CURRICULUM VITAE            

      

Education

PhD, New York University

      Graduate School of Arts and Science/Tisch School of Art,

      Performance Studies. May, 2003. New York City, NY, U.S.A.

 

MA, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Theatre and Dance (Theatre).

      Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. 

 

BA, National Tsinghua University,

       Foreign Languages and Literature.

       Hsingchu, Taiwan.

Membership

          East West Center Association

          Performance Studies International 

          Comparative Literature Association, ROC

          Association for Cultural Studies

          Association for Asian Studies

          English and American Literature Association

 

Grants/Fellowships

         1997   China Times Cultural Foundation,

     Young Scholar Dissertation Grant   

         Aug. 1993 - Dec. 1995  NYU, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences,

              Department of Performance Studies, Scholarship

                   (Tuition Remission). 

         Aug. 1990 - Dec. 1992  East West Center Student Grants, Hawaii, U.S.A.

            

Awards

         Nov. 2004    NTPU Meritorious Teachers’ Research Grant

        (Fall 2003-Spring 2004)

         Feb. 16, 1993  American College Theatre Festival Meritorious

        Achievement Award, Stage Management Meritorious

                                Achievement Nominee for The Legend of Prince Lanling

                                production by the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

 

Theatre production & related experience

Critic:

   July 5, 1995   The Long Journey of the ‘Hero’ – A Review of

                        “The Death of the Hero. in Liaohe Zaobao

                         Singapore.

                        (in Chinese, Newspaper review of the Festival of

                        Asian Performances, Singapore, directed by

                        Gey-Pin Ang).

 

Interpretation (Chinese to English):

        Aug. 1992                       Honolulu Theater for Youth, Hawaii. 

 

Director: 

    Nov. 1992   Renzi – Humanity’s Children.

                       (Script by Sue-Han Ueng, inspired by

                        Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" and a

                        short story in Lu Qiao's "Renzi")

                        (Watch parts of the performance.)

                        University of Hawaii at Manoa, Kennedy Lab

                        Theatre, Creative Contamination Festival 1992.

     Sep. - Dec. 1988 West Side Story (in English)

                        National Tsing Hua University Auditorium

    Feb. - June 1988 A Doll House (in Mandarin)

                         National Tsing Hua University Auditorium and

                         National Artistic Hall, Taiwan. (Winner of the

                         third award for Outstanding Production in

                         Annual College Theater Festival in Taiwan among

                         40 productions.)

 

Stage Manager:

  Nov. - Dec. 1992 The Legend of Prince Lanling

                       University of Hawaii at Manoa, Kennedy Theatre

                       (The production was invited to ACTF South

                        West region.)

                       (American College Theatre Festival Meritorious

                        Achievement Award, Stage Management

                        Meritorious Achievement Nominee)                        

                       (Director: Sherwood, Hu)

  Feb. - April 1992 The Monster Has Stolen the Sun

                        University of Hawaii at Manoa,

                        Kennedy Lab Theatre

                       (Director: Jian Hong Kuo)

  Oct. - Dec. 1991 The Blind Giant is Dancing

                        University of Hawaii at Manoa,

                        Kennedy Theatre

                       (Director: Dennis Carroll)

 

 

(Others:) Stage Assistant and Performer (Abbr.)