About

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Place of birth:
Changsha City, Hunan Province, China
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Chen Shi-Zheng

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Chen Shi-Zheng (born in 1963 in Changsha, Hunan, China) is a New York-based theater director.

Having earned a BA from the Hunan Art School in Traditional Opera, he received his MA from the Tisch School of Art at New York University. In 2000, Chen was awarded the title Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture.

Chen's directorial debut film, Dark Matter, was released in 2007, starring Liu Ye and Meryl Streep. This film won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. He also directed Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's operatic stage adaptation of Monkey: Journey to the West at the Manchester International Festival in June–July 2007. In 2008 he directed the premiere production of Stewart Wallace's opera The Bonesetter's Daughter at the San Francisco Opera.

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Known for

Acting

2005 Three Times Actor Haruko / Ah Mei / Blue 60
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Directing

2012 John Adams: Nixon in China Directing Director 59
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2012 John Adams: Nixon in China Directing Stage Director 59
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2011 Yulu Directing Director N/A
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2010 High School Musical China: College Dreams Directing Director 58
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2008 Dark Matter Directing Director 58
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2001 Ye Tang - The Peony Pavilion Directing Director N/A
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Writing

2010 High School Musical China: College Dreams Writing Story 58
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2008 Dark Matter Writing Story 58
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