Celebrate the International Day of Music in world-class style with an inspirational show performed by Kuang Yu-Fong at The Cutting Room.
Kuang-Yu Fong majored in Chinese Opera at the Chinese Culture University in Taiwan, where she also taught for four years before coming to New York City in 1983. She received an M.A. in Educational Theater at N.Y.U and became a resident artist upon graduation. She has been a guest professor at the Chinese Opera Academy in Beijing since 1998 and a visiting graduate professor at the University of Maryland in 2008. She was an assistant professor Pace University till 2012. Ms. Fong has toured and taught all over the United States and in Asia and Europe. She is the founder of Chinese Theatre Workshop (1995) and Chinese Theatre Works (2001), with whom she conceived, wrote and directed dozens of original, innovative productions, many of which have been honored with awards, including: “Toy Theater Peony Pavilion,” “Three Women, Many Plays,” “Tiger Tales” and “Songs From the Yellow Earth.” Ms Fong has written numerous articles for scholarly journals and for Chinese language magazines. Her first book (co-authored with Stephen Kaplin) is Tabletop Theater: Puppetry for Small Places (2003). She translated Dr. Nellie McCaslin’s book Shows on the Shoestring into Chinese. She has been a panelist for NYSCA, Lower Manhattan Council Foundation and Asian American Arts Alliance She was the first Asian-American to elected to the board of UNIMA-USA.
The Cutting Room is one of New York City’s premier music spots and offers incredible full-service food and drink before and during the show. The spectacular venue holds a unique place in today's music as a privately-owned live music venue that showcases world-class talent. Co-owner Steve Walter designed every element of the show house and is noted for maintaining high-level listening standards, taking any measure necessary to deliver the highest audio rendition possible.