| Major |
Directing |
| Research Areas |
Theatre Directing, Movie Directing |
| Teaching Subjects |
Introduction to Film and Video, History of Theatre, Intermediate of Theatre Production, Elementary of Theatre Production, Directing |
| Working Experience |
Film & video production: (1991- )
- 【AKAR MEWAH production】corporate video director/ tv series production manager
- 【WAYANG TINGGI produksi】corporate video director/editor
- 【TKC production】MV director
- 【TRIENTEL production】tv programme director/ MV director
- 【MATAJA production】tv programme director
- 【SENI2020 production】tv programme director
- 【M4N.com】web video director
- 【JE ENTERTAIMENT】film director/script writer
Drama:(1991- )
- Dramatic Art Society (Executive Secretary), 1991-1992
Teaching: (1993 - )
- Malaysian Institute of Art (part time lecturer)
- MSCI Art Collage MSC (part time lecturer)
- Han Xin Journalism (part time lecturer)
- Inhouse Multimedia College (part time lecturer)
- Baruvi Academy of Communication Arts (part time lecturer)
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| Membership of Advisory Boards Committees/ Professional Bodies: |
【ASLI - Angkatan Seni Lakon Interaksi】Vice President (2016-2019); President (2020-2022); Jury Coordinator ADA Drama Awards (2024-2025)
【Dramatic Art Society】Head of Drama (1993-1995)
【Confucian Private Secondary School Drama Society】Instructor (1993)
【Ping Stage】Artistic Director, Chief Editor (2000-2005)
【Ji Cheng Drama Cultural Fund】Head of Scholarship (2016-2018)
【O Puppet Theatre】Art Director (2012 - )
【DPAC】Publicity Ambassador (2023) |
| Related Achievements: |
| Dissertation/Thesis |
【Master】“Directing Children's Sensory Theatre based on Laird's Sensory Stimulation Theory for Learning”, The National Academy of Arts Culture & Heritage (2023).
【Diploma】“Chinse martial arts film research”, Unpublished diploma's graduation thesis, Malaysian Institute of Art, Drama Department (1991), Guiding Mentor: Wong Kok Nam. |
Theatre
Production |
Director:
[Theatre performance director]
- 《RASHOMON》 (1991), Panggong Bandaraya DBKL, KL; Dewan Sri Pinang,Penang
- 《AIDS》(1992), Dramatic Art Society, Auditorium MATIC, Little Theatre MIA, KL; Persatuan Lim See Chong Soo, Sg Petani, Kedah
- 《Naza the Child God》(1994),Auditorium DBKL
- 《Tao-ke》(1998, Co director),Auditorium MATIC, KL; (1999) Genting Highland International Hotel,Pahang
- 《STOP》(2000)OLD CHINA CAFE, KL; OLD CHINA CAFÉ, Penang; Foon Yew High School, Johor Baru
- 《Han’s family》 (2003)Thean hou temple, KL
- 《STOP 2》(2004)Pesta drama,Auditorium MATIC, KL;
- 《Return of Amah》,(2005), Taman Budaya, KL
- 《STOP 1.5》,(2005)MCPA Theatre Hall, KL
- 《Black & White Impermanent Never Ending Ghost Story》,(2005)MCPA Theatre Hall, KL
- 《Foxy Fantasy》,(2006) Panggong Bandaraya DBKL, KL
- 《Mac beth》,(2007)Panggong Bandaraya DBKL, KL
- 《108 heroes wanted》,(2008)Black box theatre, NEUC Kajang, Selangor
- 《Battle of the Draconians》,(2009)Black box theatre, NEUC Kajang, Selangor
- 《3 children》,(2010-2019) 13 state of Malaysia, Beijing, Nanning, Macau, Tanshui, Kaohsiung
- 《18 floor》,(2010) KLPAC, KL
- 《The Dead Walk》,(2011) NEUC Kajang, Selangor
- 《The God Mother》,(2012) The Actor’s Studio Lot 10, KL
- 《My Dragon Papa》,(2013) Black box theatre, NEUC Kajang, Selangor;PENANG PAC,Penang
- 《You》,(2013)Black box theatre, NEUC Kajang, Selangor
- 《Can’t Pay won’t pay》,(2014) Black box theatre, NEUC Kajang, Selangor
- 《Postmodern Eunuch Admiral》, (2015) Black box theatre, NEUC Kajang, Selangor;(2016)DPAC,Selangor
- 《The story of Kajang’s PopoMama》,(2016)Black box theatre, NEUC Kajang, Selangor
- 《INTET》,(2017)Black box theatre, NEUC Kajang, Selangor
- 《Goodbye Mr.Detective》,(2018) DPAC,Selangor
- 《The Wizard of Oz》,(2018) China ASEAN Nanning Theatre Week, Nanning; Black box theatre, NEUC Kajang, Selangor (2019); THE PLAY HAUS, KL
- 《The Outbreak》,(2021) CloudJoi On-line
- 《The 4 Elements》,(2022) Black Box Theatre, NEUC; Now Theatre, DA Experimental Theatre
- 《The Curious Incident of the dog in the night-time》,(2023) Black Box Theatre, NEUC
- 《The Crucible》,(2024) Black Box Theatre, NEUC
- 《First love is the revolution》,(2024) Black Box Theatre, NEUC
[Celebration Performance director]
- "Still at the best"【依然止于至善】,(2016)Sin Min Secondary School 60s year celebration,Sg Petani, Kedah.
- "A hundred years of vicissitudes of drama"【百年沧桑话剧运】,(2018), Rescued a hundred years of drama historical materials fundraising dinner, Thean Hou Temple, KL
- "Double ten years, Watershed"【双十年华,分水岭上】,(2018), NEUC 20TH Anniversary Gala Dinner,HGH Convention Centre, KL.
- "Where the heart leads, a new era begins"【心之所向,新的纪元】,(2023), NEUC 25TH Anniversary Gala Dinner, HGH Convention Centre, KL.
- "Loyal & Heroic Spirits"【忠烈英魂】,(2024), 9.1 Remembrance Day Ceremony, Xiao En Memorial Park, Nilai.
[Stage actor]
- “Wan Jin He Shang”《万金和尚》,(1990)PJ CIVIC HALL, Kedah, Penang, Johor Baru
- “Chun Hui Pu Zhao”《春晖普照》,(1993)Auditorium MATIC,KL
- “Monster”《怪兽》,(2000)Black Box The Actors Studio, KL,2000年。
- “Big Mission of Ayaya”《哎呀呀大任务》,(2007)The Actors Studio Bangsar, KL
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Film & TV
Production |
- “Fei Yue Qing Chun”《飞跃青春》Tv Series, Actor, 1991
- “Yu Lin Guo Shi”《玉琳国师》Telemovie, Assisstant Director, Production Manager, 1992
- 【Nilai Memorial Park】, 【MPMA】, 【Lam Seng Plastic】, 【Kajang Golf Club】corparate video, 1992-
- “Pasar feng yun”《巴刹风云》Tv Series, Production Manager, 1993
- “Dou Xi Shi Jia”《斗戏世家》Tv Series,Production Assisstant, 1994
- 【小黑】, 【小妮妮】, 【彩虹群星】, 【M. SARIFF】, 【STING】, 【 阿牛陈庆祥】MV director, 1995-97
- “PI BLUR”《乌龙档案》Tv Series, Screen writer, 1996
- “VISTA”《新视线》Tv Magazine Programme, director, 1997-2002
- “Golden opportunity”《黄金转机》 TV business programme, director, 2002
- Star search Malaysia《才华横溢出新秀大马之星》, Outdoor director, drama director, 1999-2003
- “My fantastic family”《我家大不同》Tv Series, director, 2004
- “New year special”《动感新年》tv game show, director, 2004
- “Dou-dou & chopstick family”《豆豆与筷子家族欢乐小拜年》children programme, director, 2003
- “HOPE”《给生命一个希望》Telemovie, director, 2010
- “Bullets over Petaling Street”《茨厂街女王》movie, co director, 2014
- “Li ai bu yuan”《离爱不远》movie, actor, 2015
- “Skate-off”《毒道》short film, director, 2019
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| Script Writing |
- Radio drama ”Basketball player No 5”广播剧:《女篮5号》, 1990
- Stage drama ”Wu Lim one family”《武林都是一家人》, 1999
- Telemovie “The Road”《路在脚下》, 2000
- Telemovie ”Huan xi ji xiang guo hao nian”《欢喜吉祥过好年》, 2015
- Short film ”Treadmill”《跑步机》, 2015
- Telemovie ”Dream Stage”《追梦舞台》, 2024
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Workshop/
Conference |
- 【Film & Drama Workshop】Taiwan National Academy of Arts, 1991。
- 【ASIA MEETS ASIA】 Lighting operator 《AKU》, EKODA STORE HOUSE TOKYO JAPAN, 1998。
- Drama Art Lecture Hall - Discussion about the present of the Chinese Theatre in Malaysia
- 【Dramatic Art Forum—Discussion about the present Chinese Theatre in Malaysia】, Sin Chew Daily Hall, PJ,2005
- 【2nd Asia Theatre Education International Forum】, China Beijing, The Central Academy of Drama, 2007。
- 【Let the body talk – movement & text workshop】,instructor:Pradit Prasartthong(Thailand),KLPAC,2008
- 【1st Asian Youth Theatre Festival】, 《3 Children》, Macau Theatre Framers, 2010。
- 【19th Macau School Theatre Competition】,《3 Children》, Macau polytechnic, 2010。
- 【21st International Puppet Festival】, Puppet Ku Theatre Company《We're special》,China Chengdu,2012
- 【The Secret Life of Objects】Object Theatre Workshop, TAMTAM Object Theatre (Netherland), PJ SS2 MALL, 2014。
- 【Not in a theatre】workshop, instructor:Nassim Soleimanpour (Iran), Five Art Centre KL, 2014。
- 【Ensemble theatre workshop】, instructor:David Glass(UK), DPAC, 2016。
- 【China-ASEAN Nanning theatre week】, 《3 children》, Nanning Women & Children Activity Centre, 2017
- 【10th Asia Theatre Education International Forum】 China, Beijing, The Central Academy of Drama, 2018
- 【RICCA-RICCA International Children Art Festival】Okinawa, Japan, 2017
- 【Let's be together Art Festival】, 《3 Children》, Taiwan Kaohsiung高雄艺起文化中心小剧场,2018
- 【Let's be together Art Festival】, 《3 Children》, China Beijing Inside-out Theatre, 2010
- 【China-ASEAN Nanning theatre week】, 《Wizard of Oz》, Nanning Women & Children Activity Centre, 2018
- 【11th Asia Theatre Education International Forum】 China Beijing, The Central Academy of Drama, 2019
- 【Chinese Theatre in Crisis and Revival?】National Tertiary Student Exchange Camp, 2020
- 【Thresholds of Survival in Liminal Spaces: Reflections from Theatre Groups in Response to the Pandemic】Online Performing Arts Carnival by ASLI, 2020
- 3rd Postgraduate and Young Scholars Forum, 2024
- International Conference on “The Malaysian Connection: A Cultural Explanation", 2025
- 【Introduction to Directing】14th Drama Art Workshop by the Drama Art Society, 2025
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Published Papers/
Conference Papers/
Research Projects/ |
[REVIEW]
- Film Review – Sin Chew Daily
- TV Review – Life Tv Magazine.
- Theatre Review – Ping Stage Magazine
[Translation]
Chinese translation of English Novel: “Yi Yuan” (《艺园》)by Shaun Yeow, publish in Nan Yang Siang Pau (1992)
[Editor]
- Chief editor [Ping Stage Season Magazine] 15 volume,2000-2003
- Three Children 100 memorial special issues, 2017
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【Conference】
- "Text after performance"《诞生于演出后的文本》, [Beijing, China] ASIA THEATRE EDUCTION CENTRE 10TH INTERNATIONAL FORUM (2018).
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Awards/
Honours |
[ADA Drama Awards]
2004, Outstanding Achievement Award, 3rd ADA Drama Awards
2006, Best Director/ Best Script Writer: 【Black & White Impermanent Never Ending Ghost Story】, 5th ADA Drama Awards
2010, Best Director: 【108 Heroes Wanted】, 8th ADA Drama Awards
2011, Best Director: 【Three Children】, 9th ADA Drama Awards
2012, Best Director:【18 floor】, 10th ADA Drama Awards
2015, Best Script Writer:【My Dragon Papa】, 12nd ADA Drama Awards
2019, Best Original Script: 【Goodbye Mr. Detective】, 16th ADA Drama Awards
2025, Best Director, Best Adaptation Script: 【The Crucible】, 20th ADA Drama Awards
[Film & Television]
1997, Best TV Magazine Programme【VISTA】, Anugerah Sri Angkasa ke-21
[Others]
2001, Performing Arts Outstanding Young Artist, 3rd Heritage Award
2023, Best Non Malay Theare 【The Curious Incident of the dog in the night-time】, 2023 Anugerah Theater Malaysia
2023, Spirit of Theatre Service Award, Dramatic Art Society
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| Talks and Public Lectures |
- Title: The Charm of Drama (1992 at 1st Youth Drama Camp, Sg. Lalang, Kedah)
- Title: Drama Skills (1993 at 93’ Drama Camp, Tsun Jin High School, KL)
- Title: Director’s work (1993 at 93’ Drama Camp, Tsun Jin High School, KL)
- Title: Director’s work (1994 at 2nd Youth Drama Camp, Tikam Batu, Kedah)
- Title: Talk about Montage – a battleship Potemkin (1995 at Movie Camp Cahaya Sin Chew, Melaka)
- Title: The Charm of Drama (2007, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah)
- Title: Script Creation (2011, Zoom Short Film Competition, Menara Time Square, KL)
- Title: Shot by shot story telling (2013, 8th Literature week Seminar, New Era University College)
- Title: Director’s work (2013, Dramatic Art Society, KL)
- Title: Improvisation workshop (2013, Dramatic Boundary Drama Camp, Penang)
- Title: Script Creation (2014, Director Award, Inhouse Multimedia College, KL)
- Title: Appreciation of educational films (2015, Chong Hwa Independent High School, KL)
- Title: Film directing (2015, Golden Wau Award , Mid Valley, KL)
- Title: Appreciation of educational films (2016, Chong Hwa Independent High School, KL)
- Title: The Charm of Drama (2016, New Era University College)
- Title: The Charm of Drama (2016, Pei Chun High School, Pontian Besar, Johor)
- Title: To carve a path to success in a drama competition (2018, Penang PAC, Penang)
- Title: Film Talk- Birth of the demon child Nezha (2020, The 17 National Chinese Cultural Camp for Secondary School Students)
- Title: Film Talk- Full Circle (2021, The 18 National Chinese Cultural Camp for Secondary School Students)
- Title: Online Seminar on Further Studies and Career Guidance (2021, Sek. Men. Universal Hua Xia)
- Title: Film Talk- Big Fish & Begonia (2022, The 19 National Chinese Cultural Camp for Secondary School Students)
- Title: The Influence of Drama Education (2024, Dream Silhouettes: An Era Witness of Malaysian Chinese Theatre)
- Title: The Evolution of Stage Production (2024, Dream Silhouettes: An Era Witness of Malaysian Chinese Theatre)
- Title: How a Play Is Born (2024, Drama Camp at Sacred Heart Secondary School, Sibu)
- Title: Film Appreciation: Skate-off (2025, The 22nd National Chinese Cultural Camp for Secondary School Students)
- Title: An Introduction to Malaysian Chinese-Language Theatre (2025, HKAPA Interactive Teaching)
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