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.
MASTER, MAJOR IN PLAY-WRITING
The Department of Theater
Taipei National University of the Arts (TNUA)
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
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
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
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
2016
Playwright, 2016 Sinophone Original Play Biennial
Playwright, The Reflection on Others, Guling Street Avant-garde Theater
Playwright, Ghost Leg, Taipei Literature Award
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