Ho Ying Kuen was born in Hong Kong. The artistic director and artist in-residency of Voleur du Feu Theatre. He is now working as a theatre/movie playwright and director. His works were selected in Taiwan International Festival of Arts (2019), the World Stage Design (2017) and Taipei Literature Award (2016). His short films were selected in Film Festivals of Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, France and won multiple awards.

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MASTER, MAJOR IN PLAY-WRITING

The Department of Theater

Taipei National University of the Arts (TNUA)

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BACHELOR, MAJOR IN CHINESE LITERATURE, MINOR IN CINEMA & TELEVISION

Hong Kong Baptist University

THEATRE WORKS
 

2020

Director, The Last Dinner, Tainan Arts Festival, Tainan Municipal Xinying Cultural Center

Director, Dream A Little Dream, Yuanlin Performance Hall, Experimental Theatre

Director, Multiply (play-reading), a cooperation with Prospects Theatre

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2019

Co-director, The Missing Mickey, Experimental Theatre of National Performing Arts Centre

Playwright, Mythology Upon the Table, a cooperation with Shakespeare's Wild Sisters Group, Taiwan International Festival of Arts

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2018

Director, Bunny Hamihaze, Taiwan Traditional Theatre Centre, Experimental Theatre, a cooperation with Toy FactoryTheatre

Playwright and director assistant, 2018 Sinophone Original Play Biennial

Director, the live concert Breath of Fire, a cooperation with heavy metal band Buring Island

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2017

Director assistant, Le Cri, 2017 Avant-garde Theater Festival of Taiwan and China, Beijing, China mainland

Director assistant, Qibla, Experimental Theatre of National Performing Arts Centre

Director and play-adaptation, The Stronger: Madame X's Monologue, the World Stage Design

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2016

Playwright, 2016 Sinophone Original Play Biennial

Playwright, The Reflection on Others, Guling Street Avant-garde Theater

Playwright, Ghost Leg, Taipei Literature Award

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MOVIE WORKS

Director and Playwright (short film), So Sad Show, a cooperation with Vincent Yip, won DigiCon 6 ASIA Awards, selected in Taipei Film Festival, 2020

Director and Playwright (short film), Spawning Migration, won Special Mention Award, Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival, selected in the 71th Montecatini International Short Flim Festival (MISFF71), 2019

Playwright, Someone who was lost, a movie directed by Hugo Cheong, 2017-2018

Director and Playwright (short film), Lost Cemeteries, won Best Screenplay Award, Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival, Path-Breaker Award, South Taiwan Film Festival, Merit Award, Kaohsiung Film Festival, selected in the 22nd Thai Short Film & Video Festival International Competition

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