【Edwin W. Chen】

【Education】

Master of Arts in Cinema Studies (Film History), Tisch School of Arts , New York University

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism / Chinese Literature, National Cheng-chih University , Taipei , Taiwan

【Working Experience】

May 2002 – present

Show Producer/Director/Host

Chinese Radio Network in Flushing , NY (WGBB AM1240)

May 2003 – present

Representative of Central Motion Picture Corporation in the United States

Central Motion Picture Corporation, Taipei , Taiwan

Feb. 2002 – Aug. 2002

Programmer/Instructor/Director of “Musical Theatre Workshop 2002”

National Theatre and Concert Hall, Taipei , Taiwan

Dec. 2001 – Jun. 2002

Intern, “New Films / New Directors” and “ New York Video Festival”

Film Society of Lincoln Center

Sep. 1998 – Jun. 2000

Teaching and Researching Assistant at the Drama and Theatre Graduate Institute, National Taiwan University (on the subject “Modern American Musical Theatre”)

【Major Publications】

April 2003

“Musical China , Classical Impressions: A Preliminary Study of Shaw’s Hunagmei Diao Film,” (Chinese and English versions) Shaw Screen, A Preliminary Study, Hong Kong Film Archive, 2003

May 2001

co-edited, Spectrums of the Century: Chinese Cinemas 1896-1999, (English version) Chinese Taipei Film Archive, 2001

September 2000

“Revision of the Chinese Impression: The Scenic Writing of Li Han-Hsiang,” (Chinese and English version) Film Appreciation Journal, Chinese Taipei Film Archive Sep-Nov. 2000 Fall, No. 105

December 1999

“Musical Theatre in Taiwan ,” Performing Arts Review, National Theatre and Concert Hall, 1999

November 1999

Co-authored, “Neo Avant Grande Theatre and Harold Prince-Stephen Sondheim’s Concept Musical: The Studies on Follies (1971) and Pacific Overtures (1976),” Art Education Journal, Nov. 1999

【Training in Performing Arts and Film】

Theatre Training:

Training on Education Theatre ( National Cheng-chih University ), Musical Theatre Writing/Acting/Directing, Neo Avant-grade Theatre Theory, American Theatre History, Traditional Chinese Theatre (Chinese Opera)

Training on Film and Filmmaking:

Training on Filmmaking (New York Film Academy), American and International Musical Film – Aesthetics and Evolution, Sound Theory, Color, Chinese Film History in general (specialize on the period during 1920’s to 1980’s)

Edwin Chen is a contributor for many renowned publications and web pages, as well as a popular guest speaker in numerous international/local cultural institutes and academies, e.g. China Institute, Sarah Lawrence Collage, and New York University .

【Experiences in Performing Arts】

Apr. 2003 - Jun. 2003

Research Assistant for Dr. Vivian Chu (visiting professor at Univ. of Chicago ) on the topic of “Filming the Words: Directorial and Acting Choices of Shakespeare Soliloquies on Screen”

August 2002

“2002 Musical Theatre Workshop in Taipei ,” National Theatre and Concert Hall in Taiwan

July 2001

“Merrily We Roll Along” (Chinese libretto, co-director)

April 2000

“The Sound of Music in Concert” (director), National Concert Hall in Taiwan

Oct. 1997 - Jul. 2000

Resident Director, Librettist, Performer, GODOTTHEATRECOMPANY, ALL-MUSICAL CHORUS, TAIPEI PHILHARMONIC FOUNDATION OF CULTURE & EDUCATION

Apr. 1995 - Jun. 1998

Teaching Assistant, Director, EDUCATION THEATRE at NATIONALCHENG-CHIH UNIV.

Sep. 1991 - Jun. 1994

Drama Club, CHIEN-KUO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ( Taipei First Boys’ Middle School)