王景生 Ong Keng Sen
The Festival Director of the all-new Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA)
新加坡首位國家藝術理事會青年藝術家獎(1992)及文化獎章(2003)的雙重得主,同時也是傅爾布萊特學者,其2010年的亞洲當代展演,讓他獲得享負盛名的福岡亞洲文化獎。他的創作曾於全球各地演出且廣獲好評,包含紐約林肯表演藝術中心、巴黎戲劇院、愛丁堡國際藝術節、柏林世界文化中心(1999)、丹麥哈姆雷特城堡莎士比亞戲劇節、維也納舞蹈中心、鹿特丹劇院、羅馬歐陸藝術節、東京繭劇院、伊斯坦堡當代舞蹈表演國際藝術節、里約熱內盧全景國際藝術節和澳洲阿得萊德藝術節。王景生擁有紐約大學狄徐藝術學院表演研究碩士學位(跨文化表演),曾擔任新加坡國立大學兼任教授,於1992年創立該校的戲劇研究學程,亦是2014至2017年四屆新加坡國際藝術節總監。
The first Singapore artist to have received both the National Arts Council Young Artist Award (1992) and the Cultural Medallion (2003), Ong is a Fulbright Scholar and was awarded the prestigious Fukuoka Asian Arts and Culture Prize in 2010 for his work in Asian contemporary performance. His works have been presented to much acclaim all over the world including Lincoln Center in New York City, Théâtre de la Ville in Paris, Edinburgh International Festival, Theater der Welt in Berlin (1999), Shakespeare Festival at Hamlet’s Castle in Denmark, Tanzquarter Vienna, Rotterdam Schouwburg, Roma Europa Festival, Cocoon Theater in Tokyo, Idans Festival in Istanbul, Panorama Festival in Rio de Janeiro and Adelaide Festival in Australia. He holds a Masters in Performance Studies (Intercultural Performance) from Tisch School of the Arts, New York University and was also an Adjunct Professor with the National University of Singapore, where he started the theatre studies programme in 1992. Ong will direct four editions of SIFA from 2014 to 2017.
Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA): https://sifa.sg/sifa/