an Artist's Perspective |author=Elyse Ribbons |publisher=Public Affairs Section, [[Embassy of the United States, Beijing|United States Embassy Beijing]] |url=https://photos.state.gov/libraries/china/1224546/xij-jiao-liu-pdf/2009ussino30-2.pdf |date=2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223022719/https://photos.state.gov/libraries/china/1224546/xij-jiao-liu-pdf/2009ussino30-2.pdf |archivedate=2017-02-23 |page=42}}</ref> who spends time on both corporate work media work (via columns, a nationally syndicated radio show- [[China Radio International]]'s [http://gb.cri.cn/news/other/lwdc/lwkd.htm Laowai Kandian] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014143404/http://gb.cri.cn/news/other/lwdc/lwkd.htm |date=2017-10-14 }}, regular news media appearances and filming movies). She is currently the CEO and Founder of GeiLi Giving, winner of several awards in the startup<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techinasia.com/chinaccelerator-7th-batch-startups|title = Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem}}</ref> and social entrepreneurial<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.npi.org.cn/category/aboutus/news/page/3|title = 恩派 &#124; 官网}}</ref> space. She has authored several articles for ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine on business, culture, and life in China.<ref name="Forbes"/>


Born in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] and raised in [[North Carolina]], Ribbons has earned degrees and certificates from [[UNC-Chapel Hill]], [[Communications University of China]], [[Stanford Graduate School of Business]] and most recently an [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]] in [[Peking Opera]] from the [[National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts]] in [[Beijing]].<ref name="Storyhouse">{{citeweb|url=https://storyhouse.org/elyser.html|title=Becoming Helen|year=2022|author=Elyse Ribbons|publisher=Preservation Foundations, Inc.|accessdate=2025-02-17}}</ref> She previously worked for the [[US Embassy in China]], and has worked as the [[chief operating officer|COO]] and a [[board member]] of [[China Pacific Construction Group]], China's largest private construction company.<ref name="Forbes">{{citeweb|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/elyseribbons/|title=Elyse Ribbons|publisher=[[Forbes]]|accessdate=2025-02-17}}</ref> She also created a theater company based in Beijing called Cheeky Monkey Theater in 2007, which produced original works 5 or 6 times a year. Performances include ''I Heart Beijing'' and ''Green Eyes on China.'' Ribbons also created and produced the annual Shifen (10-minute) Theater Festival in China's capital city, featuring productions lasting anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes long.
Cheeky Monkey Theater'
She holds an MFA in Peking Opera. She created a theater company, Cheeky Monkey Theater in 2007, which is based in Beijing and produced original works 5 or 6 times a year. Performances include ''I Heart Beijing'' and ''Green Eyes on China.'' Ribbons also created and produced the annual Shifen (10-minute) Theater Festival in China's capital city, featuring productions lasting anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes long.


Ribbons has appeared in local magazines and newspapers<ref>South China Morning Post, Life section, July 2007</ref> and [[Chinese television]] programs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jwb.com.cn/jjzb/html/2009-02/13/content_267726.htm |title=今晚报数字报刊: - 12金钗耀荧屏 国际厨神献美食- - 本报记者 王晓亮 |access-date=2009-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308101408/http://www.jwb.com.cn/jjzb/html/2009-02/13/content_267726.htm |archive-date=2009-03-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She can also be recognized from pictures depicting the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympics]] hosted in Beijing. She previously worked for the US Embassy in China.
Ribbons has appeared in local magazines and newspapers<ref>''[[South China Morning Post]]'', Life section, July 2007</ref> and [[Chinese television]] programs,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jwb.com.cn/jjzb/html/2009-02/13/content_267726.htm |title=今晚报数字报刊: - 12金钗耀荧屏 国际厨神献美食- - 本报记者 王晓亮 |access-date=2009-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308101408/http://www.jwb.com.cn/jjzb/html/2009-02/13/content_267726.htm |archive-date=2009-03-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and can be recognized from pictures depicting the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]. She also starred as [[Helen Foster Snow]] in a television series based on ''[[Red Star Over China]]'', <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bjreview.com/Special_Reports/2016/Celebrating_the_80th_Anniversary_of_the_Long_March/In_Depth/201610/t20161018_800069634.html|title = Meeting Helen Foster Snow 80 Years Later-- Beijing Review}}</ref> which aired on [[Hunan Television|Hunan TV]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.lareviewofbooks.org/chinablog/helen-foster-snow-qa-elyse-ribbons/|title = Being Helen Foster Snow: A Q&A with Elyse Ribbons}}</ref>

She has also starred as [[Helen Foster Snow]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bjreview.com/Special_Reports/2016/Celebrating_the_80th_Anniversary_of_the_Long_March/In_Depth/201610/t20161018_800069634.html|title = Meeting Helen Foster Snow 80 Years Later-- Beijing Review}}</ref> in the television series based ''[[Red Star Over China]]'' which aired on [[Hunan Television|Hunan TV]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blog.lareviewofbooks.org/chinablog/helen-foster-snow-qa-elyse-ribbons/|title = Being Helen Foster Snow: A Q&A with Elyse Ribbons}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 02:29, 17 February 2025

Elyse Ribbons at TEDxBeijing 2009

Elyse Ribbons (born October 27, 1980) is an American entrepreneur, writer, businesswoman, and playwright who lives and works in Beijing. Known in China by her Chinese name Liu Suying (柳素英)[1] who spends time on both corporate work media work (via columns, a nationally syndicated radio show- China Radio International's Laowai Kandian Archived 2017-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, regular news media appearances and filming movies). She is currently the CEO and Founder of GeiLi Giving, winner of several awards in the startup[2] and social entrepreneurial[3] space. She has authored several articles for Forbes magazine on business, culture, and life in China.[4]

Born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in North Carolina, Ribbons has earned degrees and certificates from UNC-Chapel Hill, Communications University of China, Stanford Graduate School of Business and most recently an MFA in Peking Opera from the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts in Beijing.[5] She previously worked for the US Embassy in China, and has worked as the COO and a board member of China Pacific Construction Group, China's largest private construction company.[4] She also created a theater company based in Beijing called Cheeky Monkey Theater in 2007, which produced original works 5 or 6 times a year. Performances include I Heart Beijing and Green Eyes on China. Ribbons also created and produced the annual Shifen (10-minute) Theater Festival in China's capital city, featuring productions lasting anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes long.

Ribbons has appeared in local magazines and newspapers[6] and Chinese television programs,[7] and can be recognized from pictures depicting the 2008 Summer Olympics. She also starred as Helen Foster Snow in a television series based on Red Star Over China, [8] which aired on Hunan TV in 2016.[9]

References

  1. ^ Elyse Ribbons (2009). "宫保莎士比亚:一位艺术家眼中的中国" [Kung Pao Shakespeare: China from an Artist's Perspective] (PDF). 新交流 2009年秋季刊 [Xinjiaoliu Exchange Magazine: 2009 Fall]. Public Affairs Section, United States Embassy Beijing: 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-23.
  2. ^ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem".
  3. ^ "恩派 | 官网".
  4. ^ a b "Elyse Ribbons". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  5. ^ Elyse Ribbons (2022). "Becoming Helen". Preservation Foundations, Inc. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  6. ^ South China Morning Post, Life section, July 2007
  7. ^ "今晚报数字报刊: - 12金钗耀荧屏 国际厨神献美食- - 本报记者 王晓亮". Archived from the original on 2009-03-08. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  8. ^ "Meeting Helen Foster Snow 80 Years Later-- Beijing Review".
  9. ^ "Being Helen Foster Snow: A Q&A with Elyse Ribbons".