Jane Yonge

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Jane Yonge is a New Zealand theatre director of Fijian and Chinese descent. [1] [2]

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Biography

Yonge grew up in Auckland. [3] [4] Her father is Fijian and her mother was Chinese-Fijian. [1] Yonge's mother died when she was 23 years old and Yonge travelled to China to explore her mother's culture. [3]

Yonge graduated from the University of Auckland in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in drama. [5] In 2013 she moved to Wellington and studied theatre at Victoria University of Wellington and Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, graduating in 2015 with a master's degree of theatre arts in directing. In 2019 she studied in New York under a Fulbright Program award, graduating with a master's degree in arts politics from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. [6]

Career

YearProductionCompanyRoleAwards and nominationsNotes
2022Scenes from a Yellow PerilAuckland Theatre CompanyDirector [4]
2021Slay the Dragon, Save the Dragon or NeitherBATS Theatre, WellingtonDirector [1]
2019A Fricken Dangerous Space-masBasement Theatre, AucklandDirector [7]
2018At the WakeCirca Theatre, WellingtonDirector
2017-2018The Basement TapesCo-creator and directorFringe First, Week One (Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018)

Best Performance Award - The Stage (Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018)

Melbourne Fringe Tour Ready Award (New Zealand Fringe Festival 2017)

Best Director (Wellington Theatre Awards, 2017)

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2017-2018WEiRdOBATS Theatre, Wellington and Basement Theatre, AucklandDirector [7]
2016Hetero-performativeBasement Theatre, AucklandDirector [7]
2016Page TurnersNew Zealand FestivalDirector [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chinese-Kiwi identity explored on stage". Asia Media Centre | New Zealand. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Meet the Makers: Jane Yonge". Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 Yonge, Jane. "Loose Canons: Jane Yonge". Pantograph Punch. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  4. 1 2 Tang, Eda (3 June 2022). "Asian cast changes the lens on the New Zealand theatre scene". Stuff. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Jane Yonge – Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Awards". www.fulbright.org.nz. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  6. ↑ International Society for the Performing Arts. "Fellowship Participants".
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Jane Yonge | Auckland Theatre Company". www.atc.co.nz. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "THE BASEMENT TAPES". Zanetti Productions. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
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