Light
光
A solo Chinese play with English accessibility elements, created by Zheng Xue (Snow), exploring family, memory, grief, hope, and the parent-child bond through theatrical storytelling and shadow puppetry.
Austin, Texas · Nonprofit Arts
Stories that carry light across cultures and generations
Light Way Arts Foundation creates and supports cross-cultural storytelling, bilingual arts education, family-centered performance, and community arts programs that connect Chinese and American cultural traditions.
Theater · Shadow puppetry · Bilingual storytelling · Family-centered arts
Our Mission
Arts as a bridge between generations and cultures
We are an Austin-based nonprofit arts foundation devoted to work that is warm, sincere, and rooted in lived cultural experience — inviting families, schools, and communities into stories told with care.
- Cross-cultural storytelling
- Chinese and American cultural connection
- Bilingual arts education
- Family-centered performance
- Theater and shadow puppetry
- Community arts programming
- Parent-child connection
- Light, memory, hope, and resilience
We welcome families, children, schools, libraries, bookstores, arts organizations, donors, sponsors, grant reviewers, and community collaborators — including Chinese American communities and the broader Austin public.
Projects
Current and emerging creative work
Our projects span stage, page, and community — each exploring how art can hold memory, courage, and connection across languages and traditions.
Impossible Light
永远的光
A bilingual children’s picture book connected to the world and emotional themes of Light. It brings themes of love, memory, and family connection to children and families through story and image.
Kung Fu Cowgirl
A cross-cultural performance world blending Texas spirit, Chinese cultural elements, music, movement, humor, courage, and East-meets-West storytelling.
Community Arts Programs
Bilingual storytelling, school visits, shadow puppetry workshops, bookstore and library events, and family-centered community arts activities — bringing performances, books, and cultural programming to more people.
Programs
How we reach communities
- Performances
- School visits
- Bilingual storytelling
- Shadow puppetry workshops
- Community arts partnerships
Whether you discover us through a stage performance, a book, a school visit, or a neighborhood event, we aim to offer a credible, welcoming home for our work in Austin and beyond.
Events
Gatherings & public programs
More events and community programs will be announced soon.
Support
Help bring this work to more families
Supporters help us bring performances, books, workshops, and cultural programming to more families, schools, and community partners. Whether you are interested in attending, collaborating, sponsoring, or giving, we would be glad to hear from you.
Online giving and sponsorship details are coming soon. For now, please reach out through our contact section below.
Get in TouchContact
Connect with us
We welcome questions about performances, school and library visits, community partnerships, and ways to support our work.
Email Contact address coming soon
A contact form will be added here in a future update.